OAR 333-019-0061: Infection Prevention in Health Care Settings

(1) As used in this rule: (a) "Health care setting" means: (A) A health care facility as that term is defined in ORS 442.015; (B) An infirmary (for example, in a jail or prison); (C) A residential facility or assisted living facility as those terms are defined in ORS 443.400; (D) An adult foster home as that term is defined in ORS 443.705; (E) A hospice program as that term is defined in ORS 443.850; or (F) Any other inpatient or outpatient facility that provides health services as that term is defined in ORS 442.015. (b) "Health care provider" means an individual licensed by the: (A) Oregon State Board of Nursing; (B) Oregon Medical Board; (C) Oregon Board of Dentistry; (D) Board of Direct Entry Midwifery; (E) Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board; or (F) The Oregon Health Authority to the extent that the authority licenses emergency medical services providers. (2) To control the spread of communicable disease, health care providers working in a health care setting must strictly adhere to " standard precautions" described in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007)" (https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/isolation/ ).