ORS 146.750
Injuries to be reported to law enforcement agency

(1)

Except as required in subsection (3) of this section, a physician, including an intern and resident, a physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to 677.525 (Fees), a naturopathic physician licensed under ORS chapter 685 or a registered nurse licensed under ORS chapter 678, who has reasonable cause to suspect that a person brought to the physician, physician assistant, naturopathic physician or registered nurse or coming before the physician, physician assistant, naturopathic physician or registered nurse for examination, care or treatment has had injury inflicted upon the person other than by accidental means, shall report or cause reports to be made in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.

(2)

An oral report must be made immediately by telephone or otherwise, and followed as soon thereafter as possible by a report in writing, to an appropriate law enforcement agency.

(3)

When an injury, or abuse as defined in ORS 419B.005 (Definitions), occurs to an unmarried person who is under 18 years of age, the provisions of ORS 419B.005 (Definitions) to 419B.050 (Authority of health care provider to disclose information) apply. [1965 c.472 §§3,4; 1967 c.545 §6; 1971 c.401 §9; 1971 c.451 §12; 1973 c.408 §28; 1975 c.644 §1; 1993 c.546 §99; 2011 c.347 §1; 2014 c.45 §26; 2017 c.356 §18]

Source: Section 146.750 — Injuries to be reported to law enforcement agency, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors146.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

Notes of Decisions

For purpose of applying protections of Confrontation Clause, requirement that physician report non-accidental injury does not mean that out-of-court statements of patient to physician for purpose of medical treatment are testimonial. State v. Bella, 231 Or App 420, 220 P3d 128 (2009), Sup Ct review denied

For purpose of determining whether statements need statutorily required corroboration, requirement that physician report non-accidental injury does not mean that statements made by patient to physician for purpose of medical treatment are confessional. State v. Bella, 231 Or App 420, 220 P3d 128 (2009), Sup Ct review denied

146.003
Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992 146.015
State Medical Examiner Advisory Board 146.025
Functions of board 146.035
Chief Medical Examiner 146.045
Duties of Chief Medical Examiner 146.055
Advice 146.065
Local medical examiners 146.075
District office duties 146.080
Assistant district medical examiner 146.085
Medical-legal death investigators 146.088
Officer or employee of public body 146.090
Deaths requiring investigation 146.095
Investigation 146.100
Where death considered to have occurred 146.102
Guidance concerning overdose death communication 146.103
Removal of body, effects or weapons prohibited without consent 146.107
Authority to enter and secure certain premises 146.109
Notification of next of kin 146.113
Authority to order removal of body fluids 146.117
Autopsies 146.121
Disposition of body 146.125
Disposition of personal property 146.135
Authority to order inquest 146.145
Jury of inquest 146.155
Inquest proceedings 146.165
Verdict 146.171
Unidentified human remains 146.174
Medical examiner to provide information about unidentified human remains 146.177
Procedures for investigating missing persons 146.181
Missing persons 146.184
Medical practitioners to provide information about missing persons 146.187
DNA sample 146.189
Use of records to identify human remains and missing persons 146.710
Definition for ORS 146.710 to 146.780 146.730
Investigation 146.740
Reports of medical examiner 146.750
Injuries to be reported to law enforcement agency 146.760
Immunity of participant in making of report 146.780
Confidentiality of records and reports 146.992
Penalties

Current through early 2026

§ 146.750. Injuries to be reported to law enforcement agency's source at oregon​.gov