Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 109 § 109.572 — Definitions for ORS 109.570 to 109.580
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 109 ·
Oregon Code § 109.572·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Definitions for ORS 109.570 to 109.580.
As used in ORS 109.570 to 109.580:
(1) Educational
services means enrollment of a minor child in a school to which the minor
child has been or will be accepted for attendance and participation in any
school activities, including extracurricular activities.
(2) Health care
facility means any facility that provides medical treatment.
(3) Health care
provider means a person who is licensed, certified, registered or otherwise
authorized by law in this state to administer medical treatment in the practice
of a health care profession or at a health care facility, and includes a health
care facility.
(4) Medical
treatment means developmental screening, mental health screening and
treatment, ordinary and necessary medical, dental and optical examination and
treatment and preventive care including ordinary immunizations, tuberculin
testing and well-child care, and includes the examination for and treatment of
any injury, symptom, disease or pathology that is, in the judgment of the
treating health care provider, reasonably necessary.
(5) Legal parent
or guardian means the parent or guardian of a minor child, a person with
rights established under ORS 109.119 or a person to whom powers have been
delegated under ORS 109.056.
(6) Relative
caregiver means a competent adult who is 18 years of age or older, who is
related to a minor child by blood, marriage or adoption, who is not the legal
parent or guardian and who represents in the affidavit described in ORS 109.580
that the minor child lives with the adult and that the adult is responsible for
the care of the minor child. [2013 c.231 §2]
Note:
See note under 109.570.
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 109.572
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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