(1) As used in this section:
- (a) “Hospital” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015.
- (b) “Inhalant delivery system” has the meaning given that term in ORS 431A.175.
(2) The administrator or person in charge of a hospital may not permit a person to smoke tobacco or use an inhalant delivery system in a manner that creates an aerosol or vapor:
- (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; 2015 c.158 §23]