# ORS § 433.010: 433.010 Spreading disease prohibited

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.010

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 433.010
- **Heading:** 433.010 Spreading disease prohibited
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 36 / Chapter 433 / Section 433.010

## Text

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(1) No person shall willfully cause the spread of any communicable disease within this state.

(2) Whenever the laws of this state require a person to secure a health certificate, such certificate shall be acquired from a physician licensed by the Oregon Medical Board or the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, a physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to 677.525 (Fees) or a nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 (Nurse practitioners) to 678.390 (Authority of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist to write prescriptions or dispense drugs) in accordance with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority. [Amended by 1973 c.259 §5; 1979 c.731 §5; 2001 c.104 §155; 2009 c.43 §3; 2009 c.595 §628; 2014 c.45 §52]

Source: Section 433.010 — Spreading disease prohibited; health certificates to be issued by health professionals; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors433.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 433.001 433.001 Definitions for ORS 433.001 to 433.045 and 433.110 to 433.770](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.001.md)
- [ORS § 433.004 433.004 Reportable diseases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.004.md)
- [ORS § 433.006 433.006 Investigation and control measures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.006.md)
- [ORS § 433.008 433.008 Confidentiality of disclosure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.008.md)
- [ORS § 433.009 433.009 Reporting by law enforcement unit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.009.md)
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- [ORS § 433.012 433.012 Oregon Health Authority to provide laboratory examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.012.md)
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- [ORS § 433.045 433.045 Notice of HIV test required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.045.md)
- [ORS § 433.055 433.055 Prevalence studies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.055.md)
- [ORS § 433.060 433.060 Definitions for ORS 433.060 to 433.080](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.060.md)
- [ORS § 433.065 433.065 Procedures for HIV testing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.065.md)

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