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Oregon Statutes - Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Personnel
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- 682.010 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §1; 1969 c.276 §1; 1981 c.339 §6; 1983 c.486 §59; renumbered 677.805]
- 682.015 [Formerly 823.010; renumbered 682.051 in 2003]
- 682.017 Rulemaking authority generally.
(1) In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the Department of Human Services may adopt and may when necessary amend or repeal such rules as are...
- 682.019 Authority to receive and disburse federal funds.
The Department of Human Services may receive and disburse such federal funds as may be available for carrying out any of the provisions of ORS...
- 682.020 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §2; 1969 c.276 §2; 1983 c.486 §60; renumbered 677.810]
- 682.025 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Ambulance” or “ambulance vehicle” means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle, aircraft or...
- 682.027 Definition of “ambulance services” for ORS 682.031, 682.062 and 682.066.
As used in ORS 682.031, 682.062 and 682.066, “ambulance services” includes the transportation of an individual who is ill or injured or who has a...
- 682.028 False statements and misrepresentations regarding license or certification prohibited.
(1) It is unlawful for any person or governmental unit to: (a) Intentionally make any false statement on an application for an ambulance service license,...
- 682.030 [Renumbered 677.815]
- 682.031 Authority to enact local ordinances regulating ambulances and emergency medical technicians.
(1) As used in this section, “political subdivision” includes counties, cities, districts, authorities and other public corporations and entities organized and existing under statute or...
- 682.035 Application of ORS chapter 682.
ORS 820.330 to 820.380 and this chapter do not apply to: (1) Ambulances owned by or operated under the control of the United States Government....
- 682.037 [1997 c.208 §1; renumbered 682.056 in 2003]
- 682.039 State Emergency Medical Service Committee; qualifications, terms, duties and compensation.
(1) The Department of Human Services shall appoint a State Emergency Medical Service Committee composed of 18 members as follows: (a) Seven physicians licensed under...
- 682.040 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §3; 1969 c.276 §3; 1973 c.827 §70; renumbered 677.820]
- 682.041 Legislative intent regarding regulation of ambulance services.
The Legislative Assembly declares that the regulation of ambulance services and the establishment of ambulance service areas are important functions of counties, cities and rural...
- 682.043 [Formerly 682.325; renumbered 682.027 in 2005]
- 682.045 Licenses; form and contents; future responsibility filing.
(1) A license for an ambulance service or the operation of ambulance vehicles shall be obtained from the Department of Human Services. (2) Applications for...
- 682.047 Issuance of license; duration; transferability; display; replacement; fees; rules.
(1) When applications have been made as required under ORS 682.045, the Department of Human Services shall issue licenses to the owner if it is...
- 682.050 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1969 c.276 §4; 1981 c.339 §7; 1983 c.486 §61; renumbered 677.825]
- 682.051 Unlawful operation of unlicensed ambulance vehicle or unlicensed ambulance service; penalty.
(1) A person or governmental unit commits the offense of unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance if, on and after July 1, 1983, or the...
- 682.055 [1969 c.276 §6; renumbered 677.830]
- 682.056 Information regarding person who is subject of prehospital care event; use of information; confidentiality; fee.
(1) Upon the request of the designated official of an ambulance service as defined in ORS 682.051, a first responder as defined in ORS 682.025,...
- 682.060 [Renumbered 677.835]
- 682.062 County plan for ambulance and emergency medical services; rules.
(1) Each county shall develop a plan for the county or two or more contiguous counties may develop a plan relating to the need for...
- 682.063 Requirements for adoption and review of ambulance service plan by counties.
(1) In addition to the other requirements of ORS 682.031 and 682.062, when initially adopting a plan for ambulance services and ambulance service areas under...
- 682.065 [1969 c.276 §7; 1983 c.486 §62; renumbered 677.840]
- 682.066 Provision of ambulance services when county plan not adopted.
When a county plan is not adopted for a county under ORS 682.062, a person or governmental unit may provide ambulance services within the county....
- 682.068 Rulemaking authority with respect to minimum requirements for vehicles and services.
(1) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the State Emergency Medical Service Committee, shall adopt rules specifying minimum requirements for ambulance services, and...
