State Immunization Laws for Healthcare
Workers and Patients

Immunization Administration Requirements
For State: OR

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Patient Type	Vaccine	Requirement
Hospital Employees	Hepatitis B[1]	Offer[220]
	Influenza[2]	No[221]
	MMR[3]	No[222]
	Varicella[4]	No[223]
	Pneumococcal[5]	No[224]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[6]	No
Hospital Inpatients	Influenza[7]	No
	Pneumococcal[8]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[9]	No
Individual Providers' Patients	Any Immunization[10]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[11]	No
Ambulatory Care Facilities Employees	Any Immunization[12]	Offer[225]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[13]	No
Ambulatory Care Facilities Patients	Any Immunization[14]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[15]	No
Correctional Inmates and Residents	Any Immunization[16]	Ensure[226]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[17]	No
Developmentally Disabled Facility Residents	Any Immunization[18]	Ensure[227]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[19]	Yes – (M)[228] & (R)[229]
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[1] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer hepatitis B vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine?
[2] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer influenza vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with influenza vaccine?
[3] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine (or any component thereof) to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with MMR vaccine?
[4] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer varicella vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with varicella vaccine?
[5] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?	Top of Page
[6] If any hospitals are required to ensure that any hospital employees are vaccinated with hepatitis B, influenza, MMR, varicella or pneumococcal vaccine, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[7] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer any inpatients of the hospital influenza vaccine, or ensure that any inpatients are vaccinated with influenza vaccine?
[8] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer any inpatients of the hospital pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, or ensure that any inpatients are vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?
[9] If any hospitals are required to ensure that any hospital inpatients are vaccinated with influenza or pneumococcal vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[10] Does the jurisdiction require that any individual healthcare providers offer any vaccinations to any patients, or ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[11] If any individual providers are required to ensure that any of their patients are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[12] Does the jurisdiction require that any ambulatory care facilities offer any vaccinations to any employees, or ensure that any employees are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[13] If any ambulatory care facilities are required to ensure that any employees are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[14] Does the jurisdiction require that any ambulatory care facilities offer any vaccinations to any patients, or ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[15] If any ambulatory care facilities are required to ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[16] Does the jurisdiction require that any correctional facilities or juvenile detention centers offer any vaccinations to any inmates or juveniles, or ensure that any inmates or juveniles are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[17] If any correctional centers or juvenile detention centers are required to ensure that any inmates or juveniles are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[18] Does the jurisdiction require that any residential facilities for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded offer any residents any vaccinations, or ensure that any residents are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[19] If any residential facilities for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded are required to ensure that any residents are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[220] For Oregon requirements, see Or. Admin. R. 437-002-0360, relating to occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Or. Admin. R. 437-002-0360 adopts by reference the requirements of 29 CFR § 1910.1030, requiring employers to make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccine series to all employees who have occupational exposure. The employer shall ensure that the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series and follow-up is made available at no cost to the employee. Additional time, place and manner requirements apply to vaccine administration. If the employee initially declines vaccination but changes their mind while still covered under the standard, the employer shall make the hepatitis B vaccine available. If a routine booster dose(s) is recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service, the dose(s) shall be made available to the employee free of charge. Also note Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.416, providing that an employer of a health care worker at risk of contracting an infectious disease in the course of employment shall provide to the worker preventative immunization for infectious disease if such preventative immunization is available and medically appropriate. Such preventative immunization shall be provided by the employer at no cost to the employee. A worker shall not be required as a condition of employment to be immunized under this section, unless such immunization is otherwise required under state or federal law, rule or regulation.
[221] For Oregon, while no statute or regulation requires any hospital to ensure that any employee is vaccinated with influenza vaccine, note Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.416, providing that an employer of a health care worker at risk of contracting an infectious disease in the course of employment shall provide to the worker preventative immunization for infectious disease if such preventative immunization is available and medically appropriate. Such preventative immunization shall be provided by the employer at no cost to the employee. A worker shall not be required as a condition of employment to be immunized under this section, unless such immunization is otherwise required under state or federal law, rule or regulation.	Top of Page
