It covers doctors, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, nurses, physicians assistants and others. But not every hospital in Oregon can issue a coronavirus vaccine mandate for their health care workers.
“Oregon has a law that prevents hospitals from mandating vaccines on their work force,” said Becky Hultberg, CEO and president of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. “We are the only state in the country that has a law that prevents the very organizations responding to the pandemic from mandating vaccines for their work force.
Oregon state law, ORS 433.416 deals with health care workers and immunizations - and states a “worker shall not be required as a condition of work to be immunized unless such immunization is otherwise required by federal or state law or rule or regulation.”
SALEM â The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for its front-line health care employees, including doctors, nurses and dentists.
Employees will have eight weeks to be fully vaccinated and can get the shot for free at any VA facility.
It makes the VA the first health care system in Oregon to require the vaccination; state law generally prevents such mandates for health care workers.
Nationwide, many health care systems are making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for their workforces, as vaccination rates have stalled and the delta variant is leading to yet another surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
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Hospitals in Oregon cannot mandate vaccines for employees
The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems wants hospitals to have the choice. According to OHA, the rule change must come from the legislature. Author: Cristin Severance (KGW) Updated: 6:43 PM PDT July 20, 2021
PORTLAND, Oregon Hospitals in Oregon cannot require doctors, nurses or any of their employees to be vaccinated for anything from the flu to COVID-19.
It s been this way since 1989, when a law was passed stating an employee shall not be required as a condition of work to be immunized under this section.
Recent data shows 87% of medical doctors in Oregon have at least one COVID-19 shot but other health care workers have a much lower percentage.
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