ORS 431.045 Public Health Officer; appointment; qualifications; duties; rules

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:

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

Has at least two years of experience working for a local, state or federal public health authority.

The Public Health Officer:

Is responsible for the duties imposed by 42 U.S.C. 300ff-133(g) and 300ff-136;

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

May adopt rules to carry out the officer’s responsibilities under this subsection.