Oregon Statutes 654.423 – Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault
(1) A health care employer may not impose sanctions against an employee who used physical force in self-defense against an assault if the health care employer finds that the employee:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 654.423
- Person: means one or more individuals, legal representatives, partnerships, joint ventures, associations, corporations (whether or not organized for profit), business trusts, any organized group of persons, the state, state agencies, counties, municipal corporations, school districts and other public corporations or subdivisions. See Oregon Statutes 654.005
(a) Was acting in self-defense in response to the use or imminent use of physical force;
(b) Used an amount of physical force that was reasonably necessary to protect the employee or a third person from assault; and
(c) Used the least restrictive procedures necessary under the circumstances, in accordance with an approved behavior management plan, or other methods of response approved by the health care employer.
(2) As used in this section, ‘self-defense’ means the use of physical force upon another person in self-defense or to defend a third person. [2007 c.397 § 7]
[Repealed by 1973 c.833 § 48]
[Repealed by 1973 c.833 § 48]
[Repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Amended by 1953 c.514 § 5; 1957 c.201 § 1; 1959 c.515 § 1; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Amended by 1953 c.514 § 5; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Amended by 1959 c.657 § 1; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Amended by 1953 c.514 § 5; 1957 c.201 § 2; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[1953 c.514 § 5; 1957 c.201 § 3; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Amended by 1953 c.514 § 5; 1957 c.201 § 4; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Amended by 1957 c.465 § 11; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Amended by 1953 c.514 § 5; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Amended by 1953 c.514 § 5; 1957 c.201 § 5; repealed by 1961 c.485 § 29]
[Repealed by 1973 c.833 § 48]
[Repealed by 1973 c.833 § 48]
[Repealed by 1967 c.150 § 2]
[Repealed by 1967 c.150 § 2]
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