[222] For Oregon, while no statute or regulation requires any hospital to ensure that any employee is vaccinated with MMR vaccine, note Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.416, providing that an employer of a health care worker at risk of contracting an infectious disease in the course of employment shall provide to the worker preventative immunization for infectious disease if such preventative immunization is available and medically appropriate. Such preventative immunization shall be provided by the employer at no cost to the employee. A worker shall not be required as a condition of employment to be immunized under this section, unless such immunization is otherwise required under state or federal law, rule or regulation.
[223] For Oregon, while no statute or regulation requires any hospital to ensure that any employee is vaccinated with varicella vaccine, note Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.416, providing that an employer of a health care worker at risk of contracting an infectious disease in the course of employment shall provide to the worker preventative immunization for infectious disease if such preventative immunization is available and medically appropriate. Such preventative immunization shall be provided by the employer at no cost to the employee. A worker shall not be required as a condition of employment to be immunized under this section, unless such immunization is otherwise required under state or federal law, rule or regulation.
[224] For Oregon, while no statute or regulation requires any hospital to ensure that any employee is vaccinated with pneumococcal vaccine, note Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.416, providing that an employer of a health care worker at risk of contracting an infectious disease in the course of employment shall provide to the worker preventative immunization for infectious disease if such preventative immunization is available and medically appropriate. Such preventative immunization shall be provided by the employer at no cost to the employee. A worker shall not be required as a condition of employment to be immunized under this section, unless such immunization is otherwise required under state or federal law, rule or regulation.
[225] For Oregon requirements, see Or. Admin. R. 437-002-0360, relating to occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Or. Admin. R. 437-002-0360 adopts by reference the requirements of 29 CFR § 1910.1030, requiring employers to make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccine series to all employees who have occupational exposure. The employer shall ensure that the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series and follow-up is made available at no cost to the employee. Additional time, place and manner requirements apply to vaccine administration. If the employee initially declines vaccination but changes their mind while still covered under the standard, the employer shall make the hepatitis B vaccine available. If a routine booster dose(s) is recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service, the dose(s) shall be made available to the employee free of charge. Also note Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.416, providing that an employer of a health care worker at risk of contracting an infectious disease in the course of employment shall provide to the worker preventative immunization for infectious disease if such preventative immunization is available and medically appropriate. Such preventative immunization shall be provided by the employer at no cost to the employee. A worker shall not be required as a condition of employment to be immunized under this section, unless such immunization is otherwise required under state or federal law, rule or regulation.	Top of Page
[226] For Oregon requirements, see Or. Rev. Stat. § 421.465 and Or. Admin. R. 291-124-0065, relating to inmates. Or. Rev. Stat. § 421.465 requires that, before an inmate is sent to any forest work camp, the superintendent of the institution in which the inmate is confined shall cause the inmate to be given such inoculations as are necessary in the public interest. Or. Admin. R. 291-124-0065 requires that immunizations shall be made available to those inmates whose medical condition would be severely compromised if infected with those communicable diseases for which preventative therapies exist.
[227] For Oregon requirements, see Or. Admin. R. 333-092-0075, relating to “nursing homes for the mentally retarded,” and Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.267, relating to “children’s facilities.” Or. Admin. R. 333-092-0075 provides that all residents shall be immunized and vaccinated for smallpox, diphtheria, tetanus, measles, polio, and pertussis. In addition, when indicated, immunizations against influenza shall be required. Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.267 provides that as a condition of attendance in any children’s facility in this state, every child through grade 12 shall submit a statement of immunizations received, or a statement of exemptions to immunization requirements, or a statement that immunization records will be provided in 30 days (if the child is transferring from another facility), to the facility administrator, unless the facility already has on file a record indicating that the child has received immunizations against the restrictable diseases set forth in Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.273.
[228] For Oregon, for medical exemptions to the immunization requirements of Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.267, see Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.267, providing that immunization requirements are inapplicable where a statement signed by a physician or a representative of the local health department that the child should be exempted from receiving specified immunization(s) because of indicated medical diagnosis is submitted to the facility administrator.
[229] For Oregon, for religious exemptions to the immunization requirements of Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.267, see Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.267, providing that immunization requirements are inapplicable where a statement signed by the parent that the child has not been immunized because the child has been raised as an adherent to a religion the teachings of which are opposed to such immunization is submitted to the facility administrator.	Top of Page

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