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OR SB813

Bill

Status

Passed

6/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

Senate

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Amends ORS 431A.570 to add employees of the Oregon Youth Authority and employees of county juvenile departments to the list of workers who may petition circuit court for mandatory communicable disease testing of a source person after significant exposure to blood or bodily fluids

  • Previously authorized personnel include Department of Corrections employees, law enforcement officers, parole and probation officers, corrections officers, emergency medical services providers, licensed health care providers, and firefighters

  • Petitioners must first make a good faith effort to obtain voluntary consent from the source person before filing a court petition

  • Circuit court must hold an ex parte hearing within three judicial days of receiving a petition and issue an order within four judicial days if probable cause of significant exposure is established

  • Test results are confidential, cannot be used in civil or criminal proceedings, and testing costs are the responsibility of the petitioner's employer

Legislative Description

Relating to exposure to bodily fluids.

Last Action

Effective date, January 1, 2026.

6/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/10/2025
Health Care1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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