ORS 438.310: Owner or director of clinical laboratory to submit reports and findings on communicable disease.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
The Oregon Health Authority or its authorized representative may require the owner or director of a clinical laboratory certified under ORS 438.040 to submit initial laboratory findings indicative of communicable disease as defined by law or by rule. Each report shall include the name of the person from whom the specimen was obtained, if the name was reported to the laboratory, and the name and address of the physician for whom such examination or test was made. Such reports shall not be construed as constituting a diagnosis nor shall any laboratory making such report be held liable under the laws of this state for having violated a trust or confidential relationship. [1969 c.685 §13; 1993 c.109 §9; 2001 c.104 §173; 2009 c.595 §708; 2025 c.624 §32]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-024-0050: Records and Reports — implements
- OAR 333-024-0050: Records and Reports — authority
- OAR 333-024-0053: Accreditation Organizations and Accredited Laboratories — implements
- OAR 333-024-0053: Accreditation Organizations and Accredited Laboratories — authority
- OAR 333-024-0330: Testing for Substances of Abuse: Specimen Collection, Chain of Custody, Records, and Reports — implements
- OAR 333-024-0340: Testing for Substances of Abuse: External Quality Control (Proficiency Testing Program and On-Site Inspections) — implements
- OAR 333-024-0340: Testing for Substances of Abuse: External Quality Control (Proficiency Testing Program and On-Site Inspections) — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 438.040 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors438.html