ORS 654.418: Protection of employee of health care employer after assault by patient.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
If a health care employer directs an employee who has been assaulted by a patient on the premises of the health care employer to provide further treatment to the patient, the employee may request that a second employee accompany the employee when treating the patient. If the health care employer declines the employee’s request, the health care employer may not require the employee to treat the patient. [2007 c.397 §5]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 437-001-0706: Recordkeeping for Health Care Assaults — implements
- OAR 603-082-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-082-0020: Definitions — implements
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.html