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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Public Health
Chapter 441 - Health Care Facilities
Section 441.203 - Bullet resistance requirements for emergency rooms.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat § 441.203 (2025)
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(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Emergency room intake window" means the designated area within an emergency department of a hospital where patients are registered.

(b) "Hospital" has the meaning given that term in ORS 441.760, except for the Oregon State Hospital.

(2) Every hospital in this state shall be required to install a bullet-resistant barrier or enclosure at each emergency room intake window to provide a protective barrier between hospital employees and potential threats of violence. [2025 c.535 §10]

Note: Section 11, chapter 535, Oregon Laws 2025, provides:

Sec. 11. Section 10 of this 2025 Act [441.203] applies to any hospital that is newly constructed, or that undergoes renovations or remodeling to the emergency department of the hospital, on or after the effective date of this 2025 Act [January 1, 2026]. [2025 c.535 §11]

Note: See note under 441.201.

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