Chapter 123
AN ACT
HB 2290
Relating to foodborne illness prevention; amending ORS 624.495.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 624.495 is amended to read:
624.495. (1) The
Department of Human Services shall adopt rules establishing a foodborne illness
prevention program for the purpose of protecting the public health. Unless
an agreement entered into under ORS 624.530 provides otherwise, the program
may include, but need not be limited to, provisions for preventing the spread
of communicable disease through food [dispensing]
service facilities that are subject to licensing by the department under
this chapter and for effective and rapid response to terrorism events
related to [food dispensing] those
facilities.
(2) A program
established by the department under this section must provide for a local
public health authority that enters into an intergovernmental agreement under
ORS 624.510 to undertake primary responsibility for the delivery of program
services within the jurisdiction of the local authority. A program must also
provide for extensive monitoring and review by the department of local public
health authority performance of program services under an intergovernmental
agreement.
(3) The department shall
consult with groups representing local health officials within the state and
statewide restaurant associations in the development of rules adopted under
this section and prior to preparing an intergovernmental agreement delegating
administration and enforcement of all or part of the foodborne illness
prevention program to a local public health authority.
Approved by the Governor May 9, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 10, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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