ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.186. (1) Covered employer means an employer described in ORS 659A.153. (2) Eligible employee means any employee of a covered employer other than those employees exempted under the provisions of ORS 659A.156. (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. (4) Family member means: (a) The spouse of a covered individual; (b) A child of a covered individual or the childs spouse or domestic partner; (c) A parent of a covered individual or the parents spouse or domestic partner; (d) A sibling or stepsibling of a covered individual or the siblings or stepsiblings spouse or domestic partner; (e) A grandparent of a covered individual or the grandparents spouse or domestic partner; (f) A grandchild of a covered individual or the grandchilds spouse or domestic partner; (g) The domestic partner of a covered individual; or (h) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship. (5) Health care provider means: (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 persons professional license or certificate and who is: (A) A physician licensed under ORS chapter 677; (B) A physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525; (C) A dentist licensed under ORS 679.090; (D) A psychologist licensed under ORS 675.030; (E) An optometrist licensed under ORS 683.070; (F) A naturopath licensed under ORS 685.080; (G) A registered nurse licensed under ORS 678.050; (H) A nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375; (I) A direct entry midwife licensed under ORS 687.420; (J) A licensed registered nurse licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a nurse practitioner specializing in nurse midwifery; (K) A regulated social worker authorized to practice regulated social work under ORS 675.510 to 675.600; or (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. (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. (6) Public health emergency means: (a) A public health emergency declared under ORS 433.441. (b) An emergency declared under ORS 401.165 if related to a public health emergency as defined in ORS 433.442. (7) Serious health condition means: (a) An illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that requires inpatient care in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility; (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; (c) Any period of disability due to pregnancy, or period of absence for prenatal care; or (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.