Or. Admin. Code § 847-050-0010

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 847-050-0010 - Definitions

As used in OAR 847-050-0010 to 847-050-0082:

(1) "Board" means the Oregon Medical Board for the State of Oregon.

(2) "Collaboration" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, as indicated by the patient's condition, community standards of care and a physician assistant's education, training and experience:

(a) Consultation between the physician assistant and a physician; or

(b) Referral by the physician assistant to a physician.

(3) "Collaboration agreement" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, a written agreement that describes the manner in which the physician assistant collaborates with physicians, that does not assign supervisory responsibility to, or represent acceptance of legal responsibility by, a physician for the care provided by the physician assistant and that is signed by the physician assistant and the physician or physician assistant's employer.

(4) "Community standards of care" has the meaning given in ORS 677.095, which is that degree of care, skill, and diligence that is used by ordinarily careful licensees in the same or similar circumstances in the licensee's community or a similar community.

(5) "Employer" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495:

(a) An entity that employs a physician or podiatric physician and is organized to deliver health care services in this state:

(A) In accordance with ORS 58.375 or 58.376,

(B) In accordance with ORS chapter 63 as a limited liability company, or

(C) In accordance with ORS chapter 67 as a limited liability partnership.

(b) A group medical practice that is part of a health system; or

(c) A physician who employs a physician assistant.

(6) "Physician" means a physician licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228 and includes a podiatric physician licensed under ORS 677.805 to 677.840.

(7) "Physician assistant" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, a person who is licensed as such in accordance with ORS 677.265 and 677.495 through 677.535.

Or. Admin. Code § 847-050-0010

ME 23(Temp), f. & ef. 10-12-71; ME 25, f. 1-20-72, ef. 2-1-72; ME 1-1979, f. & ef. 1-29-79; ME 5-1979, f. & ef. 11-30-79; ME 4-1980(Temp), f. 8-5-80, ef. 8-6-80; ME 7-1980, f. & ef. 11-3-80; ME 4-1981(Temp), f. & ef. 10-20-81; ME 2-1982, f. & ef. 1-28-82; ME 2-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-29-90; ME 10-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-17-92; BME 4-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-23-02; BME 13-2003, f. & cert. ef. 7-15-03; BME 12-2006, f. & cert. ef. 5-8-06; BME 19-2010, f. & cert. ef. 10-25-10; OMB 21-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-13-11 thru 4-10-12; Temporary Suspended by OBDD 28-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-26-11 thru 4-10-12; OMB 32-2011(Temp), f. 12-15-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12 thru 6-29-12; OMB 7-2012, f. & cert. ef. 2-10-12; OMB 9-2016, f. 7-8-16, cert. ef. 9/1/2016; OMB 2-2018, amend filed 01/05/2018, effective 1/5/2018; OMB 16-2022, amend filed 07/12/2022, effective 7/15/2022; OMB 7-2024, amend filed 01/08/2024, effective 1/8/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 677.265

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 677.495, 677.510, 677.511, 677.512 & 677.515