ORS 459.400: Exceptions.

The requirements of ORS 459.386 to 459.405 do not apply to:

      (1) Waste, other than sharps, that is:

      (a) Generated in the practice of veterinary medicine; and

      (b) Not capable of being communicated by invasion and multiplication in body tissues and capable of causing disease or adverse health impacts in humans.

      (2) The following, released by a health care facility as defined in ORS 442.015 in accordance with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority:

      (a) A placenta received by a postpartum mother; or

      (b) Human pathological waste:

      (A) Received by the donor of the pathological waste or an authorized representative of the donor; and

      (B) That is intended by the recipient for cremation, interment or other final disposition in accordance with ORS chapter 97.