As used in ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186:\n(1) 'Covered employer' means an employer described in ORS 659A.153.\n(2) 'Eligible employee' means any employee of a covered employer other than those employees exempted under the provisions of ORS 659A.156.\n(3) 'Family leave' means a leave of absence described in ORS 659A.159, except that 'family leave' does not include leave taken by an eligible employee who is unable to work because of a disabling compensable injury, as defined in ORS 656.005, under ORS chapter 656.\n(4) 'Family member' means:\n(a) The spouse of a covered individual;\n(b) A child of a covered individual or the child’s spouse or domestic partner;\n(c) A parent of a covered individual or the parent’s spouse or domestic partner;\n(d) A sibling or stepsibling of a covered individual or the sibling’s or stepsibling’s spouse or domestic partner;\n(e) A grandparent of a covered individual or the grandparent’s spouse or domestic partner;\n(f) A grandchild of a covered individual or the grandchild’s spouse or domestic partner;\n(g) The domestic partner of a covered individual; or\n(h) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a covered individual is he grandchild’s spouse or domestic partner;\n(g) The domestic partner of a covered individual; or\n(h) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship.\n(5) 'Health care provider' means:\n(a) A person who is primarily responsible for providing health care to an eligible employee or a family member of an eligible employee, who is performing within the scope of the person’s professional license or certificate and who is:\n(A) A physician licensed under ORS chapter 677;\n(B) A physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525;\n(C) A dentist licensed under ORS 679.090;\n(D) A psychologist licensed under ORS 675.030;\n(E) An optometrist licensed under ORS 683.070;\n(F) A naturopath licensed under ORS 685.080;\n(G) A registered nurse licensed under ORS 678.050;\n(H) A nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375;\n(I) A direct entry midwife licensed under ORS 687.420;\n(J) A licensed registered nurse licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a nurse practitioner specializing in nurse midwifery;\n(K) A regulated social worker authorized to practice regulated social work under ORS ered nurse licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a nurse practitioner specializing in nurse midwifery;\n(K) A regulated social worker authorized to practice regulated social work under ORS 675.510 to 675.600; or\n(L) A chiropractic physician licensed under ORS 684.054, but only to the extent the chiropractic physician provides treatment consisting of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation demonstrated to exist by X-rays.\n(b) A person who is primarily responsible for the treatment of an eligible employee or a family member of an eligible employee solely through spiritual means, including but not limited to a Christian Science practitioner.\n(6) 'Public health emergency' means:\n(a) A public health emergency declared under ORS 433.441.\n(b) An emergency declared under ORS 401.165 if related to a public health emergency as defined in ORS 433.442.\n(7) 'Serious health condition' means:\n(a) An illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that requires inpatient care in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility;\n(b) An illness, disease or condition that in the medical judgment of the treating health care provider poses an t requires inpatient care in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility;\n(b) An illness, disease or condition that in the medical judgment of the treating health care provider poses an imminent danger of death, is terminal in prognosis with a reasonable possibility of death in the near future, or requires constant care;\n(c) Any period of disability due to pregnancy, or period of absence for prenatal care; or\n(d) Any period of absence for the donation of a body part, organ or tissue, including preoperative or diagnostic services, surgery, post-operative treatment and recovery. [Formerly 659.470; 2005 c.171 §1; 2007 c.633 §1; 2007 c.777 §1; 2009 c.442 §43; 2013 c.129 §34; 2014 c.45 §72; 2019 c.233 §3; 2019 c.265 §1; 2019 c.358 §18; 2021 c.182 §1; 2023 c.203 §6]
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