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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 681 - Hearing, Speech, Music Therapy and Art Therapy Professionals › Section 681.743 - Licensed art therapist; fees.

The Health Licensing Office may issue a license to engage in the practice of art therapy as a licensed art therapist to an applicant who:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age;
(2) Has received at least a master’s degree from a program accepted by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., or its successor organization, and approved by the office;
(3) Submits sufficient proof, as determined by the office, of:
(a) As approved by the office by rule, satisfying the requirements to be credentialed as a registered art therapist by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., or its successor organization; and
(b) Being in good standing in any other states where the applicant is licensed or certified to practice art therapy; and
(4) Pays a licensure fee. [2017 c.155 §2; 2019 c.456 §44]
Note:
See note under 681.740.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 681 - Hearing, Speech, Music Therapy and Art Therapy Professionals › Section 681.746 - Licensed certified art therapist; fees.

The Health Licensing Office may issue a license to engage in the practice of art therapy as a licensed certified art therapist to an applicant who:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age;
(2) Has received at least a master’s degree from a program accepted by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., or its successor organization, and approved by the office;
(3) Submits sufficient proof, as determined by the office, of:
(a) As approved by the office by rule, satisfying the requirements as a board certified art therapist by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., or its successor organization; and
(b) Being in good standing in any other states where the applicant is licensed or certified to practice art therapy; and
(4) Pays a licensure fee. [2017 c.155 §3; 2019 c.456 §45]
Note:
See note under 681.740.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 681 - Hearing, Speech, Music Therapy and Art Therapy Professionals › Section 681.749 - Compliance with rules; permitted actions; prohibitions.

(1) A licensed art therapist and a licensed certified art therapist shall comply with the rules adopted by the Health Licensing Office pursuant to ORS 681.758.
(2) A licensed art therapist or licensed certified art therapist may, in accordance with that person’s education and training, administer and use appropriate assessment instruments to measure and treat a client’s affective, behavioral and cognitive disorders or problems. A licensed art therapist or licensed certified art therapist shall refer a client who presents with a disorder or problem that is beyond the licensed art therapist’s or licensed certified art therapist’s education and training to a licensed health care practitioner qualified to treat that disorder or problem.
(3) A licensed art therapist or licensed certified art therapist may not perform psychological or other assessments or testing designed to diagnose or measure mental illness. [2017 c.155 §4; 2019 c.456 §46]
Note:
See note under 681.740.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 681 - Hearing, Speech, Music Therapy and Art Therapy Professionals › Section 681.752 - Unauthorized practice of art therapy or use of title "art therapist"; exemptions.

(1) A person may not engage in the practice of art therapy, purport to be engaged in the practice of art therapy or use a title, word or abbreviation, including "art therapist," to indicate or imply that the person is authorized or qualified to engage in the practice of art therapy unless the person is licensed under ORS 681.743 or 681.746.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(a) The practice of art therapy as an integral part of a supervised course of study in art therapy;
(b) A person who holds a master’s degree in art therapy and who is engaged in the practice of art therapy under supervision as part of clinical training to fulfill the supervised experience requirement to be credentialed as a registered art therapist;
(c) A person licensed under the laws of this state in a profession or occupation other than art therapy who uses art in a manner incidental to the person’s practice;
(d) A person who has training and national certification that attest to the person’s preparation and ability and who practices the profession or occupation in which the person is certified, if the person does not represent that the person is an art therapist;
(e) A person who is employed by a state, local or federal government agency or by a community mental health program or drug and alcohol treatment program authorized by this state, if the person provides services within the person’s scope of employment and the person does not use the term "art therapy" in connection with the services; or
(f) A person who is authorized by this state to provide mental health services if the person provides those services within the person’s authorized scope of practice and does not use the title "art therapist" in connection with the services. [2017 c.155 §5]
Note:
See note under 681.740.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 681 - Hearing, Speech, Music Therapy and Art Therapy Professionals › Section 681.755 - Discipline.

