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Oregon Immunization Laws and Rules

Oregon laws are defined in the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS). Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) determine how those laws are implemented.




 OAR 333-046-0010 to 0130 (VFC Program)

These rules cover:

  • 333-046-0010  Purpose
  • 333-046-0020  Adoption by Reference
  • 333-046-0030  Definitions
  • 333-046-0040  Clinic Enrollment
  • 333-046-0050  Vaccine Eligibility
  • 333-046-0060  Patient Consent and Administration Fees
  • 333-046-0070  Program Compliance
  • 333-046-0080  Record Keeping
  • 333-046-0090  Provider Sanctions
  • 333-046-0100  Clinic Probation
  • 333-046-0110  Removal from the VFC Program
  • 333-046-0120  Clinic Appeals
  • 333-046-0130  Conditional Re-enrollment

 OAR 333-047-0010 to 0050 (State-supplied Vaccine Accountability)

These rules cover:

  • 333-047-0010  Definitions Used in the Vaccine Accountability Rules
  • 333-047-0030  Training
  • 333-047-0040  Accounting for Vaccine
  • 333-047-0050  Timeline for Reporting

 ORS 433.235 to 433.284 (Disease Control in Schools)

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OAR 333-049-0010 to 0130 (Immunization Registry))

​These rules cover:
  • 333-049-0010  Definitions
  • 333-049-0020  Purpose and Intent
  • 333-049-0030  Enrollment
  • 333-049-0040  Collection and Release of Information
  • 333-049-0050  Reporting to the Immunization Registry
  • 333-049-0060  Access to Immunization Records
  • 333-049-0065  Fees
  • 333-049-0070  Limitations on Access to Information in the Immunization Registry and Tracking and Recall System
  • 333-049-0080  Limitations on the Transfer of Information from the Immunization Registry
  • 333-049-0090  Notification of Needed Immunizations, Hearing Screening, or Lead Screening
  • 333-049-0100  Confidentiality
  • 333-049-0120  Deletion of Information in the Registry and Tracking and Recall System
  • 333-049-0130  Security

 ORS 433.235 to 433.284 (Disease Control in Schools)

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OAR 333-050-0210 to 0410 (School Immunization Rules)

These rules cover:

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 ORS 689.005 to 689.995 (Pharmacists; Drug Outlets; Drug Sales)

​​OAR 855-115-0001 to 0350 (Licensing of Pharmacist​s)

These rules cover:

  • ​855-115-0001 Applicability
  • 855-115-0010 Licensure: Qualifications - General
  • 855-115-0015 Licensure: Qualifications - Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Education
  • 855-115-0020 Licensure: Qualifications - Examination or Score Transfer
  • 855-115-0025 Licensure: Qualifications - Reciprocity
  • 855-115-0030 Licensure: Application
  • 855-115-0035 Licensure: Renewal or Reinstatement​
  • 855-115-0040 Licensure: Lapse
  • 855-115-0045 Licensure: Retire
  • 855-115-0050 Licensure: Voluntary Surrender
  • 855-115-0060 Registration: In-State Volunteer
  • 855-115-0065 Notification: Out-of-State Volunteer
  • 855-115-0070 Notification: Nuclear Pharmacists
  • 855-115-0105 Responsibilities: General
  • 855-115-0110 Responsibilities: Confidentiality
  • 855-115-0115 Responsibilities: Duty to Report
  • 855-115-0120 Responsibilities: Personnel
  • 855-115-0122 Responsibilities: Supervision
  • 855-115-0125 Responsibilities: Drugs, Records and Security
  • 855-115-0130 Responsibilities: Practicing Pharmacy for a Drug Outlet
  • 855-115-0140 Drug Utilization Review (DUR)
  • 855-115-0145 Counseling
  • 855-115-0150 Prohibited Practices
  • 855-115-0205 Pharmacist-in-Charge: Qualifications and Limitations
  • 855-115-0210 Pharmacist-in-Charge: Responsibilities
  • 855-115-0300 Services: Consulting Practice
  • 855-115-0305 Services: Administration of Vaccines, Drugs, or Devices
  • 855-115-0310 Services: Laboratory
  • 855-115-0315 Collaborative Drug Therapy Management
  • 855-115-0320 Services: Medication Therapy Management
  • 855-115-0330 Services: Prescribing - Formulary or Protocol
  • 855-115-0335 Services: Prescribing - Prohibited Practices
  • 855-115-0340 Services: Prescribing – Formulary
  • 855-115-0345 Temporary rule language in effect until 02/09/2027. Services: Prescribing Pursuant to - Protocol
  • 855-115-0350 Services: Prescribing Practices - Short-acting Opioid Antagonists

 ORS 433.407 to 416 (Procedure Where Workers Exposed to Infectious Disease)

​Vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for healthcare workers include:

  • Hepatitis B
  • Influenza
  • MMR
  • Pertussis
  • Varicella
  • Meningococcal (only high risk - anatomic or functional asplenia; persistent complement component deficiencies; microbiology lab workers)
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 OAR 333-018-0000 to 333-018-0145 (Disease Reporting)

These rules cover:

  • 333-018-0000 Who Is Responsible for Reporting
  • 333-018-0005 To Whom Reports Shall Be Made
  • 333-018-0010 Form of the Report
  • 333-018-0013 Electronic Laboratory Reporting
  • 333-018-0015 What Is to Be Reported and When
  • 333-018-0017 Reporting of Veterinary Diseases
  • 333-018-0018 Submission of Organisms or Specimens to the Public Health Laboratory
  • 333-018-0020 Reports from Local Public Health Administrators
  • 333-018-0035 Procedures Involving Emergency Response Employees
  • 333-018-0100 Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting and Public Disclosure: Definitions
  • 333-018-0105 Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting and Public Disclosure: Review
  • 333-018-0110 HAI Reporting for Hospitals
  • 333-018-0115 HAI Reporting for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
  • 333-018-0120 HAI Reporting for Long Term Care Facilities
  • 333-018-0125 HAI Reporting for Other Health Care Facilities
  • 333-018-0127 Annual Influenza Summary
  • 333-018-0130 HAI Public Disclosure
  • 333-018-0135 HAI Data Security
  • 333-018-0140 Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting and Public Disclosure: Prohibited Activities
  • 333-018-0145 Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting and Public Disclosure: Compliance

 ORS 433.040 (Vaccine Education and Prioritization)

 OAR 333-048-0010 to 0030 (Vaccine Education and Prioritization Plan)

These rules cover:

  • 333-048-0010 Definitions
  • 333-048-0020 Plan Development
  • 333-048-0030 Penalties