Rules and Statutes

OARs and ORS

Browse this listing of links to Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) and Statute (ORS) and resources related to the legal authority of the EMS & Trauma Program. Resources listed here include recent changes to continuing education requirements and exhibits referenced in OAR 333-200 and OAR 333-205.

On this page:

• Proposed rules
• New and amended rules
• Temporary rules
• Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)
• Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)

Proposed Rules

Prehospital Patient Care Reporting

In response to passage of SB 52 (OL 2017, chapter 229), the Oregon Health Authority (Authority), Public Health Division has permanently amended and adopted rules in chapter 333, division 250 related to prehospital patient care reporting. These rules  establish mandatory, electronic prehospital patient care data reporting for licensed ambulance service agencies. Ambulance service agencies are required to report a standardized set of patient encounter data to the Oregon Health Authority's, Oregon Emergency Medical Services Information System (OR-EMSIS) and rules identify requirements necessary for the use and disclosure of patient encounter and outcome data. Non-transporting EMS agencies that choose to voluntarily report patient encounter data and wish to receive hospital outcome data will be required to comply with the rules promulgated. Ambulance service agencies that have difficulty in obtaining necessary reporting software may request a temporary waiver from the Authority. The rules are effective January 1, 2018 and ambulance service agencies will have until January 1, 2019 to come into compliance.

Prehospital Patient Care Reporting Rule Changes (pdf)
Prehospital Patient Care Reporting Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)

Oregon POLST Registry

The Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division has permanently amended Oregon Administrative rules in chapter 333, division 270 relating to the Oregon POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Registry. The amended rules allow an authorized POLST signer to issue a phone order (effective 10/13/2017) for a patient newly enrolled in hospice eliminating the need to obtain an immediate written signature. The POLST Registry Advisory Committee (PRAC) has been removed given passage of HB 2301. Effective January 2018, a naturopathic physician is allowed to sign and submit POLST orders given passage of SB 856.

OAR chapter 333, division 270

Ambulance Service Agency Providing Secure Transport

Temporary Rules

There are no temporary rules in effect at this time.

Oregon Administrative Rules

OAR 333-200	Oregon Trauma System Rules and Exhibits Exhibit 1 - Oregon Trauma System Area Map Exhibit 2 - Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients Exhibit 3 - Oregon Hospital Trauma Team Activation Criteria Exhibit 4 - Oregon Trauma Hospital Resource Standards Exhibit 5 - Oregon Criteria for Consideration of Transfer to a Level I or Level II Trauma Center Trauma Categorization and Resource Standard Revised Rule Changes - Fact Sheet
OAR 333-205	Oregon Trauma System Hospital Identification in Trauma Area #1
OAR 333-250	Ambulance Service Licensing
OAR 333-255	Ambulance Licensing
OAR 333-260	Ambulance Service Areas
OAR 333-265	EMS Providers Appendix 1 - Continuing Education Requirements
OAR 847-035	EMS Providers and EMS Supervising Physicians Scope of Practice  (Oregon Medical Board)
OAR 333-055	Programs to Treat Allergic Response, Adrenal Insufficiency, Hypoglycemia and Opiate Overdose Training material for Adrenal Crisis, Allergic Reaction and Opiate Overdose

Oregon Revised Statutes