ORS 683.200
Standards of liability

  • removal of foreign bodies from eye
  • treatment with antiglaucoma medication

(1)

Optometrists utilizing pharmaceutical agents shall be held to the same standards of liability as persons licensed as physicians to practice medicine and surgery by the Oregon Medical Board under ORS chapter 677.

(2)

Notwithstanding ORS 683.010 (Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310) (3), an optometrist may remove superficial foreign bodies from the eye and its appendages.

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

An optometrist treating a patient with antiglaucoma medication shall consult with an ophthalmologist if:

(A)

The glaucoma progresses despite the use of two glaucoma medications;

(B)

More than two medications are required to control the glaucoma; or

(C)

A secondary glaucoma develops.

(b)

Glaucoma shall be considered to be progressing if, in comparison to prior examinations, there is a reproducible worsening of the patient’s visual field as measured by standard threshold testing or if there is a worsening of the patient’s optic nerve as measured by direct observation or standard imaging technology or by rising eye pressure despite the use of medication. Glaucoma shall be considered to be under control if target eye pressure, individualized for each patient, is maintained with no abnormal glaucomatous progression.

(c)

For purposes of this subsection, a combination medication that contains two pharmacologic agents shall be considered one medication. [2007 c.818 §2]
Note: 683.200 (Standards of liability) was added to and made a part of 683.010 (Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310) to 683.310 (Professional corporation regulation not required) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 683.200 — Standards of liability; removal of foreign bodies from eye; treatment with antiglaucoma medication, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors683.­html.

683.010
Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310 683.020
License required to practice optometry 683.030
Persons and practices not affected 683.035
Discrimination against optometrists prohibited 683.040
Qualifications of applicants 683.060
Examination of applicants 683.070
Issuance of certificates of licensure 683.080
Validity of certificates issued under former law 683.100
Notice to board of place of practice 683.110
Optometrist to give receipt when practicing away from regular place of business 683.120
License renewal 683.130
Clinics and instructors connected with educational institutions 683.140
Grounds for and nature of discipline 683.155
Hearing 683.165
Confidential information 683.170
Sanction may be set aside by board 683.180
Prohibited acts and practices 683.190
Acceptance of lens for duplication by unlicensed person prohibited 683.200
Standards of liability 683.210
Continuing education requirement 683.220
Licensing of applicant holding license in another state 683.230
Practice of telemedicine 683.240
Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary 683.250
Oregon Board of Optometry 683.260
Persons ineligible for membership on board 683.270
Powers and duties of board 683.278
Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license 683.290
Disposition of receipts 683.310
Professional corporation regulation not required 683.325
Investigation of complaints and alleged violations 683.330
Injunction for violation 683.335
Report of suspected violation 683.340
Duty to report prohibited conduct 683.510
Definitions for ORS 683.520 to 683.530 683.520
Scope of practice of optician 683.525
Acceptance of lens for duplication 683.530
Discrimination against opticians prohibited 683.990
Penalties
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 683.200’s source at oregon​.gov