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ORS 659A.150: Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment
  2. 51. Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination
  3. Chapter 659A — Unlawful Discrimination in Employment, Public Accommodations and Real Property Transactions; Administrative and Civil Enforcement

As used in ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186:

      (1) “Covered employer” means an employer described in ORS 659A.153.

      (2) “Eligible employee” means any employee of a covered employer other than those employees exempted under the provisions of ORS 659A.156.

      (3) “Family leave” means a leave of absence described in ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186, except that “family leave” does not include leave taken by an eligible employee who is unable to work because of a disabling compensable injury, as defined in ORS 656.005, under ORS chapter 656.

      (4) “Family member” means:

      (a) The spouse of an eligible employee;

      (b) A child of an eligible employee or the child’s spouse or domestic partner;

      (c) A parent of an eligible employee or the parent’s spouse or domestic partner;

      (d) A sibling or stepsibling of an eligible employee or the sibling’s or stepsibling’s spouse or domestic partner;

      (e) A grandparent of an eligible employee or the grandparent’s spouse or domestic partner;

      (f) A grandchild of an eligible employee or the grandchild’s spouse or domestic partner;

      (g) The domestic partner of an eligible employee; or

      (h) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with an eligible employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.

      (5) “Health care provider” means:

      (a) A person who is primarily responsible for providing health care to an eligible employee or a family member of an eligible employee, who is performing within the scope of the person’s professional license or certificate and who is:

      (A) A physician licensed under ORS chapter 677;

      (B) A physician associate licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525;

      (C) A dentist licensed under ORS 679.090;

      (D) A psychologist licensed under ORS 675.030;

      (E) An optometrist licensed under ORS 683.070;

      (F) A naturopath licensed under ORS 685.080;

      (G) A registered nurse licensed under ORS 678.050;

      (H) A nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375;

      (I) A direct entry midwife licensed under ORS 687.420;

      (J) A licensed registered nurse licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a nurse practitioner specializing in nurse midwifery;

      (K) A regulated social worker authorized to practice regulated social work under ORS 675.510 to 675.600; or

      (L) A chiropractic physician licensed under ORS 684.054, but only to the extent the chiropractic physician provides treatment consisting of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation demonstrated to exist by X-rays.

      (b) A person who is primarily responsible for the treatment of an eligible employee or a family member of an eligible employee solely through spiritual means, including but not limited to a Christian Science practitioner.

      (6) “Public health emergency” means:

      (a) A public health emergency declared under ORS 433.441.

      (b) An emergency declared under ORS 401.165 if related to a public health emergency as defined in ORS 433.442.

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