In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases, the Health Licensing Office may impose a form of discipline as specified in ORS 676.612 against any person practicing art therapy for any of the grounds listed in ORS 676.612 and for any violation of ORS 681.740 to 681.758, or the rules adopted under ORS 681.740 to 681.758. [2017 c.155 §6]
Note:
See note under 681.740.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 681 - Hearing, Speech, Music Therapy and Art Therapy Professionals › Section 681.758 - Rules.

The Health Licensing Office shall adopt rules to:
(1) Establish a process for issuing licenses under ORS 681.743 and 681.746;
(2) Establish licensure fees for licenses issued under ORS 681.743 and 681.746;
(3) Determine qualifications for applicants for initial licensure, license renewal and licensure by reciprocity for licenses under ORS 681.743 and 681.746;
(4) Develop and maintain a publicly available record of licensed art therapists and licensed certified art therapists; and
(5) Establish standards of professional practice and standards of ethical conduct for licensed art therapists and licensed certified art therapists that take into consideration the code of ethics, conduct and disciplinary procedures of the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., or its successor organization. [2017 c.155 §7; 2019 c.456 §47]
Note:
See note under 681.740.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.010

[Amended by 1961 c.248 §1; 1969 c.276 §1; 1981 c.339 §6; 1983 c.486 §59; renumbered 677.805]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.017 - Rules.

The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules in accordance with ORS chapter 183 that include, but are not limited to:
(1) Requirements relating to the types and numbers of emergency vehicles, including supplies and equipment carried.
(2) Requirements for the operation and coordination of ambulances and other emergency care systems.
(3) Criteria for the use of two-way communications.
(4) Procedures for summoning and dispatching aid.
(5) Requirements that ambulance services report patient encounter data to an electronic emergency medical services data system managed by the authority. The requirements must specify the data that an ambulance service must report, the form and frequency of the reporting and the procedures and standards for the administration of the data system.
(6) Levels of licensure for emergency medical services providers. The lowest level of emergency medical services provider licensure must be an emergency medical responder license.
(7) Other rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. [Formerly 682.215; 2009 c.595 §1063; 2011 c.703 §2; 2017 c.229 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.019 - Receipt and disbursement of federal funds.

The Oregon Health Authority may receive and disburse such federal funds as may be available for carrying out any of the provisions of ORS 820.330 to 820.380 or this chapter. [Formerly 682.295; 2009 c.595 §1064]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.027 - Definition of "ambulance services" for ORS 682.031, 682.062 and 682.066.

As used in ORS 682.031, 682.062 and 682.066, "ambulance services" includes the transportation of an individual who is ill or injured or who has a disability in an ambulance and, in connection therewith, the administration of prehospital and out-of-hospital medical, emergency or nonemergency care, if necessary. [Formerly 682.043; 2007 c.70 §309]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.028 - False statements and misrepresentations regarding license prohibited.

(1) A person or governmental unit may not:
(a) Intentionally make any false statement on an application for an ambulance service license, ambulance vehicle license or for licensure as an emergency medical services provider or on any other documents required by the Oregon Health Authority; or
(b) Make any misrepresentation in seeking to obtain or retain a license.
(2) A violation described in subsection (1) of this section is also grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of a license under ORS 682.220. [Formerly 682.255; 2009 c.595 §1066; 2011 c.703 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.031 - Local ordinances regulating ambulances and emergency medical services providers.

(1) As used in this section, "political subdivision" includes counties, cities, districts, authorities and other public corporations and entities organized and existing under statute or charter.
(2) An ordinance of any political subdivision regulating ambulance services or emergency medical services providers may not require less than is required under ORS 820.300 to 820.380, or this chapter or the rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority under this chapter.
(3) When a political subdivision enacts an ordinance regulating ambulance services or emergency medical services providers, the ordinance must comply with the county plan for ambulance services and ambulance service areas adopted under ORS 682.062 by the county in which the political subdivision is situated and with the rules of the Oregon Health Authority relating to such services and service areas. The county governing body shall make the determination of whether the ordinance is in compliance with the county plan. [Formerly 682.275; 2009 c.595 §1067; 2011 c.703 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.035 - Application of ORS chapter 682.

