Disease Reporting Rules

Recent rulemaking: Click here.

Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs): Investigation and Control of Disease

All Oregon physicians, other health care providers, and laboratorians are required by law to report certain diseases and conditions to local health departments. Some cases are subject to restrictions on school attendance, day care attendance, patient care, and food handling. There are civil penalties (333-124-0001) for failure to comply with the statutory and administrative rule requirements in divisions 100 through 123. See also: clinical laboratory regulations and requirements for Oregon lab reporting to local health departments.

Communicable Disease Rules: Chapter 333, Divisions 17, 18, 19, 22

DIVISION 17 Disease Control (definitions and references)

DIVISION 18 Disease Reporting (responsibilities and requirements)

DIVISION 19 Investigation and Control of Diseases (general powers and responsibilities)

DIVISION 22 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing and Confidentiality

Related Rules and Statutes

Oregon Health Authority

DIVISION 24 - Rules for Clinical Laboratories
Oregon Clinical Laboratory Regulations - Oregon State Public Health Laboratory
Immunization Rules
Tuberculosis Rules
ORS Chapter 431: State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws
ORS Chapter 433: Disease and Condition Control; Mass Gatherings; Indoor Air

View the table of contents for all Public Health Division OARs

Oregon Department of Education (ODE)

Communicable disease regulations from ODE (pdf)