ORS § 459.400

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation
Section 459.400 - Exceptions

The requirements of ORS 459.386 to 459.405 do not apply to:

(1) Waste, other than sharps, that is:
(a) Generated in the practice of veterinary medicine; and
(b) Not capable of being communicated by invasion and multiplication in body tissues and capable of causing disease or adverse health impacts in humans.
(2) The following, released by a health care facility as defined in ORS 442.015 in accordance with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority:
(a) A placenta received by a postpartum mother; or
(b) Human pathological waste:
(A) Received by the donor of the pathological waste or an authorized representative of the donor; and
(B) That is intended by the recipient for cremation, interment or other final disposition in accordance with ORS chapter 97.

ORS 459.400

Amended by 2023 Ch. 269, § 1, eff. 9/24/2023.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 109, § 1, eff. 1/1/2014.
1989 c.763 §8; 1993 c.560 §47