ORS 820.330 to 820.380 and this chapter do not apply to:
(1) Ambulances owned by or operated, and emergency medical service providers who operate, under the control of the United States Government.
(2) Vehicles being used to render temporary assistance in the case of a major catastrophe or emergency with which the ambulance services of the surrounding locality are unable to cope, or when directed to be used to render temporary assistance by an official at the scene of an accident.
(3) Vehicles operated solely on private property or within the confines of institutional grounds, whether or not the incidental crossing of any highway through the property or grounds is involved.
(4) Vehicles operated by lumber industries solely for the transportation of lumber industry employees.
(5) Any person who drives or attends a patient, if the patient is transported in a vehicle described in subsections (2) to (4) of this section.
(6) Any person who otherwise by license is authorized to attend patients. [Formerly 823.030; 2007 c.70 §310; 2019 c.456 §52]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.041 - Legislative intent regarding regulation of ambulance services.

The Legislative Assembly declares that the regulation of ambulance services and the establishment of ambulance service areas are important functions of counties, cities and rural fire protection districts in this state. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly in ORS 478.260, 682.027, 682.031, 682.041, 682.062, 682.063 and 682.066 to affirm the authority of counties, cities and rural fire protection districts to regulate ambulance services and areas and to exempt such regulation from liability under federal antitrust laws. [Formerly 682.315]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.045 - Licenses; form and contents; future responsibility filing.

(1) A license for an ambulance service or the operation of ambulance vehicles shall be obtained from the Oregon Health Authority.
(2) Applications for licenses shall be upon forms prescribed by the authority and shall contain:
(a) The name and address of the person or governmental unit owning the ambulance service or vehicle.
(b) If other than the applicant’s true name, the name under which the applicant is doing business.
(c) In the case of an ambulance vehicle, a description of the ambulance, including the make, model, year of manufacture, registration number and the insignia name, monogram or other distinguishing characteristics to be used to designate the applicant’s ambulance vehicles.
(d) The location and description of the principal place of business of the ambulance service, and the locations and descriptions of the place or places from which its ambulance is intended to operate.
(e) Such other information as the authority may reasonably require to determine compliance with ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder.
(3) Except in the case of governmental units, the application shall be accompanied by future responsibility filing of the type described under ORS 806.270. [Formerly 823.060; 2009 c.595 §1069]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.047 - Issuance of license; duration; transferability; display; replacement; fees; rules.

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall issue a license to the owner of an ambulance service, or the owner of an ambulance, that applies for a license under ORS 682.045 if the authority finds that the ambulance service or ambulance complies with the requirements of ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter and the rules adopted under ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter.
(2) An ambulance service license or ambulance license expires on the next June 30 after the license is issued or on another date specified by the authority by rule.
(3) The authority may initially issue a license for less than a 12-month period or for more than a 12-month period not to exceed 15 months.
(4) A license issued under this section is not transferable to any other person, governmental unit, ambulance service or ambulance.
(5) Licenses must be displayed as prescribed by the rules of the authority.
(6) The authority shall provide for the replacement of any current license that becomes lost, damaged or destroyed.
(7) Nonrefundable fees in the following amounts must accompany each initial and each subsequent annual application to obtain a license to operate an ambulance service and ambulance:
(a) $190 for an ambulance service having a maximum of four full-time paid positions;
(b) $625 for an ambulance service having five or more full-time paid positions;
(c) $115 for each ambulance license if the ambulance is owned and operated by an ambulance service that has a maximum of four full-time paid positions; and
(d) $200 for each ambulance license if the ambulance is owned and operated by an ambulance service having five or more full-time paid positions.
(8) The fees established under subsection (7) of this section do not apply to an ambulance or vehicle described under ORS 682.035. [Formerly 823.070; 1997 c.316 §1; 2007 c.768 §46; 2009 c.595 §1070; 2021 c.623 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.050

[Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1969 c.276 §4; 1981 c.339 §7; 1983 c.486 §61; renumbered 677.825]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.051 - Unlawful operation of unlicensed ambulance vehicle or unlicensed ambulance service; penalty.

