OAR 847-050-0038
Agents
(1)
The supervising physician who is not a member of a supervising physician organization may designate an agent or agents to direct and supervise the physician assistant when the supervising physician is unavailable for short periods of time. The agents must meet the following requirements:(a)
Be a physician licensed under ORS 677.100 (Qualifications of applicant for license) to 677.228 (Automatic lapse of license for failure to pay registration fee or report change of location), or a podiatric physician and surgeon licensed under ORS 677.805 (“Ankle” defined for ORS 677.805 to 677.840) to 677.840 (Fees), actively registered and in good standing with the Board;(b)
Practice in the same city or practice area as the supervising physician or physician assistant.(c)
Be qualified to supervise as designated in the practice agreement, and be competent to perform the duties delegated to the physician assistant.(2)
The supervising physician is responsible for informing the agent of the duties of an agent. Prior to such time as the physician assistant is acting under the direction of an agent, the supervising physician must determine that the agent understands and accepts supervisory responsibility. The agent must sign an acknowledgement of all practice agreements between the supervising physician and the physician assistant(s) the agent will supervise, and a copy must be kept at the primary practice location. Supervision by the agent will continue for a certain, predetermined, limited period of time, after which supervisory duties revert to the supervising physician.(3)
In the absence of the supervising physician, the agent assumes the same responsibilities as the supervising physician.
Source:
Rule 847-050-0038 — Agents, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=847-050-0038.