409-030-0110 Definitions The following definitions apply to OAR 409-030-0100 to 409-030-0250: (1) “Administrative requirements” means those requirements that must be documented and verified before health professions program students may begin clinical placements, and includes criminal background checks, drug testing for substance abuse, health screenings, immunizations, and basic training standards. (2) “Advanced practice nurse” means nursing practice areas inclusive of nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse anesthetists. (3) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority. (4) “CDC” means the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (5) “Clinical placement” means any clinical rotations, internships, and any other clinical training experience that a student undergoes as part of their health professions or health-related professions program. (6) “Clinical setting” or “clinical site” means the clinical facility at which a student undergoes training during a clinical placement. (7) “Direct contact with patients” means clinical or therapeutic interaction with a patient, in a one-on-one or group setting at the clinical placement setting or an associated location, including but not limited to meetings, examinations, or procedures. (8) “Educational institution” means the post-secondary college, university or other training program in which the student is matriculated for a health profession or health-related profession program. (9) “Evidence of Immunization” means a statement by a licensed practitioner who has within the scope of the practitioner’s license the authority to administer immunizations; or a representative of the organization providing the immunization, or of the local health department certifying the immunizations the student has received. (10) “For cause” means that the behavior of a student or instructor gives the health profession program or clinical site reason to believe that the individual is not complying with established standards set forth in these rules. (11) “Health profession program” means a post-secondary course of study that concentrates on a health profession discipline as described in OAR 409-030-0130 and offers students instruction and training for becoming a health care professional. (12) “Immunization” means receipt of any vaccine licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the foreign equivalent for the prevention of a disease; proof of immunity to the disease via titer; or confirmed history of the disease. (13) “Individually identifiable health information” has the meaning given that term in ORS 433.443. (14) “Instructor” means a teacher, trainer, or advisor who is overseeing a student onsite during clinical training on behalf of the training program which the student attends. The degree of involvement of instructors in a student’s clinical training experience may vary between programs, and may include but is not limited to observation, demonstration of technique, modeling of behavior, and regular feedback. (15) “Licensed independent practitioner” means an individual permitted by Oregon law to independently provide care and services, without direction or supervision, within the scope of the individual’s license. (16) “Matriculated” means to be enrolled or registered for classes, as a student. (17) “Patient” means an individual who is seeking care, guidance or treatment options at a clinical or other service location, or from a health professional or health-related professional as defined in these rules, via telehealth. (18) “Student” means an individual enrolled or registered at a post-secondary college, university or other training program’s required minimum credit hours in an accredited health profession’s or health-related profession’s program of study. (19) “Supervisor” means a staff member at a clinical facility who is delegated to provide preceptorship and/or supervision, to monitor student performance and to provide feedback to the student and the clinical educator and other educational training program faculty. (20) “Telehealth” means the provision of health services where the patient and professional are not present in the same location but interact via technology. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.435 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 413.435 History: OHP 1-2025, amend filed 03/25/2025, effective 03/25/2025 OHP 5-2023, amend filed 12/28/2023, effective 12/28/2023 OHP 4-2015, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-15 OHP 8-2013, f. 9-30-13, cert. ef. 7-1-14