Oregon Immunization Law

Chapter 333, Division 45
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division, Oregon Immunization Program (OIP) has operated a yellow fever vaccine program for over 20 years under delegation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Based on advice from the Oregon Attorney General’s office, this program is being codified in the Oregon Administrative Rules.

Chapter 333, Divisions 46, 47, and 49
The Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Oregon Immunization Program (OIP) is adopting the Vaccine Access Program (VAP) in Oregon Administrative Rule. VAP is Oregon’s name for the federal 317 vaccine program which has provided vaccines for uninsured people for many years. ALERT IIS rules have received a routine review. Adds a provision that allows an adult to unlock their record once they turn 18 years of age if the record was locked when they were a minor. ALERT IIS records belong to the individual, so once a person reaches 18 years, they have the right to determine whether the record remains locked or not. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being added as an authorized user of ALERT IIS for the purpose of investigating vaccine adverse events.

To submit comments on proposed administrative rules, please see attached Notice to Interested Parties

• Notice to Interested Parties - 33-045
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - 33-045
• Notice to Interested Parties - 33-046, 047, 049
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - 33-046, 047, 049

Chapter 333, Division 50
Chapter 333, Division 50 The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division, Oregon Immunization Program (OIP) is proposing to amend administrative rules relating to school, childcare and college immunizations. A public hearing will be held on January 16, 2025 at 2 pm. Written comments will be accepted until January 31, 2025 at 5 pm. To participate in the hearing or submit comments on proposed administrative rules, please see the Notice to Interested Parties – 333-050. These changes propose to repeal the existing Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) in Chapter 333, Division 50, and replace them with rewritten and reorganized rules. These OARs have been added onto and revised many times since the 1980s, and a clean-up is needed for clarity. The goal of the reorganization is to group sections of related topics together so a reader can more easily find information, to make the rules easier to read, and to use inclusive and equity-focused language. Some language will be shortened or removed from OAR because it is already covered by Oregon Revised Statute. Major substantive change are described in the Notice to Interested Parties. All changes may be viewed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the Table Comparing Existing to Proposed Administrative Rules.

• Notice to Interested Parties – 333-050
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – 333-050. Please note, part of the text of statement identifying how adoption of these rules will affect racial equity in this state was cut off in this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The full text of this statement can be found in the Notice to Interested Parties.
• Table Comparing Existing to Proposed Administrative Rules – 333-050