- 682.070 [Amended by 1979 c.142 §2; repealed by 1983 c.486 §68]
- 682.071 Exchange of services agreement for ambulance and emergency medical services.
(1) A city, rural fire protection district or rural ambulance district providing transportation services through use of licensed ambulances that either individually or jointly accept...
- 682.075 State Emergency Medical Service Committee and department to adopt rules regarding ambulance construction, maintenance and operation; compliance with rules required to obtain license.
(1) Subject to any law or rule pursuant thereto relating to the construction or equipment of ambulances, the Department of Human Services shall, with the...
- 682.079 Authority to grant exemptions or variances; rules.
(1) The Department of Human Services may grant exemptions or variances from one or more of the requirements of ORS 820.330 to 820.380 or this...
- 682.080 [Amended by 1971 c.621 §41; 1975 c.607 §45; 1979 c.114 §3; renumbered 677.845]
- 682.085 Department authorized to inspect ambulance vehicles and services; authority to suspend or revoke license.
(1) The Department of Human Services or its authorized representatives may at reasonable times inspect ambulances and ambulance services licensed or subject to being licensed...
- 682.089 Replacement of one ambulance service by another.
(1) When a city, county or district requires an ambulance service currently operating within the city, county or district to be replaced by another public...
- 682.090 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1955 c.135 §1; 1965 c.47 §1; 1969 c.276 §8; 1975 c.697 §4; 1979 c.114 §1; 1981 c.339 §8; 1983 c.486 §63; renumbered 677.850]
- 682.095 [1975 c.697 §2; repealed by 1983 c.486 §68]
- 682.100 [Repealed by 1981 c.339 §19]
- 682.105 Proof of financial responsibility required to obtain license; amounts; form of proof.
(1) In order to secure and retain a license under this chapter, the owner of an ambulance or ambulance service, other than a governmental unit,...
- 682.107 Form of insurance used to satisfy financial responsibility requirement; cancellation or termination; coverage; multiple insurers.
(1) When insurance is the method chosen to prove financial responsibility, the certificate of insurance shall be signed by an authorized company representative and shall...
- 682.109 Bonds, letters of credit or certificates of deposit used to prove financial responsibility.
ORS 682.111 to 682.117 apply to a bond, letter of credit or certificate evidencing deposit with the Department of Human Services that is the method...
- 682.110 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1969 c.276 §9; 1979 c.744 §55; repealed by 1981 c.339 §19]
- 682.111 Requirements for bonds.
A bond used to comply with financial responsibility requirements under this chapter must meet all of the following requirements: (1) The bond must be in...
- 682.113 Action against surety on bond by judgment creditor.
(1) If a judgment rendered against the principal on a bond described under ORS 682.111 is not settled within 60 days after it has become...
- 682.115 [1971 c.734 §126; repealed by 1981 c.339 §19]
- 682.117 Methods of satisfying financial responsibility requirements; use of deposit.
(1) A person may satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of ORS 682.105 by depositing with the Department of Human Services the following: (a) Cash; (b)...
- 682.120 [Repealed by 1969 c.276 §10 (682.125 enacted in lieu of 682.120 and 682.130)]
- 682.125 [1969 c.276 §11 (enacted in lieu of 682.120 and 682.130); repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
- 682.130 [Repealed by 1969 c.276 §10 (682.125 enacted in lieu of 682.120 and 682.130)]
- 682.135 [Formerly 823.130; renumbered 682.204 in 2003]
- 682.140 [Repealed by 1981 c.339 §19]
- 682.145 [Formerly 823.140; 1997 c.637 §§2,2a; renumbered 682.208 in 2003]
- 682.150 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §4; 1969 c.276 §12; 1971 c.650 §31; 1973 c.289 §1; 1981 c.339 §9; renumbered 677.855]
- 682.155 [Formerly 823.145; 1997 c.751 §3; renumbered 682.212 in 2003]
- 682.157 [Formerly 823.150; 1997 c.637 §4; 1997 c.751 §4; renumbered 682.216 in 2003]
- 682.160 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1975 c.697 §5; 1979 c.114 §2; 1981 c.339 §10; 1983 c.486 §64; renumbered 677.860]
- 682.165 [1975 c.697 §3; repealed by 1983 c.486 §68]
- 682.170 [Amended by 1967 c.15 §2; 1969 c.276 §13; 1969 c.314 §83; renumbered 677.865]
- 682.175 [Formerly 823.160; 1997 c.637 §5; 1997 c.751 §5; 1997 c.791 §33; 1999 c.554 §1; 2001 c.691 §1; renumbered 682.220 in 2003]
- 682.180 [Repealed by 1969 c.317 §2]
- 682.185 [Formerly 823.165; 1997 c.637 §6; 2001 c.691 §2; renumbered 682.224 in 2003]
- 682.190 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1955 c.135 §2; 1957 c.700 §1; 1967 c.637 §30; 1969 c.276 §14; repealed by 1973 c.427 §22 (682.191 enacted in lieu of 682.190)]
- 682.191 [1973 c.427 §23 (enacted in lieu of 682.190); 1983 c.486 §65; renumbered 677.870]
- 682.195 [Formerly 823.170; 1997 c.660 §1; 1997 c.751 §6; 1999 c.1056 §7; renumbered 682.039 in 2003]
- 682.200 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §5; renumbered 677.875]
- 682.204 Emergency medical technicians required to be certified; defense to charge of activity by uncertified person; exemptions from certificate requirement.
