Or. Admin. Code § 848-040-0120

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 848-040-0120 - Standards For Record Of Authorization

(1) A written referral received from a provider identified in ORS 688.132(1) shall be included in the patient record. In order to qualify as an authorization, a written referral must include, at a minimum, the name of the patient, the name of the provider, authentication by the provider and the date of the referral.

(2) An oral referral received from a provider identified in ORS 688.132(1) shall be documented in the patient record. Documentation shall include the name of the provider; the name of the person communicating the referral, if not the provider; the date the referral was received; the name of the person to whom the oral referral was communicated; the name of the patient; and a description of the referral, including diagnosis, frequency and duration, if specified.

(3) An oral referral must be followed-up with a written referral from the provider.

Or. Admin. Code § 848-040-0120

PTLB 6-2004, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-04; PTLB 8-2005, f. 12-29-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06

Stat. Auth.: ORS 688.160

Stats. Implemented: ORS 688.160, 688.010 & 688.210