2013 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 11 - Public Health, Housing, Environment
Chapter 441 - Health Care Facilities
Section 441.815 - Smoking of tobacco in or near hospital prohibited; rules.
(1) As used in this section, "hospital" has the meaning given the term in ORS 442.015.
(2) The administrator or person in charge of a hospital may not permit a person to smoke tobacco:
(a) In the hospital; or
(b) Within 10 feet of a doorway, open window or ventilation intake of the hospital.
(3) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority may impose a civil penalty of not more than $500 per day on a person for violation of subsection (2) of this section. Civil penalties imposed against a person under this subsection may not exceed $2,000 in any 30-day period. Civil penalties imposed under this subsection shall be imposed in the manner provided by ORS 183.745.
(4) The Oregon Health Authority may adopt rules necessary for the administration of this section. [Formerly 441.515; 1977 c.173 §1; 1983 c.740 §160; 2007 c.602 §8; 2009 c.595 §745]
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