(1) On and after September 13, 1975, it shall be unlawful: (a) For any person to act as an emergency medical technician without being certified...
- 682.205 [Formerly 823.180; renumbered 682.062 in 2003]
- 682.208 Certificates to be obtained from department; form and contents.
(1) For any person to be certified as an emergency medical technician or first responder, an application for certification shall be made to the Department...
- 682.210 [Renumbered 677.880]
- 682.212 Application fee; examination fee.
(1) A nonrefundable initial application fee shall be submitted with the initial application for emergency medical technician and first responder certification. In addition, a nonrefundable...
- 682.215 [Formerly 823.190; renumbered 682.017 in 2003]
- 682.216 Issuance of certificates; fees; provisional certification; indorsement certification; continuing education; renewal; rules; driver license requirement.
(1) When application has been made as required under ORS 682.208, the Department of Human Services shall certify the applicant as an emergency medical technician...
- 682.220 Denial, suspension or revocation of license and emergency medical technician certificate; investigation; confidentiality of information.
(1) The Department of Human Services may deny, suspend or revoke licenses for ambulances and ambulance services in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter...
- 682.224 Discipline; purpose; civil penalty.
(1) The Department of Human Services may discipline, as provided in this section, an ambulance service or any person certified as an emergency medical technician...
- 682.225 [Formerly 823.200; 1997 c.751 §7; renumbered 682.068 in 2003]
- 682.235 [Formerly 823.204; repealed by 1997 c.249 §209]
- 682.245 Rulemaking authority with respect to scope of practice of EMTs and first responders; qualifications of supervising physician.
(1) The Oregon Medical Board shall adopt by rule a scope of practice for emergency medical technicians at such levels as may be established by...
- 682.255 [Formerly 823.210; renumbered 682.028 in 2003]
- 682.265 Prohibition against misleading actions regarding qualifications.
No emergency medical technician or first responder shall mislead any person as to the qualifications of the technician or responder. [Formerly 823.215; 1997 c.751 §10]
- 682.275 [Formerly 823.220; renumbered 682.031 in 2003]
- 682.285 [Formerly 823.230; renumbered 682.079 in 2003]
- 682.295 [Formerly 823.240; renumbered 682.019 in 2003]
- 682.305 [Formerly 823.250; renumbered 682.089 in 2003]
- 682.315 [Formerly 823.300; renumbered 682.041 in 2003]
- 682.325 [Formerly 823.305; 1997 c.637 §3; renumbered 682.043 in 2003]
- 682.335 [Formerly 823.310; 2003 c.14 §434; renumbered 682.063 in 2003]
- 682.345 [Formerly 823.315; 2003 c.14 §435; renumbered 682.066 in 2003]
- 682.355 [Formerly 823.320; renumbered 682.071 in 2003]
- 682.990 [Renumbered 677.990 (4)]
- 682.991 Civil and criminal penalties.
(1) Violation of any provision of ORS 682.028, 682.047 (5) or 682.204 is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation shall be considered...
Last modified: August 7, 2008
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