Recent COVID-19-related Rules (reporting, masking, vaccination, etc.)
For more information on communicable disease-related masking, reporting and other requirements, click here.
COVID-19 Disease Reporting Rules
COVID-19 Reporting Rules Adopted
COVID-19 rules pertaining to reporting positive and negative laboratory test results, work restrictions, school exclusions and other reporting requirements have been adopted.
COVID-19 Disease Reporting Rules
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
Oregon Department of Education (ODE)