(1) A person or governmental unit commits the offense of unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance or the offense of unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance service if the person or governmental unit advertises or operates in this state a motor vehicle, aircraft or watercraft ambulance that:
(a) Is not operated by an ambulance service licensed under this chapter;
(b) Is not licensed under this chapter; and
(c) Does not meet the minimum requirements established under this chapter by the Oregon Health Authority in consultation with the State Emergency Medical Service Committee for that type of ambulance.
(2) This section does not apply to any ambulance or any person if the ambulance or person is exempted by ORS 682.035 or 682.079 from regulation by the authority.
(3) Authority of political subdivisions to regulate ambulance services or to regulate or allow the use of ambulances is limited under ORS 682.031.
(4) The offense described in this section, unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance or ambulance service, is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(5) In addition to the penalties prescribed by subsection (4) of this section, the authority may impose upon a licensed ambulance service a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation of this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder. Each day of continuing violation shall be considered a separate violation for purposes of this subsection. [Formerly 682.015; 2009 c.595 §1071; 2011 c.703 §51]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.059 - Online publication of annual report.

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall make publicly available on a website operated by or on behalf of the authority an annual report of the data collected by the authority under ORS 682.056.
(2) The authority shall consult with the State Emergency Medical Service Committee to determine the data to include in the report required under this section.
(3) The report required under this section may not contain individually identifiable health information, as defined in ORS 192.556, or other information protected from public disclosure by state or federal law. [2017 c.229 §5]
Note:
682.059 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 682 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.062 - County plan for ambulance and emergency medical services; rules.

(1) Each county shall develop a plan for the county or two or more contiguous counties may develop a plan relating to the need for and coordination of ambulance services and establish one or more ambulance service areas consistent with the plan for the efficient and effective provision of ambulance services.
(2) Each person, city or rural fire protection district within the county that provides or desires to provide ambulance services shall notify the county in writing if the person, city or district wants to be consulted prior to the adoption or amendment of a county plan for ambulance services.
(3) Prior to adopting or amending a plan under subsection (1) of this section, a county shall notify each person, city or district that notified the county under subsection (2) of this section of its desire to be consulted. The county governing body shall consult with and seek advice from such persons, cities and districts with regard to the plan and to the boundaries of any ambulance service areas established under the plan. After such consultation, the county shall adopt or amend a plan in the same manner as the county enacts nonemergency ordinances.
(4) Any plan developed and any service area established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be submitted to the Oregon Health Authority.
(5) The authority, in consultation with the appropriate bodies specified in subsection (1) of this section, shall adopt rules pursuant to ORS chapter 183 that specify those subjects to be addressed and considered in any plan for ambulance services and areas under subsection (1) of this section and those subjects to be addressed and considered in the adoption of any such plan. The rules shall be uniform, as far as practicable, but take into consideration unique circumstances of local districts.
(6) The authority shall review a plan submitted under subsection (4) of this section for compliance with the rules of the authority adopted under subsection (5) of this section. Not later than 60 days after receiving the plan, the authority shall approve the plan if it complies with the rules or disapprove the plan. The authority shall give written notice of such action to the county and, when a plan is not approved, the notice shall indicate specifically how the plan does not comply with the rules of the authority. The county shall modify the plan to comply with the rules and shall submit the modified plan to the authority for review under this subsection.
(7) The rules adopted under subsection (5) of this section shall be enforceable by the authority in a proceeding in circuit court for equitable relief.
(8) This section does not require a county to establish more than one ambulance service area within the county. [Formerly 682.205; 2009 c.595 §1073]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.063 - Requirements for adoption and review of ambulance service plan by counties.

