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Or. Rev. Stat. § 353.020 (2026)

Oregon Health and Science University as public corporation; establishment; status as governmental entity

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      353.020 Oregon Health and Science University as public corporation; establishment; status as governmental entity. Oregon Health and Science University is established as a public corporation and shall exercise and carry out all powers, rights and privileges that are expressly conferred upon it, are implied by law or are incident to such powers. The university shall be a governmental entity performing governmental functions and exercising governmental powers. The university shall be an independent public corporation with statewide purposes and missions and without territorial boundaries. The university shall be a governmental entity but shall not be considered a unit of local or municipal government or a state agency for purposes of state statutes or constitutional provisions. [1995 c.162 §2; 1999 c.291 §2; 2001 c.123 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2023 · leading case: Clarke v. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., 175 P.3d 418 (Or. 2007).
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Clarke v. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., 175 P.3d 418 (Or. 2007). · cites it 6× “Since 1995, OHSU has been a "public corporation" under ORS 353.020; that term is defined as "an entity that is created by the state to carry out public missions and services.”
In Def. of Animals v. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., 112 P.3d 336 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “1 ORS 353.020 provides: “Oregon Health and Science University is established as a public corporation and shall exercise and carry out all powers, rights and privileges that are expressly conferred upon it, are implied by law or are incident to such powers.”
Pebb v. Ohsu, 132 P.3d 1061 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “" [20] ORS 353.020 provides: "Oregon Health and Science University is established as a public corporation and shall exercise and carry out all powers, rights and privileges that are expressly conferred upon it, are implied by law or are incident to such powers.”
Clarke v. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., 138 P.3d 900 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “However, the language of ORS 353.020 now makes clear that OHSU is not a state agencyU” (Underscoring in original.”
State ex rel. Pub. Employees' Benefit Bd. v. Oregon Health & Sci. Univ., 132 P.3d 1061 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “” ORS 353.020 provides: “Oregon Health and Science University is established as a public corporation and shall exercise and carry out all powers, rights and privileges that are expressly conferred upon it, are implied by law or are incident to such powers.”
OHSU v. Oregonian Publ'g Co., LLC (Or. 2017). “In response, The Oregonian petitioned the Multnomah County District Attorney, pursuant to ORS 2 As a public corporation under ORS 353.020, OHSU’s tort liability and the limits on it are set out in the Oregon Tort Claims Act, ORS 30.”
OHSU v. Oregonian Publ'g Co., LLC (Or. 2017). “In response, The Oregonian petitioned the Multnomah County District Attorney, pursuant to ORS 2 As a public corporation under ORS 353.020, OHSU’s tort liability and the limits on it are set out in the Oregon Tort Claims Act, ORS 30.”
MacDonald v. Oregon Health & Sci. Univ. (D. Or. 2023). “§ 353.020. Id. at ¶ 3. OHSU is a public hospital system and Oregon’s only public medical school.”
Life Flight Network LLC v. Deschutes Cnty. Assessor & Dept. of Rev. (Or. T.C. 2016). “) In the Department’s view, OHSU is a “public corporation” created under ORS 353.020 “and not a nonprofit corporation, as defined by Oregon law or intended by the legislature.”
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