ORS 431.418
Local public health administrator

  • health officer
  • duties
  • salary

(1)

Except when a local public health authority has transferred its responsibility to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 431.382 (Transfer of local public health authority’s responsibility), a local public health authority shall appoint a qualified local public health administrator to supervise the activities of the local public health authority. In making an appointment under this subsection, the local public health authority shall consider standards for selection of local public health administrators prescribed by the Oregon Health Authority.

(2)

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(a)

When the local public health administrator is a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, the local public health administrator may serve as the local health officer for the local public health authority.

(b)

When the local public health administrator does not serve as the local health officer, the local public health administrator shall employ or otherwise contract for services with a local health officer who is a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 to perform the specific medical responsibilities requiring the services of a physician.

(c)

A physician employed or whose services are contracted for under this subsection is responsible to the local public health administrator for the medical and paramedical aspects of the public health programs administered by the local public health administrator.

(3)

The local public health administrator shall:

(a)

Serve as the executive secretary of the local public health authority, act as the administrator of the local health department and supervise the officers and employees appointed under paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(b)

Appoint, subject to the approval of the local public health authority, administrators, medical officers, public health nurses, environmental health specialists and such employees necessary to carry out the duties of the local public health administrator under ORS 431.001 (Findings) to 431.550 (Power of Oregon Health Authority to collect information from local public health administrators) and 431.990 (Penalties) and any other public health law of this state.

(c)

Provide the local public health authority at appropriate intervals information concerning the activities of the local health department and submit an annual budget for the approval of the governing body of the county or, for a health district formed under ORS 431.443 (Formation of health districts), the governing bodies of the counties that formed the health district.

(d)

Act as the agent of the Oregon Health Authority in enforcing state public health laws and rules of the authority, including such sanitary inspection of hospitals and related institutions as may be requested by the authority.

(e)

Perform any other duty required by law.

(4)

A local public health administrator shall serve until removed by the appointing local public health authority. A local public health administrator may not engage in an occupation that conflicts with the local public health administrator’s official duties and shall devote sufficient time to fulfilling the requirements of subsection (3) of this section. However, if the governing body of a local public health authority is not established under ORS 431.443 (Formation of health districts) (3), the local public health authority may, with the approval of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, require the local public health administrator to work less than full-time.

(5)

A local public health administrator shall receive a salary fixed by the appointing authority and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties. [1961 c.610 §7; 1973 c.829 §24; 1977 c.582 §29; 1981 c.127 §2; 1993 c.26 §1; 2003 c.14 §242; 2003 c.547 §112; 2009 c.595 §564; 2015 c.736 §41; 2019 c.321 §4]

Source: Section 431.418 — Local public health administrator; health officer; duties; salary, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors431.­html.

431.001
Findings
431.003
Definitions
431.035
Power of Director of Oregon Health Authority to delegate functions
431.045
Public Health Officer
431.110
General powers and duties of Oregon Health Authority
431.115
Administrative duties of Oregon Health Authority
431.120
Other duties of Oregon Health Authority
431.122
Members
431.123
Duties of Oregon Public Health Advisory Board
431.125
Duties related to public health laws
431.131
Foundational capabilities
431.132
Assessment and epidemiology
431.133
Emergency preparedness and response
431.134
Communications
431.135
Policy and planning
431.136
Leadership and organizational competencies
431.137
Health equity and cultural responsiveness
431.138
Community partnership development
431.139
Reporting on foundational capabilities
431.141
Foundational programs
431.142
Communicable disease control programs
431.143
Environmental public health programs
431.144
Prevention of injury and disease and promotion of health programs
431.145
Clinical preventive services
431.147
Authority to establish other public health programs and activities
431.148
Evidence-based best practices
431.149
Rulemaking authority over ORS 431.001 to 431.550 and 431.990
431.150
Enforcement of public health laws generally
431.155
Authority of Oregon Health Authority to restrain violation of public health laws
431.157
Authority of local public health administrator to restrain violation of public health laws
431.160
Commencement of prosecutions
431.170
State enforcement of public health laws and rules when local public health administrator is delinquent
431.175
Warrant procedure
431.180
Interference with individual’s selection of health care provider, treatment or religious practice prohibited
431.210
Public Health Account
431.220
Record of moneys in Public Health Account
431.230
Emergency or revolving fund
431.250
Federal grants to be handled by Oregon Health Authority
431.330
Members
431.335
Meetings
431.340
Recommendations of conference
431.350
Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules for ORS 431.330 to 431.350
431.380
Distribution of funds
431.382
Transfer of local public health authority’s responsibility
431.405
Purpose of ORS 431.380 to 431.510
431.413
Powers and duties of local public health authorities
431.415
Duties of governing bodies of local public health authorities
431.417
Distribution of moneys to local public health authorities
431.418
Local public health administrator
431.440
Powers of local public health administrators
431.443
Formation of health districts
431.447
Public health advisory boards
431.510
Facilities and funds for local public health authorities
431.520
Disposal of public records
431.550
Power of Oregon Health Authority to collect information from local public health administrators
431.705
Definitions for ORS 431.705 to 431.760
431.710
When Oregon Health Authority to initiate district formation or annexation
431.715
Resolution requesting Oregon Health Authority to initiate formation or annexation
431.717
Compelling adoption of resolution
431.720
Commission to review certain plans
431.725
Oregon Health Authority to review resolution
431.730
Conduct of hearing
431.735
Director’s authority under ORS 431.705 to 431.760
431.740
Notice to boundary commission
431.745
Petition for alternative plan
431.750
Commission review of alternative plan
431.756
Judicial review
431.760
Certain persons prohibited from participating in proceedings
431.990
Penalties
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