(1) In addition to the other requirements of ORS 682.031 and 682.062, when initially adopting a plan for ambulance services and ambulance service areas under ORS 682.062 or upon any subsequent review of the plan, a county shall:
(a) Consider any and all proposals for providing ambulance services that are submitted by a person or governmental unit or a combination thereof;
(b) Require persons and governmental units that desire to provide ambulance services under the plan to meet all the requirements established by the plan; and
(c) Consider existing boundaries of cities and rural fire protection districts when establishing ambulance service areas under the plan.
(2) When determining the provider of ambulance services upon initial adoption or subsequent review of a plan under ORS 682.062, a county shall not grant preference under the plan to any person or governmental unit solely because that person or governmental unit is providing ambulance services at the time of adoption or review of the plan. [Formerly 682.335]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.066 - Provision of ambulance services when county plan not adopted.

When a county plan is not adopted for a county under ORS 682.062, a person or governmental unit may provide ambulance services within the county. A city or rural fire protection district may provide such services within and outside the city or district boundaries in accordance with policies adopted by the governing body of the city or district, including operation in other districts or cities by intergovernmental agreement under ORS chapter 190. [Formerly 682.345]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.068 - Minimum requirements for vehicles and services; rules.

(1) The Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the State Emergency Medical Service Committee, shall adopt rules specifying minimum requirements for ambulance services, and for staffing and medical and communications equipment requirements for all types of ambulances. The rules must define the requirements for advanced life support and basic life support units of emergency vehicles, including equipment and emergency medical services provider staffing of the passenger compartment when a patient is being transported in emergency circumstances.
(2) The authority may waive any of the requirements imposed by this chapter in medically disadvantaged areas as determined by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, or upon a showing that a severe hardship would result from enforcing a particular requirement.
(3) The authority shall exempt from rules adopted under this section air ambulances that do not charge for the provision of ambulance services. [Formerly 682.225; 2009 c.595 §1074; 2011 c.703 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.071 - Exchange of services agreement for ambulance and emergency medical services.

(1) A city, rural fire protection district or rural ambulance district providing transportation services through use of licensed ambulances that either individually or jointly accept prepayment from persons within their service areas for ambulance and emergency medical services, or ambulance services only, but not for other health care services, and a for-profit or not-for-profit corporation that accepts prepayment for ambulance and emergency medical services, or ambulance services only, but not for other health services, operating within this state or in another state, may enter into an exchange of services agreement for ambulance and emergency medical services.
(2) Any public entity described in subsection (1) of this section may enter into an exchange of services agreement with another comparable entity, operating within this state or in another state, for ambulance and emergency medical services. [Formerly 682.355]
Note:
682.071 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 682 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.075 - Ambulance construction, maintenance and operation; compliance requirements; rules.

(1) Subject to any law or rule pursuant thereto relating to the construction or equipment of ambulances, the Oregon Health Authority shall, with the advice of the State Emergency Medical Service Committee appointed under ORS 682.039 and in accordance with ORS chapter 183, adopt and when necessary amend or repeal rules relating to the construction, maintenance, capacity, sanitation, emergency medical supplies and equipment of ambulances.
(2) In order for an owner to secure and retain a license for an ambulance under this chapter, it shall meet the requirements imposed by rules of the authority. The requirements may relate to construction, maintenance, capacity, sanitation and emergency medical supplies and equipment on ambulances. Such requirements shall include, but are not limited to, requirements relating to space in patient compartments, access to patient compartments, storage facilities, operating condition, cots, mattresses, stretchers, cot and stretcher fasteners, bedding, oxygen and resuscitation equipment, splints, tape, bandages, tourniquets, patient convenience accessories, cleanliness of vehicle and laundering of bedding. [Formerly 823.080; 2009 c.595 §1075]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.079 - Power of Oregon Health Authority to grant exemptions or variances; rules.

