OAR 816-015-0000: Emergency Care and Exceptions

(1) Nothing in these rules is meant to prevent an Emergency Medical Services provider from providing prehospital care, as that term is defined in ORS 682.025, to an individual who communicates in signed language. (2) Nothing in these rules is meant to delay assistance or care in emergency situations involving imminent or immediate harm and during which a licensee is not available. (3) Nothing in these rules is meant to conflict with or supersede federal law. (4) Sign language interpretation services may be provided by a person who is a qualified interpreter under ORS 45.288, or a court interpreter certified under ORS 45.291 providing SLI services for the purpose of a proceeding in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court, or a circuit court.