OHA release – Starting Monday, April 3, workers, patients and visitors in Oregon health care settings will not be required to wear masks. This includes hospitals, mobile clinics, ambulances, outpatient facilities, dental offices, urgent care centers, long term care facilities, counseling offices, school-based health centers, and complementary and alternative medicine locations. The statewide requirement has been in effect since August 2021. Note: some health care settings may decide to continue requiring masks even after the statewide requirement is lifted. Wearing a mask remains an effective way to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses. We encourage you to wear a mask in any setting, including health care settings, if you are sick, have a health condition that puts you at high risk for severe illness from a respiratory virus exposure (or you live with someone at high risk), or at any time wearing a mask makes you feel more comfortable.