(1)(a) The Oregon Health Authority may grant exemptions or variances from one or more of the requirements of ORS 820.330 to 820.380 or this chapter or the rules adopted under ORS 820.330 to 820.380 or this chapter to any class of vehicles if the authority finds that compliance with the requirement or requirements is inappropriate:
(A) Because special circumstances exist that would render compliance unreasonable, burdensome or impractical because of special conditions or cause; or
(B) Because compliance would result in substantial curtailment of necessary ambulance service.
(b) Exemptions or variances granted under this subsection may be limited in time or may be conditioned as the authority considers necessary to protect the public welfare.
(2) In determining whether or not a variance shall be granted, the authority:
(a) May receive the advice of the State Emergency Medical Service Committee; and
(b) In all cases, shall weigh the equities involved and the advantages and disadvantages to the welfare of patients and the owners of vehicles.
(3) Rules under this section shall be adopted, amended or repealed in accordance with ORS 183.330. [Formerly 682.285; 2009 c.595 §1076; 2017 c.101 §32]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.085 - Inspection of ambulance vehicles and services; suspension or revocation of license.

(1) The Oregon Health Authority or its authorized representatives may at reasonable times inspect ambulances and ambulance services licensed or subject to being licensed under this chapter.
(2) The authority may suspend or revoke a license if the ambulance service owner fails to take corrective action required pursuant to an inspection of an ambulance or ambulance service under this section. [Formerly 823.090; 1997 c.316 §2; 2009 c.595 §1077]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.089 - Replacement of one ambulance service by another.

(1) When a city, county or district requires an ambulance service currently operating within the city, county or district to be replaced by another public or private ambulance service, the city, county or district shall provide that:
(a) Emergency medical services provider staffing is maintained at least at the levels established in the local plan for ambulance services and ambulance service areas developed under ORS 682.062; and
(b) When hiring emergency medical services providers to fill vacant or new positions during the six-month period immediately following the date of replacement, the replacement ambulance service shall give preference to qualified employees of the previous ambulance service at comparable levels of licensure.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Ambulance service" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association or agency that provides transport services and emergency medical services through use of licensed ambulances.
(b) "District" has the meaning given that term by ORS 198.010. [Formerly 682.305; 2011 c.703 8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.090

[Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1955 c.135 §1; 1965 c.47 §1; 1969 c.276 §8; 1975 c.697 §4; 1979 c.114 §1; 1981 c.339 §8; 1983 c.486 §63; renumbered 677.850]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.105 - Proof of financial responsibility required to obtain license; amounts; form of proof.

(1) In order to secure and retain a license under this chapter, the owner of an ambulance or ambulance service, other than a governmental unit, shall file and maintain with the Oregon Health Authority proof of ability to respond in damages for liability arising from the ownership, operation, use or maintenance of the ambulance, or arising from the delivery of prehospital care, in the amount of:
(a) $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident;
(b) Subject to that limit for one person, $300,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident;
(c) $20,000 because of injury to or destruction of the property of others in any one accident; and
(d) $500,000 because of injury arising from the negligent provision of prehospital care to any individual.
(2) Proof of financial responsibility under subsection (1) of this section may be given by filing with the authority, for the benefit of the owner:
(a) A certificate of insurance issued by an insurance carrier licensed to transact insurance in this state showing that the owner has procured and that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the limits of financial responsibility mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (c) of this section designating by explicit description all motor vehicles with respect to which coverage is granted thereby and insuring the named insured and all other persons using any such motor vehicle with insured’s consent against loss from the liabilities imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, operation, use or maintenance of any such motor vehicle, and that there is in effect a professional liability policy for the limit of financial responsibility described in subsection (1)(d) of this section insuring the named insured and all other persons engaged in the provision of prehospital care under the auspices of the licensed ambulance service against loss from the liabilities imposed by law for damages arising out of the provision of prehospital care;
(b) A bond conditioned for the paying in behalf of the principal, the limits of financial responsibility mentioned in subsection (1) of this section; or
(c) A certificate of the State Treasurer that such owner has deposited with the State Treasurer the sum of $320,000 in cash, in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 or in securities such as may legally be purchased by fiduciaries or for trust funds of a market value of $320,000. [Formerly 823.100; 1997 c.631 §521; 2009 c.595 §1078]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.107 - Form of insurance used to satisfy financial responsibility requirement; cancellation or termination; coverage; multiple insurers.

