Oregon Administrative Rules (OARS): 
Investigation and Control of Disease  

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All Oregon physicians, other health care providers, and laboratorians are required by law to report certain diseases and conditions to local health departments.  Some cases are subject to restrictions on school attendance, day care attendance, patient care, and food handling.

See also clinical laboratory regulations, and requirements for reporting to local health departments

Chapter 333, divisions 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 26, 56

DIVISION 17 - Disease Control (definitions and references)    

• 333-017-0000   Definitions

• 333-017-0005   Reference documents
  

DIVISION 18 - Disease Reporting (responsibilities and requirements)

• 333-018-0000   Who is responsible for reporting
• 333-018-0005   To whom reports shall be made
• 333-018-0010   Form of the report
• 333-018-0015   What is to be reported and when
• 333-018-0018   Submission of isolates to the public health laboratory
• 333-018-0020   Handling of Reports by the local public health authorities
• 333-018-0030   Reporting of HIV test results
• 333-018-0035   Procedures involving emergency response employees [renumbered from 333-018-0023]

DIVISION 19 - Investigation and Control of Diseases (general powers and responsibilities)   

• 333-019-0000   Responsibility of public health agencies to investigate reportable diseases
• 333-019-0002   Cooperation with public health authorities
• 333-019-0005   Conduct of special studies by the DHS; Disease-related school, child-care and worksite restrictions

Disease-Related School, Child care, and Worksite Restrictions 

• 333-019-0010   Imposition of restrictions
• 333-019-0014   Removal of restrictions;

Pet licensing, animal bites and rabies

• 333-019-0017   Rabies vaccination for animals
• 333-019-0019   Dog licensing
• 333-019-0022   Wolf-dog hybrids
• 333-019-0024   Management of animal bites
• 333-019-0027  Management of possibly rabid animals;

Other Disease-Specific Provisions

• 333-019-0031   Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Human Immunodeficiency Virus [renumbered from 333-019-0223] (Note specific rules regarding reporting requirements for HIV and AIDS may be found in OAR 333-018-0015. Rules regarding informed consent for HIV testing and confidentiality of HIV test results may be fond in OAR 333-012-0265 and 333-012-0270.
• 333-019-0036   Special precautions relating to pregnancy and childbirth
• 333-019-0039   Sudden Infant Death Syndrome [renumbered from 333-018-0025]
• 333-019-0041   Tuberculosis [renumbered from 333-019-0405]
• 333-019-0046   Typhoid
  

DIVISION 26 - Enforcement of Public Health Rules

• 33-026-0030   Civil Penalities for Violations of OAR Chapter 333, Divisions 18 and 19 
   

DIVISION 56 - Infectious Waste

• 333-056-0010   Purpose of infectious waste administrative rules
• 333-056-0020   Definitions relating to infectious waste
• 333-056-0030   Infectious waste treatment
• 333-056-0040  Infectious waste storage times and temperatures
• 333-056-0050  Prevention of disease transmission by blood-contaminated sharp objects

Related rules 

• DIVISION 12 - Procedural rules: AIDS/hepatitis investigation, testing and infection control
• DIVISION 24 - Rules for clinical laboratories
• Other regulatory information for clinical laboratories from the State Public Health Laboratory
• Lab Information and Rules: laboratory licensing home page
• Immunization rules
• Tuberculosis rules

Oregon Depatment of Education

•  School Health Services Manual (links to all sections)
• Communicable disease procedures (PDF)

Also see

•  State Archives' web site
• Chapter 431 State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws
• Chapter 433 Disease and Condition Control; Mass Gatherings; Indoor Air