Oregon Statutes 401.657 – Emergency health care facility; emergency operations plan; credentialing plan; rules
(1) The Oregon Health Authority may designate all or part of a health care facility or other location as an emergency health care center. If the Governor declares a state of emergency under ORS § 401.165, or declares a state of public health emergency under ORS § 433.441, emergency health care centers may be used for:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 401.657
- Emergency: means a human created or natural event or circumstance that causes or threatens widespread loss of life, injury to person or property, human suffering or financial loss, including but not limited to:
(a) Fire, wildfire, explosion, flood, severe weather, landslides or mud slides, drought, earthquake, volcanic activity, tsunamis or other oceanic phenomena, spills or releases of oil or hazardous material as defined in ORS § 466. See Oregon Statutes 401.025
(a) Evaluation and referral of individuals affected by the emergency;
(b) Provision of health care services; and
(c) Preparation of patients for transportation.
(2) The Oregon Health Authority may enter into cooperative agreements with a local public health authority, as defined in ORS § 431.003, that allow the local public health authority to designate emergency health care centers under this section.
(3) An emergency health care center designated under this section must have an emergency operations plan and a credentialing plan that governs the use of emergency health care providers registered under ORS § 401.654 and other health care providers who volunteer to perform health care services at the center under ORS § 401.651 to 401.670. The emergency operations plan and credentialing plan must comply with rules governing those plans adopted by the Oregon Health Authority. [2003 c.298 § 4; 2007 c.445 § 39; 2009 c.595 § 228; 2009 c.718 § 7; 2015 c.736 § 55; 2021 c.539 § 81]