OAR 847-050-0027
Approval of Supervising Physician
(1)
Prior to using the services of a physician assistant under a practice agreement, a supervising physician, including the primary supervising physician and each supervising physician within a supervising physician organization, must be approved as a supervising physician by the Board.(2)
Physicians applying to be a supervising physician must:(a)
Submit a supervising physician application and application fee; and(b)
Take an online course and pass an open-book exam on the supervising physician requirements and responsibilities given by the Board. A passing score on the exam is 75%. If the supervising physician applicant fails the exam three times, the physician’s application will be reviewed by the Board. A supervising physician applicant who has failed the exam three times must also attend an informal meeting with a Board member, a Board investigator and/or the Medical Director of the Board to discuss the applicant’s failure of the exam, before being given a fourth and final attempt to pass the examination. If the applicant does not pass the exam on the fourth attempt, the physician’s application may be denied.(3)
The Board will reduce the supervising physician application fee for physicians volunteering in free clinics or non-profit organizations.(4)
The physician may be subject to Board investigation prior to approval or may be limited or denied approval as a supervising physician for the following:(a)
There are restrictions upon or actions against the physician’s license; or(b)
Fraud or misrepresentation in applying to use the services of a physician assistant.(5)
The Board may defer taking action upon a request for approval as a supervising physician pending the outcome of the investigation of the physician for violations of ORS 677.010 (Definitions for chapter)–990.(6)
Failure to apply and be approved as a supervising physician by the Board prior to using the services of a physician assistant under a practice agreement is a violation of ORS 677.510 (Board approval of using services of physician assistant) and is grounds for a $195 fine. The licensee may be subject to further disciplinary action by the Board.
Source:
Rule 847-050-0027 — Approval of Supervising Physician, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=847-050-0027.