{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-431.045","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 431.045","heading":"Public Health Officer; appointment; qualifications; duties; rules.","body":"(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:\n      (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\n      (b) Has at least two years of experience working for a local, state or federal public health authority.\n      (2) The Public Health Officer:\n      (a) Is responsible for the duties imposed by 42 U.S.C. 300ff-133(g) and 300ff-136;\n      (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\n      (c) May adopt rules to carry out the officer’s responsibilities under this subsection.","path":["12 - Public Health","36. Public Health and Safety","Chapter 431 — State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Public Health Laws"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors431.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:14Z","sha256":"8c0f233c7017aa47c811ad93302ec1d213c886011a62a3ede177b199e47a99b5","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-431.040","next":"us-or/ors-431.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}