ORS 401.657: Emergency health care centers; emergency operations plan; credentialing plan; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(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: (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 individuals 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; 2025 c.622 §3]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-003-0100: Volunteer Registry: Scope — implements
- OAR 333-003-0100: Volunteer Registry: Scope — authority
- OAR 333-003-0105: Volunteer Registry: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-003-0105: Volunteer Registry: Definitions — authority
- OAR 333-003-0110: Volunteer Registry: The Health Care Personnel and Provider Registry — implements
- OAR 333-003-0110: Volunteer Registry: The Health Care Personnel and Provider Registry — authority
- OAR 333-003-0115: Volunteer Registry: Registration of Currently Licensed Health Care Providers; Renewal — implements
- OAR 333-003-0115: Volunteer Registry: Registration of Currently Licensed Health Care Providers; Renewal — authority
- OAR 333-003-0117: Volunteer Registry: Registration of Formerly Licensed Health Care Providers and Support and Administrative Personnel; Renewal — implements
- OAR 333-003-0117: Volunteer Registry: Registration of Formerly Licensed Health Care Providers and Support and Administrative Personnel; Renewal — authority
- OAR 333-003-0120: Volunteer Registry: Health Care Providers Not Included in the Registry — implements
- OAR 333-003-0120: Volunteer Registry: Health Care Providers Not Included in the Registry — authority
- OAR 333-003-0125: Volunteer Registry: Activation of Registrants — implements
- OAR 333-003-0125: Volunteer Registry: Activation of Registrants — authority
- OAR 333-003-0130: Designation of Emergency Health Care Centers — implements
- OAR 333-003-0130: Designation of Emergency Health Care Centers — authority
- OAR 333-003-0140: Volunteer Registry: Training — implements
- OAR 333-003-0140: Volunteer Registry: Training — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 401.165 — resolved
- ORS 433.441 — resolved
- ORS 431.003 — resolved
- ORS 401.654 — resolved
- ORS 401.651 — resolved
- 401.670 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 401.661: Provision of services by registered volunteers.
- ORS 401.667: Coverage under Oregon Tort Claims Act.
- OAR 333-003-0105: Volunteer Registry: Definitions
- OAR 333-003-0130: Designation of Emergency Health Care Centers
- OAR 333-003-0210: Volunteer Registry and Volunteers: Liability Protection; Workers' Compensation
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors401.html