(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 to 677.525, 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, occurs to an unmarried person who is under 18 years of age, the provisions of ORS § 419B.005 to 419B.050 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]