ORS 677.495
Definitions for ORS 677.495 to 677.535
(1)
“Physician assistant” means a person who is licensed in accordance with ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to 677.525 (Fees).(2)
“Practice agreement” means a written agreement between a physician assistant and a supervising physician or supervising physician organization that describes the manner in which the services of the physician assistant will be used.(3)
“Supervising physician” means 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), who supervises a physician assistant.(4)
“Supervising physician organization” means a group of supervising physicians that collectively supervises a physician assistant.(5)
“Supervision” means the acts of overseeing and accepting responsibility for the medical services provided by a physician assistant in accordance with a practice agreement, including regular and routine oversight and chart review. [Formerly 677.012; 1983 c.486 §45; 1987 c.660 §24; 1989 c.830 §30; 1999 c.119 §1; 1999 c.582 §1; 2001 c.744 §§3,4; 2005 c.366 §1; 2007 c.347 §1; 2010 c.43 §1; 2011 c.550 §1; 2017 c.352 §1](1)
“Collaboration” means, 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 podiatric physician; or(b)
Referral by the physician assistant to a physician or podiatric physician.(2)
“Collaboration agreement” means a written agreement that describes the manner in which the physician assistant collaborates with physicians or podiatric physicians, that does not assign supervisory responsibility to, or represent acceptance of legal responsibility by, a physician or podiatric physician for the care provided by the physician assistant and that is signed by the physician assistant and the physician, podiatric physician or physician assistant’s employer.(3)
“Employer” means:(a)
An entity that is organized to deliver health care services in this state in accordance with ORS 58.375 (Requirements for professional corporations organized to practice medicine) or 58.376 (Requirements for professional corporations organized to render professional health care services) and that employs a physician or podiatric physician;(b)
A group medical practice that is part of a health system; or(c)
A physician or podiatric physician who employs a physician assistant.(4)
“Physician” means 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).(5)
“Physician assistant” means a person who is licensed in accordance with ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to 677.525 (Fees).(6)
“Podiatric physician” means a podiatric physician and surgeon licensed under ORS 677.805 (“Ankle” defined for ORS 677.805 to 677.840) to 677.840 (Fees).
Source:
Section 677.495 — Definitions for ORS 677.495 to 677.535, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors677.html.
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