Oregon Statutes 433.235 – Definitions for ORS 433.235 to 433.284
As used in ORS § 433.235 to 433.284:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 433.235
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Administrator’ means the principal or other person having general control and supervision of a school or children’s facility.
(2) ‘Children’s facility’ or ‘facility’ means:
(a) A certified child care facility as described in ORS § 329A.250 to 329A.450, except as exempted by rule of the Oregon Health Authority;
(b) A program operated by, or sharing the premises with, a certified child care facility, school or post-secondary institution where care is provided to children, six weeks of age to kindergarten entry, except as exempted by rule of the authority; or
(c) A program providing child care or educational services to children, six weeks of age to kindergarten entry, in a residential or nonresidential setting, except as exempted by rule of the authority.
(3) ‘Local health department’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 431.003.
(4) ‘Parent’ means a parent or guardian of a child or any adult responsible for the child.
(5) ‘Physician’ means a physician licensed by the Oregon Medical Board or by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine or a physician similarly licensed by another state or country in which the physician practices or a commissioned medical officer of the Armed Forces or Public Health Service of the United States.
(6) ‘School’ means a public, private, parochial, charter or alternative educational program offering kindergarten through grade 12 or any part thereof, except as exempted by rule of the authority. [Formerly 433.263; 1991 c.255 § 1; 1995 c.278 § 55; 2001 c.900 § 156; 2003 c.14 § 246; 2005 c.343 § 1; 2009 c.43 § 5; 2009 c.595 § 647; 2015 c.736 § 80; 2022 c.27 § 17]