(1) When insurance is the method chosen to prove financial responsibility, the certificate of insurance shall be signed by an authorized company representative and shall contain the following information:
(a) The date on which the policy was issued.
(b) The name and address of the named insured.
(c) The policy number.
(d) The amount of coverage in terms of the liability limits stated in ORS 682.105.
(2) The policy of insurance for which the certificate is given shall not be canceled or terminated except upon the giving of 10 days’ prior written notice to the Oregon Health Authority. However, an insurance policy subsequently procured and certified to the authority shall, on the date the certificate is filed with the authority, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any owner or vehicle designated in both certificates.
(3) The vehicle policy need not insure any liability under any worker’s compensation, nor any liability on account of bodily injury to or death of an employee of the insured while engaged in the employment of the insured, or while engaged in the operation, maintenance or repair of a vehicle nor any liability for damage to property owned by, rented to, in charge of or transported by the insured.
(4) The requirements for a vehicle liability policy and certificate of insurance may be fulfilled by the policies and certificates of one or more insurance carriers which policies and certificates together meet such requirements. [Formerly 823.110; 2009 c.595 §1079]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.109 - Bonds, letters of credit or certificates of deposit used to prove financial responsibility.

ORS 682.111 to 682.117 apply to a bond, letter of credit or certificate evidencing deposit with the Oregon Health Authority that is the method chosen to prove financial responsibility under this chapter. The dollar amounts required for the bonds, letters of credit or deposits shall be $320,000. [Formerly 823.120; 2003 c.14 §433; 2003 c.175 §18; 2009 c.595 §1080]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.111 - Requirements for bonds.

A bond used to comply with financial responsibility requirements under this chapter must meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The bond must be in the amount required by ORS 682.109.
(2) The bond must be approved by a judge of a court of record in this state.
(3) The bond must contain a provision that it cannot be canceled except upon the giving of 10 days’ prior written notice to the Oregon Health Authority.
(4) The bond must be provided by either of the following:
(a) A surety company.
(b) Two persons who are residents of Oregon and who each own real property in this state having together equities at least of the value required for the bond under ORS 682.109.
(5) If the bond is provided by real property owners in this state, the bond must contain a schedule of the real property owned by each of the sureties that will be used to meet the financial responsibility requirements of this chapter.
(6) The bond must be conditioned to pay, on behalf of the principal, the limits of financial responsibility requirements under this chapter.
(7) The bond must be conditioned to pay, on behalf of the principal, judgments against a person for liability described in ORS 682.105 and must be subject to action under ORS 682.113.
(8) The bond is subject to any rules adopted by the authority relating to such bonds. [2003 c.175 §20; 2009 c.595 §1081]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.113 - Action against surety on bond by judgment creditor.

(1) If a judgment rendered against the principal on a bond described under ORS 682.111 is not settled within 60 days after it has become final, a judgment creditor, for the judgment creditor’s own use and benefit and at the judgment creditor’s sole expense, may bring an action against any surety on the bond. An action brought under this section must be brought in the name of the state. An action under this section may include any action or proceeding to foreclose any lien established upon the real property of a surety under ORS 682.111.
(2) For purposes of this section, a judgment is satisfied when any of the following occurs:
(a) Payments in the amounts established by the payment schedule under ORS 682.105 have been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of those amounts.
(b) Judgments rendered for less than the amounts established under ORS 682.105 have been satisfied.
(c) The judgment creditor and the judgment debtor have mutually agreed upon a compromise settlement of the judgment.
(d) The judgment against the judgment debtor has been discharged in bankruptcy. [2003 c.175 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.117 - Methods of satisfying financial responsibility requirements; use of deposit.

