# ORS § 433.017: 433.017 Test of blood of pregnant woman required

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T36_C433_S433.017

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 433.017
- **Heading:** 433.017 Test of blood of pregnant woman required
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 36 / Chapter 433 / Section 433.017

## Text

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(1) A licensed physician, physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to 677.525 (Fees) , naturopathic physician licensed under ORS chapter 685 or 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) attending a pregnant woman in this state for conditions relating to her pregnancy during the period of gestation or at the time of delivery shall, as required by rule of the Oregon Health Authority, take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of every woman so attended at the time of the first professional visit or within 10 days thereafter. The blood specimen obtained under this subsection must be submitted to a licensed laboratory for tests related to any infectious condition which may affect a pregnant woman or fetus, as the authority shall by rule require, including but not limited to an HIV test as defined in ORS 433.045 (Notice of HIV test required) .

(2) Every other person permitted by law to attend a pregnant woman in this state, but not permitted by law to take blood samples, shall, as required by rule of the authority, cause a sample of blood of such pregnant woman to be taken by a licensed physician, physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to 677.525 (Fees) , naturopathic physician licensed under ORS chapter 685 or 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) and have such sample submitted to a licensed laboratory for the tests described under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) In all cases under subsections (1) and (2) of this section the physician, physician assistant, naturopathic physician or nurse practitioner shall request consent of the patient to take a blood sample. A sample may not be taken without the patient’s consent. [1987 c.600 §8; 2005 c.516 §2; 2009 c.595 §630; 2014 c.45 §53; 2017 c.356 §61]

Source: Section 433.017 — Test of blood of pregnant woman required; patient consent; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors433.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

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