OREGON - HOSPITAL MANDATORY REPORTING GUIDE
Oregon — Hospital Mandatory Reporting Guide
Category 1 — Adverse Events
State‑defined adverse events / serious reportable events (Modified NQF list approach per OIG; confirm current state list).
Who Must Report: Hospitals.
Deadline: Varies by system.
Destination: Oregon Health Authority.
Citation: Source.
Attorney Notes: Mandatory reporting supports regulatory‑noncompliance arguments and discovery into internal reviews.
Category 2 — Child Abuse / Neglect
Trigger: Reasonable cause to believe a child has been abused.
Who Must Report: Mandated reporters including hospital staff.
Deadline: Immediately.
Destination: DHS or law enforcement.
Citation: Or. Rev. Stat. § 419B.010.
Attorney Notes: Immediate duty supports negligence‑per‑se theories and creates a discoverable timeline.
Category 3 — Weapon Injuries
Trigger: Treatment of a gunshot wound.
Who Must Report: Physicians, hospitals.
Deadline: Immediately.
Destination: Local law enforcement.
Citation: Or. Rev. Stat. § 146.750.
Attorney Notes: Creates a law‑enforcement notice trail relevant to reconstructing timelines and assessing institutional response.
Category 4 — Communicable Diseases
Trigger: Diagnosis, suspicion, or laboratory identification of a reportable disease or outbreak.
Who Must Report: Providers and laboratories; hospitals report qualifying diagnoses and outbreak clusters.
Deadline: Condition‑specific; many require immediate or 24‑hour reporting.
Destination: Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division.
Citation: Oregon Reportable Diseases List.
Attorney Notes: Time‑class structure supports outbreak‑control and foreseeability analysis; timestamps are high‑value evidence.
Category 5 — Complaints / Investigations
Timeline: Oregon law authorizes complaint investigations for hospitals but does not impose a statutory “start within X days” requirement.
Citation: Complaint authority exists; no explicit statutory timeline.
Attorney Notes: Absence of a codified timeline allows attorneys to scrutinize delays in serious patient‑safety cases.