(1) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall appoint a Public Health Officer who shall be responsible for the medical and paramedical aspects of the health programs within the Oregon Health Authority. The Public Health Officer must be a physician licensed under ORS Chapter 677 who:

(a) Is certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine or the board of a primary care clinical specialty such as internal medicine, family medicine or pediatrics; and

(b) Has at least two years of experience working for a local, state or federal public health authority.

(2) The Public Health Officer:

(a) Is responsible for the duties imposed by 42 U.S.C. 300ff-133(g) and 300ff-136;

(b) May appoint a local health officer for a county that has transferred the responsibility of the local public health authority in the county to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS § 431.382; and

(c) May adopt rules to carry out the officer’s responsibilities under this subsection. [1971 c.650 § 2; 1973 c.358 § 5; 1977 c.267 § 18; 1987 c.618 § 1; 2001 c.900 § 143; 2007 c.71 § 119; 2009 c.595 § 533; 2013 c.61 § 1; 2015 c.318 § 7; 2019 c.321 § 2]

[Amended by 1967 c.461 § 3; repealed by 1971 c.650 § 51]

[1973 c.358 § 3; repealed by 1977 c.751 § 39]

[1967 c.363 § 2; repealed by 1971 c.650 § 51]

[Repealed by 1971 c.650 § 51]

[1971 c.37 § 2; 1977 c.582 § 7; repealed by 2001 c.900 § 261]

[1961 c.723 § 1; 1969 c.314 § 40; repealed by 1971 c.650 § 51]

(Powers and Duties of Oregon Health Authority)