Oregon Statutes 659A.150 – Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186
As used in ORS § 659A.150 to 659A.186:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 659A.150
- Employer: means any person who in this state, directly or through an agent, engages or uses the personal service of one or more employees, reserving the right to control the means by which such service is or will be performed. See Oregon Statutes 659A.001
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Covered employer‘ means an employer described in ORS § 659A.153.
(2) ‘Eligible employee’ means any employee of a covered employer other than those employees exempted under the provisions of ORS § 659A.156.
(3) ‘Family leave’ means a leave of absence described in ORS § 659A.159, except that ‘family leave’ does not include leave taken by an eligible employee who is unable to work because of a disabling compensable injury, as defined in ORS § 656.005, under ORS Chapter 656.
(4) ‘Family member’ means:
(a) The spouse of a covered individual;
(b) A child of a covered individual or the child’s spouse or domestic partner;
(c) A parent of a covered individual or the parent’s spouse or domestic partner;
(d) A sibling or stepsibling of a covered individual or the sibling’s or stepsibling’s spouse or domestic partner;
(e) A grandparent of a covered individual or the grandparent’s spouse or domestic partner;
(f) A grandchild of a covered individual or the grandchild’s spouse or domestic partner;
(g) The domestic partner of a covered individual; or
(h) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship.
(5) ‘Health care provider’ means:
(a) A person who is primarily responsible for providing health care to an eligible employee or a family member of an eligible employee, who is performing within the scope of the person’s professional license or certificate and who is:
(A) A physician licensed under ORS Chapter 677;
(B) A physician assistant licensed under ORS § 677.505 to 677.525;
(C) A dentist licensed under ORS § 679.090;
(D) A psychologist licensed under ORS § 675.030;
(E) An optometrist licensed under ORS § 683.070;
(F) A naturopath licensed under ORS § 685.080;
(G) A registered nurse licensed under ORS § 678.050;
(H) A nurse practitioner licensed under ORS § 678.375;
(I) A direct entry midwife licensed under ORS § 687.420;
(J) A licensed registered nurse licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a nurse practitioner specializing in nurse midwifery;
(K) A regulated social worker authorized to practice regulated social work under ORS § 675.510 to 675.600; or
(L) A chiropractic physician licensed under ORS § 684.054, but only to the extent the chiropractic physician provides treatment consisting of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation demonstrated to exist by X-rays.
(b) A person who is primarily responsible for the treatment of an eligible employee or a family member of an eligible employee solely through spiritual means, including but not limited to a Christian Science practitioner.
(6) ‘Public health emergency’ means:
(a) A public health emergency declared under ORS § 433.441.
(b) An emergency declared under ORS § 401.165 if related to a public health emergency as defined in ORS § 433.442.
(7) ‘Serious health condition’ means:
(a) An illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that requires inpatient care in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility;
(b) An illness, disease or condition that in the medical judgment of the treating health care provider poses an imminent danger of death, is terminal in prognosis with a reasonable possibility of death in the near future, or requires constant care;
(c) Any period of disability due to pregnancy, or period of absence for prenatal care; or
(d) Any period of absence for the donation of a body part, organ or tissue, including preoperative or diagnostic services, surgery, post-operative treatment and recovery. [Formerly 659.470; 2005 c.171 § 1; 2007 c.633 § 1; 2007 c.777 § 1; 2009 c.442 § 43; 2013 c.129 § 34; 2014 c.45 § 72; 2019 c.233 § 3; 2019 c.265 § 1; 2019 c.358 § 18; 2021 c.182 § 1; 2023 c.203 § 6]