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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B)(C),
         AND (D) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(B)

                                (Amendment No.)*


                           OraSure Technologies, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                        Common Stock, $.000001 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   68554V 10 8
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                                 (CUSIP Number)





                               September 29, 2000
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

       [ ]   Rule 13d-1(b)

       [X]   Rule 13d-1(c)

       [ ]   Rule 13d-1(d)

*    The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
     person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
     securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
     would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 (the "Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


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1       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

        Sawtooth Capital Management, Inc.
        95-4498203
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2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
        (See Instructions)                                              (a) [X]
                                                                        (b) [ ]
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3       SEC USE ONLY

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4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        Delaware
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                        5       SOLE VOTING POWER

                                0
      NUMBER OF         --------------------------------------------------------
        SHARES          6       SHARED VOTING POWER
     BENEFICIALLY
       OWNED BY                 1,997,615
         EACH           --------------------------------------------------------
      REPORTING         7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON
         WITH                   0
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                1,997,615
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9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,997,615
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10        CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
                                                                            [ ]
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11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          5.5%
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12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          CO
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CUSIP No.  68554V 10 8                  13G           PAGE 3 OF 7 PAGES
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1       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

        Sawtooth Capital Management, L.P.
        95-4507334
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2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
        (See Instructions)                                              (a) [X]
                                                                        (b) [ ]
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3       SEC USE ONLY

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4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        Delaware
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                        5       SOLE VOTING POWER

                                0
      NUMBER OF         --------------------------------------------------------
        SHARES          6       SHARED VOTING POWER
     BENEFICIALLY
       OWNED BY                 1,997,615
         EACH           --------------------------------------------------------
      REPORTING         7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON
         WITH                   0
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                1,997,615
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9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,997,615
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10        CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
                                                                            [ ]
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11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          5.5%
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12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          PN, IA
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1       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

        Bartley Boyd Blout
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2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
        (See Instructions)                                              (a) [X]
                                                                        (b) [ ]
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3       SEC USE ONLY

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4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        United States
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                        5       SOLE VOTING POWER

                                0
      NUMBER OF         --------------------------------------------------------
        SHARES          6       SHARED VOTING POWER
     BENEFICIALLY
       OWNED BY                 1,997,615
         EACH           --------------------------------------------------------
      REPORTING         7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON
         WITH                   0
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                1,997,615
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9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,997,615
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10        CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
                                                                            [ ]
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11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          5.5%
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12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          IN
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Item 1(a).        NAME OF ISSUER.
                    OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the "Issuer")


Item 1(b).        ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
                    8505 SW Creekside Place
                    Beaverton, Oregon  97008-7108


Item 2(a).        NAMES OF PERSONS FILING.
                    Sawtooth Capital Management, Inc.
                    Sawtooth Capital Management, L.P.
                    Bartley B. Blout
                    (collectively, the "Reporting Persons")


Item 2(b).        ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE.
                    1801 Century Park East,
                    Suite 460
                    Los Angeles, CA  90067



Item 2(c).        SEE ITEM 4 OF THE COVER SHEET FOR EACH REPORTING PERSON





Item 2(d).        This statement relates to shares of common stock of the
                  Issuer, par value $0.000001 per share ("Common Stock"), and
                  options to acquire Common Stock.



Item 2(e).        CUSIP NUMBER
                    68554V108


Item 3.             N/A

                  If this statement is filed pursuant to  ss.ss.240.13d-1(b)  or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

                  (a) [ ] Broker or dealer  registered  under  section 15 of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

                  (b) [ ] Bank as  defined  in  section  3(a)(6)  of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78c).

                  (c) [ ]  Insurance  company as defined in section  3(a)(19) of
the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

                  (d) [ ] Investment  company  registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

                  (e) [ ] An    investment    adviser    in    accordance   with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

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                  (f) [ ] An  employee   benefit   plan  or  endowment  fund  in
accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

                  (g) [ ] A   parent   holding  company  or  control  person  in
accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

                  (h) [ ] A savings  association  as defined in Section  3(b) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

                  (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the  definition of
an investment  company under section  3(c)(14) of the Investment  Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

                  (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

                  If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.240.13d-1(c),  check
this box [ ].


Item 4.           OWNERSHIP.
                  See Items 5-9 and 11 on the cover sheet for each Reporting
Person.

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Item 5.           OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

                  Inapplicable.


Item 6.           OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
                  PERSON.

                  Sawtooth Capital Management, Inc. is a Delaware corporation.
                  The sole executive officers and directors of Sawtooth Capital
                  Management, Inc. are Bartley B. Blout and George H. Brandon.
                  Bartley B. Blout is the controlling stockholder of Sawtooth
                  Capital Management, Inc. The principal business of Sawtooth
                  Capital Management, Inc. is investing in securities and other
                  investment instruments. Sawtooth Capital Management, Inc. acts
                  as an investment advisor to Sawtooth Offshore Limited, and as
                  general partner to Sawtooth Capital Management, L.P.

                  Sawtooth Capital Management, L.P. is a Delaware limited
                  partnership. The general partner of Sawtooth Capital
                  Management, L.P. is Sawtooth Capital Management, Inc. The
                  principal business of Sawtooth Capital Management, L.P. is
                  investing in securities and other investment instruments.
                  Sawtooth Capital Management, L.P., acts as general partner of
                  Sawtooth Partners, L.P. and as investment advisor to Polaris
                  Prime Small Cap Value, L.P.




Item 7.           IDENTIFICATION  AND  CLASSIFICATION  OF THE  SUBSIDIARY  WHICH
                  ACQUIRED THE SECURITY  BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
                  COMPANY.

                  Inapplicable.


Item 8.           IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

                  See Items 2(a) and 6 of this Schedule.


Item 9.           NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

                  Inapplicable.


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Item 10.          CERTIFICATION.

                  By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing  the control of
the  issuer  of the  securities  and  were  not  acquired  and are  not  held in
connection  with or as a participant in any  transaction  having that purpose or
effect.


Dated:  November 22, 2000.


                                        SAWTOOTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                                        By:  Sawtooth Capital Management, Inc.
                                             General Partner


                                             /s/    Bartley B. Blout
                                             --------------------------------
                                             By:  Bartley B. Blout
                                                  President




                                        SAWTOOTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.



                                             /s/    Bartley B. Blout
                                             --------------------------------
                                             By:  Bartley B. Blout
                                                  President



/s/  Bartley B. Blout
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Bartley B. Blout




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