OAR 333-265-0083
Conduct or Practice Contrary to Recognized Standards of Ethics


The following list includes, but is not limited to, conduct or practice by an EMS provider that the Authority considers to be contrary to the recognized standards of ethics of the medical profession:
(1) Knowing or willful violation of patient privacy or confidentiality by releasing information to persons not directly involved in the care or treatment of the patient;
(2) Illegal drug use on or off duty;
(3) Alcohol use within eight hours of going on duty or while on duty or in an on-call status;
(4) Violation of direct verbal orders from a physician who is responsible for the care of a patient;
(5) Violation of orders given by an online medical resource physician, whether delivered by radio or telephone;
(6) Violation of standing orders without cause and documentation;
(7) Use of invasive medical procedures in violation of generally accepted standards of the medical community;
(8) Any action that constitutes a violation of any statute, municipal code, or administrative rule that endangers the public, other public safety officials, other EMS providers, patients, or the general public (including improper operation of an emergency medical vehicle);
(9) Instructing, causing or contributing to another individual violating a statute or administrative rule, including an EMS provider acting in a supervisory capacity;
(10) Participation in the issuance of false continuing education documents or collaboration therein, including issuing continuing education verification to one who did not legitimately attend an educational event;
(11) Signing-in to an educational event for a person not actually present;
(12) Knowingly assisting or permitting another EMS provider to exceed his or her lawful scope of practice;
(13) Unlawful use of emergency vehicle lights and sirens;
(14) Providing false or misleading information to the Authority, to the State EMS Committee, to the Subcommittee on EMT Licensure and Discipline, to an EMS educational institution or clinical/field internship agency;
(15) Responding to scenes in which the EMS provider is not properly dispatched (“call-jumping”), whether in a private auto, ambulance, or other vehicle, in violation of local protocols, procedures, or ordinances, or interfering with the safe and effective operation of an EMS system;
(16) Cheating on any examination used to measure EMS related knowledge or skills;
(17) Assisting another person in obtaining an unfair advantage on an EMS provider examination;
(18) Defrauding the Authority;
(19) Knowingly providing emergency medical care aboard an unlicensed ambulance;
(20) Violation of the terms of a written agreement with the Authority or an order issued by the Authority;
(21) Sexual misconduct that includes but is not limited to:
(a) Sexual harassment;
(b) Engaging or attempting to engage in a sexual relationship, whether or not the sexual relationship is consensual, with a patient, client, or key party; or
(c) Using an EMT-patient, EMT-client, or EMT-key party relationship to exploit the patient, client or key party by gaining sexual favors from the patient, client or key party.
(22) Arriving for duty impaired or in a condition whereby the EMS provider is likely to become impaired through fatigue, illness, or any other cause, as to make it unsafe for the employee to begin to operate an ambulance or provide patient care;
(23) Failure to cooperate with the Authority in an investigation, including failure to comply with a request for records, or a psychological, physical, psychiatric, alcohol or chemical dependency assessment;
(24) During a Governor-declared emergency, failure to comply with an applicable provision of a Governor’s Executive Order or failing to comply with guidance issued by the Authority implementing an Executive Order; and
(25) Any violation of these rules or any law, administrative rule, or regulation governing ambulances, EMS providers, or emergency medical service systems.

Source: Rule 333-265-0083 — Conduct or Practice Contrary to Recognized Standards of Ethics, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-265-0083.

333–265–0000
Definitions
333–265–0010
Application for Approval of EMT, AEMT, EMT-Intermediate, and Paramedic Courses
333–265–0012
Requirements for Conducting Emergency Medical Responder Courses
333–265–0014
EMS Provider Course Requirements
333–265–0015
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Field Internships
333–265–0016
Paramedic Field Internships
333–265–0018
Course Director Qualifications for EMR Courses
333–265–0020
Approved EMT, AEMT, EMT-Intermediate, and Paramedic Course Director
333–265–0022
Program Administrator and Faculty Responsibilities
333–265–0023
EMS Provider Examinations
333–265–0024
EMT-Intermediate Provider Examination
333–265–0025
Application Process to Obtain an EMS Provider License
333–265–0026
EMS Licensing Officer Application and Approval
333–265–0030
Fees for Licensure and License Renewal of an EMS Provider
333–265–0040
Application Review and Approval
333–265–0045
Renewal of License
333–265–0050
Licensure by Reciprocity
333–265–0058
Emergency Initial Provisional License
333–265–0060
Paramedic Provisional Licensure
333–265–0070
Out-of-State EMS Provider Rendering Patient Care in Oregon
333–265–0080
Reporting Obligations
333–265–0083
Conduct or Practice Contrary to Recognized Standards of Ethics
333–265–0085
Investigations
333–265–0087
Discipline
333–265–0090
Reverting to a Lower Level of EMT Licensure
333–265–0105
Reinstatement of an EMS Provider License
333–265–0110
Continuing Education Requirements for License Renewal
333–265–0140
Maintaining Continuing Education Records
333–265–0150
Continuing Education Records Audit
333–265–0160
Responsibility to Notify the Authority of Changes
333–265–0170
Displaying EMS Provider Licensure Level
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 333-265-0083’s source at or​.us