{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-676.551","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 676.551","heading":"Needlestick injury; blood draw of patient; test results; rules.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Health care practitioner” means a person who provides medical care in an emergency setting and who is:\n      (A) An emergency medical services provider licensed under ORS chapter 682;\n      (B) A physician licensed under ORS chapter 677; or\n      (C) A nurse licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.415.\n      (b) “Needlestick injury” means a wound caused by a needle puncturing the skin.\n      (2) Notwithstanding ORS 431A.570, a health care practitioner who receives a needlestick injury during the treatment of a patient who is unconscious or otherwise unable to consent may, in compliance with this section, perform a blood draw on the patient for the purpose of testing the blood to determine whether the health care practitioner needs to begin immediate post-exposure prophylactic treatment that may include the administration of medications to the health care practitioner.\n      (3) A blood draw described in subsection (2) of this section may be performed if:\n      (a) The patient is not expected to regain consciousness or the ability to consent in the amount of time necessary for the health care practitioner to receive appropriate medical treatment;\n      (b) There is no other person immediately available who is able to consent on behalf of the patient; and\n      (c) The health care practitioner will benefit medically from knowing the results of a test described under subsection (2) of this section.\n      (4) A test performed under this section must be anonymous.\n      (5) The patient, or patient’s legal guardian, must be informed of the blood draw and the test results.\n      (6) The results of a test described in subsection (2) of this section may not be:\n      (a) Made available to law enforcement agencies;\n      (b) Made available to any person other than the health care practitioner, the individual who performs the test and the patient or the patient’s legal guardian; or\n      (c) Included in the medical record of the health care practitioner or the patient.\n      (7) The patient, or the patient’s health insurer, may not be charged for the cost of performing a test under this section.\n      (8) The Oregon Health Authority may adopt rules to carry out this section.","path":["17 - Occupations","52. Occupations and Professions","Chapter 676 — Health Professions Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:17Z","sha256":"d17e8af16091433ac6e54a27824002e041365e5e4f4fb523cae39e05a0904e2b","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-676.550","next":"us-or/ors-676.552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}