ORS 431.045: Public Health Officer; appointment; qualifications; duties; rules.

(1) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall appoint a Public Health Officer who shall be responsible for the medical and paramedical aspects of the health programs within the Oregon Health Authority. The Public Health Officer must be a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 who:

      (a) Is certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine or the board of a primary care clinical specialty such as internal medicine, family medicine or pediatrics; and

      (b) Has at least two years of experience working for a local, state or federal public health authority.

      (2) The Public Health Officer:

      (a) Is responsible for the duties imposed by 42 U.S.C. 300ff-133(g) and 300ff-136;

      (b) May appoint a local health officer for a county that has transferred the responsibility of the local public health authority in the county to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 431.382; and

      (c) May adopt rules to carry out the officer’s responsibilities under this subsection.