Disease Reporting in Out-of-State Residents; Reporting COVID-19 Laboratory Reports of "CLIA-Waived" Tests
Notice of Temporary and Permanent Rulemaking
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division, is temporarily amending OAR 333-018-0005 relating to reporting of diseases in out-of-state residents; and amending OAR 333-018-0016 relating to reporting of COVID-19 specifically. The amended rules require reporters to report out-of-state cases to the jurisdictional public health authority of the patient's residence, rather than to OHA. The amendments remove language rendered obsolete by electronic laboratory reporting. They also require reporting of positive and negative COVID-19 laboratory reports by those testing outside of traditional laboratories—i.e., those conducting “waived" laboratory tests in accordance with the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA).
OHA has also filed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make the temporary rule changes permanent as well as minor housekeeping changes to OAR 333-018-0015.
You are being invited to review the proposed rules and comment on them.
If you wish to provide oral testimony on the proposed rules, a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 1:00 PM via conference call. To present oral testimony during the hearing, please call 1-877-848-7030 Access Code: 2030826#.
You may also file written comments before 5:00 PM on February 28, 2021 to the Public Health Division Rules Coordinator at the following address:
OHA, Public Health Division
Brittany Hall, Administrative Rules Coordinator
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930
Portland, Oregon 97232
Final rules will be filed after consideration of all comments.
For more details, please see:
Reporting of Diseases in Out-of-State Residents & Reporting of Positive and Negative COVID-19 Laboratory Reports by those Testing Outside of Traditional Laboratories - i.e. those conducting "waived" laboratory tests.
Notice of Temporary Rulemaking
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division, is temporarily amending OAR 333-018-0005 relating to reporting of diseases in out-of-state residents; and amending OAR 333-018-0016 relating to reporting of COVID-19 specifically. The amended rules require reporters to report out-of-state cases to the jurisdictional public health authority of the patient's residence, rather than to OHA. The amendments remove language rendered obsolete by electronic laboratory reporting. They also require reporting of positive and negative COVID-19 laboratory reports by those testing outside of traditional laboratories—i.e., those conducting “waived" laboratory tests in accordance with the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA).
This temporary rule is effective January 7, 2021 through March 29, 2021.