# ORS § 432.010: 432.010 Center for Health Statistics

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.010

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 432.010
- **Heading:** 432.010 Center for Health Statistics
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 36 / Chapter 432 / Section 432.010

## Text

(1) There is established in the Oregon Health Authority the Center for Health Statistics, which shall maintain, operate and advance the system of vital statistics throughout this state in cooperation with appropriate units of county government. The Center for Health Statistics shall be responsible for the proper administration of the system of vital statistics and for the preservation and security of its official records.

(2) In order to promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms for reports and records required by this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter must include, at a minimum, the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics.

(3) Each report, record and other document required by this chapter shall be on a form or in a format prescribed by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics.

(4) All records shall contain the date of registration.

(5) Information required in forms, reports or records authorized by this chapter may be submitted, verified, registered and stored by photographic, electronic or other means as prescribed by the state registrar. [Amended by 1983 c.709 §2; 1993 c.324 §2; 1997 c.783 §2; 2009 c.595 §605; 2013 c.366 §2]

Source: Section 432.010 — Center for Health Statistics; standards , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors432.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 432.005 432.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.005.md)
- [ORS § 432.010 432.010 Center for Health Statistics](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.010.md)
- [ORS § 432.015 432.015 Rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.015.md)
- [ORS § 432.020 432.020 State registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.020.md)
- [ORS § 432.025 432.025 Assistant state registrars](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.025.md)
- [ORS § 432.030 432.030 Duties of state registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.030.md)
- [ORS § 432.033 432.033 Duties of state registrar related to confidentiality and security](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.033.md)
- [ORS § 432.035 432.035 County registrars](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.035.md)
- [ORS § 432.075 432.075 Duty to report information to state registrar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.075.md)
- [ORS § 432.083 432.083 Requirements for institutions, health care practitioners and persons who transport dead bodies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.083.md)
- [ORS § 432.088 432.088 Mandatory submission and registration of reports of live birth](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.088.md)
- [ORS § 432.093 432.093 Availability of voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.093.md)
- [ORS § 432.098 432.098 Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.098.md)
- [ORS § 432.103 432.103 Full faith and credit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C432_S432.103.md)

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