(1) A person may satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of ORS 682.105 by depositing with the Oregon Health Authority the following:
(a) Cash;
(b) Legally issued general obligations of the United States, the agencies and instrumentalities of the United States and the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California;
(c) Certificates of deposit or other similar instruments if the instruments are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or
(d) Any combination of cash or instruments described in this subsection.
(2) The authority shall hold the deposit under terms and conditions that the authority designates by rule. The authority may deliver the deposit to the State Treasurer, who shall receive and hold the deposit subject to the order of the authority. The depositor shall reimburse the State Treasurer for any expenses incurred by the State Treasurer in mailing, insuring, shipping or delivering the cash or instruments in the deposit.
(3) The authority, by order, may authorize the State Treasurer to use the deposit as follows:
(a) To satisfy any execution on a judgment that is against the person making the deposit for any liability described in ORS 682.105 and that results from a cause of action that accrued after the deposit was made; or
(b) To release any or all of the deposit to the depositor or other person as the authority considers appropriate.
(4) While deposited with the authority, the cash or instruments in the deposit are not subject to attachment or execution unless the attachment or execution arises out of a judgment against the person making the deposit for any liability described in ORS 682.105 and that results from a cause of action that accrued after the deposit was made.
(5) The authority shall issue the depositor a certificate evidencing the deposit. [2003 c.175 §22; 2009 c.595 §1082]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.150

[Amended by 1961 c.248 §4; 1969 c.276 §12; 1971 c.650 §31; 1973 c.289 §1; 1981 c.339 §9; renumbered 677.855]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.160

[Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1975 c.697 §5; 1979 c.114 §2; 1981 c.339 §10; 1983 c.486 §64; renumbered 677.860]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.175

[Formerly 823.160; 1997 c.637 §5; 1997 c.751 §5; 1997 c.791 §33; 1999 c.554 §1; 2001 c.691 §1; renumbered 682.220 in 2003]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.204 - License requirement; defense to charge of activity by unlicensed person; exemptions from license requirement.

(1) A person may not act as an emergency medical services provider unless the person is licensed under this chapter.
(2) A person or governmental unit which operates an ambulance may not authorize a person to act for it as an emergency medical services provider unless the emergency medical services provider is licensed under this chapter.
(3) A person or governmental unit may not operate or allow to be operated in this state any ambulance unless it is operated with at least one emergency medical services provider who is licensed at a level higher than emergency medical responder.
(4) It is a defense to any charge under this section that there was a reasonable basis for believing that the performance of services contrary to this section was necessary to preserve human life, that diligent effort was made to obtain the services of a licensed emergency medical services provider and that the services of a licensed emergency medical services provider were not available or were not available in time as under the circumstances appeared necessary to preserve such human life.
(5) Subsections (1) to (3) of this section are not applicable to any individual, group of individuals, partnership, entity, association or other organization otherwise subject thereto providing a service to the public exclusively by volunteer unpaid workers, nor to any person who acts as an ambulance attendant therefor, provided that in the particular county in which the service is rendered, the county court or board of county commissioners has by order, after public hearing, granted exemption from such subsections to the individual, group, partnership, entity, association or organization. When exemption is granted under this section, any person who attends an individual who is ill or injured or who has a disability in an ambulance may not purport to be an emergency medical services provider. [Formerly 682.135; 2007 c.70 §311; 2011 c.703 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.208 - License; training and educational requirements.

(1) A person desiring to be licensed as an emergency medical services provider shall submit an application for licensure to the Oregon Health Authority. The application must be upon forms prescribed by the authority and must contain:
(a) The name and address of the applicant.
(b) The name and location of the training course successfully completed by the applicant and the date of completion.
(c) Evidence that the authority determines is satisfactory to prove that the applicant’s physical and mental health is such that it is safe for the applicant to act as an emergency medical services provider.
(d) Other information as the authority may reasonably require to determine compliance with applicable provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
(2) The application must be accompanied by proof as prescribed by rule of the authority of the applicant’s successful completion of a training course approved by the authority and, if an extended period of time has elapsed since the completion of the course, of a satisfactory amount of continuing education.
(3) The authority shall adopt a schedule of minimum educational requirements in emergency and nonemergency care for emergency medical services providers. A course approved by the authority must be designed to protect the welfare of out-of-hospital patients, to promote the health, well-being and saving of the lives of such patients and to reduce their pain and suffering. [Formerly 682.145; 2009 c.595 §1083; 2011 c.703 §10; 2017 c.21 §72; 2019 c.456 §54]