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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.512 - Licensure; renewal; fees; rules.

(1) A person seeking licensure as a physician assistant shall complete an application form provided by the Oregon Medical Board and submit the form to the board, accompanied by nonrefundable fees for the application and for the license in amounts determined by rule of the board.
(2) The board may issue a license to a physician assistant who:
(a) Submits an application as required by the board by rule;
(b) Pays the application fee established by the board by rule;
(c) Has completed an educational program accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation organization for physician assistant educational programs;
(d) Has passed the initial national examination required of physician assistants to become nationally certified;
(e) Is mentally and physically able to engage safely in practice as a physician assistant;
(f) Has not been disciplined by a physician assistant licensing board in another state, unless the board considers the discipline and determines that the person is competent to practice as a physician assistant; and
(g) Is of good moral character as determined by the board.
(3) The board may issue a license by reciprocity to a person who is licensed as a physician assistant in another state and meets the requirements of subsection (2)(c) and (d) of this section.
(4)(a) The board shall adopt necessary and proper rules to govern the renewal of licenses issued under this section.
(b) If the board requires a licensee to complete continuing education in order to renew a license issued under this section, the board shall allow a licensee to meet those requirements by providing the board with documentation of military training or experience that is substantially equivalent to the continuing education required by the board. [2007 c.240 §2; 2011 c.550 §4; 2012 c.43 §7]
Note:
See note under 677.510.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.515 - Practice of medicine by physician assistant; scope of practice.

(1) A physician assistant may practice medicine by providing any medical service, including prescribing and administering controlled substances in Schedules II through V under the federal Controlled Substances Act:
(a) That is within the scope of practice of the physician assistant; and
(b) For which the physician assistant has obtained informed consent as provided in ORS 677.097, if informed consent is required.
(2) This chapter does not prohibit a student enrolled in a program for educating physician assistants approved by the Oregon Medical Board from rendering medical services if the services are rendered in the course of the program.
(3) The degree of autonomous judgment that a physician assistant may exercise shall be determined at the physician assistant’s primary location of practice by the community standards of care and the physician assistant’s education, training and experience.
(4) A physician assistant’s scope of practice is based on the physician assistant’s education, training and experience.
(5) The board may not limit the privilege of administering, dispensing and prescribing prescription drugs to population groups federally designated as underserved, or to geographic areas of the state that are federally designated health professional shortage areas, federally designated medically underserved areas or areas designated as medically disadvantaged and in need of primary health care providers by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority or the Office of Rural Health. All prescriptions written pursuant to this subsection must bear the name, office address and telephone number of the physician assistant who writes the prescription.
(6) This chapter does not require or prohibit a physician assistant from practicing in a hospital licensed pursuant to ORS 441.015 to 441.119 and 441.993.
(7) Prescriptions for medications prescribed by a physician assistant in accordance with this section and ORS 475.005, 677.010, 677.500, 677.511 and 677.535 and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist may be filled by the pharmacist according to the terms of the prescription, and the filling of such a prescription does not constitute evidence of negligence on the part of the pharmacist if the prescription was dispensed within the reasonable and prudent practice of pharmacy. [Formerly 677.065; 1985 c.747 §52; 1989 c.830 §32; 1993 c.571 §27; 1999 c.119 §3; 1999 c.582 §5; 2001 c.744 §§1,2; 2005 c.366 §3; 2009 c.595 §1055; 2010 c.43 §4; 2011 c.550 §5; 2012 c.34 §4; 2015 c.403 §4; 2018 c.50 §17; 2021 c.349 §§2,12; 2023 c.314 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.518 - Authority to sign reports of death.

A physician assistant may complete and sign reports of death. Reports of death signed by a physician assistant shall fulfill all of the laws dealing with reports of death. A physician assistant who prepares a report of death shall comply with all provisions of ORS 432.133. [2003 c.104 §1; 2010 c.43 §5; 2013 c.366 §76; 2021 c.349 §13]
Note:
677.518 was added to and made a part of 677.495 to 677.535 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.520 - Performance of medical services by unlicensed physician assistant prohibited.

Performance of any medical services by a physician assistant after the revocation or suspension of the license by the Oregon Medical Board, after expiration of a temporary license or in the absence of renewal of a license constitutes the unauthorized practice of medicine and subjects the physician assistant to the penalties provided in ORS 677.990. [Formerly 677.090; 1983 c.486 §67; 1989 c.830 §33; 1999 c.582 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.525 - Fees; how determined.

Every physician assistant shall pay to the Oregon Medical Board nonrefundable fees as determined by the board pursuant to ORS 677.265. [Formerly 677.232; 1983 c.486 §48; 1989 c.830 §34]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.535 - Limited license.

The Oregon Medical Board may grant a limited license to a physician assistant if the applicant meets the qualifications of the board, the application file is complete and no derogatory information has been submitted but board approval is pending. [1981 c.220 §8; 1983 c.486 §48a; 1989 c.830 §35; 1999 c.582 §7; 2010 c.43 §6; 2011 c.550 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.757 - Definitions for ORS 677.757 to 677.770.

As used in ORS 677.757 to 677.770:
(1)(a) "Acupuncture" means an Oriental health care practice used to promote health and to treat neurological, organic or functional disorders by the stimulation of specific points on the surface of the body by the insertion of needles. "Acupuncture" includes the treatment method of moxibustion, as well as the use of electrical, thermal, mechanical or magnetic devices, with or without needles, to stimulate acupuncture points and acupuncture meridians and to induce acupuncture anesthesia or analgesia.
(b) The practice of acupuncture also includes the following modalities as authorized by the Oregon Medical Board:
(A) Traditional and modern techniques of diagnosis and evaluation;
(B) Oriental massage, exercise and related therapeutic methods; and
(C) The use of Oriental pharmacopoeia, vitamins, minerals and dietary advice.
(2) "Oriental pharmacopoeia" means a list of herbs described in traditional Oriental texts commonly used in accredited schools of Oriental medicine if the texts are approved by the Oregon Medical Board. [1993 c.378 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.759 - License required; qualifications; effect of using certain terms; rules.

(1) No person shall practice acupuncture without first obtaining a license to practice medicine and surgery or a license to practice acupuncture from the Oregon Medical Board except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the board may issue a license to practice acupuncture to an individual licensed to practice acupuncture in another state or territory of the United States if the individual is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or acupuncture in the other state or territory. The board shall not issue such a license unless the requirements of the other state or territory are similar to the requirements of this state.
(3) The board shall examine the qualifications of an applicant and determine who shall be authorized to practice acupuncture.
(4) Using the term "acupuncture," "acupuncturist," "Oriental medicine" or any other term, title, name or abbreviation indicating that an individual is qualified or licensed to practice acupuncture is prima facie evidence of practicing acupuncture.
(5) In addition to the powers and duties of the board described in this chapter, the board shall adopt rules consistent with ORS 677.757 to 677.770 governing the issuance of a license to practice acupuncture. [1993 c.378 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.761 - Persons and practices not within scope of ORS 677.757 to 677.770.

Nothing in ORS 677.757 to 677.770 is intended to:
(1) Prevent, limit or interfere with an individual licensed or certified by the Oregon Medical Board from practicing health care other than acupuncture within the scope of the license or certification of the individual.
(2) Limit any other licensed or certified health care practitioner from practicing acupressure or other therapy within the scope of the license or certification of the individual.
(3) Limit the activities of any person who engages in the business of providing Oriental massage, exercise and related therapeutic methods or who provides substances listed in an Oriental pharmacopoeia, or vitamins or minerals or dietary advice, so long as the activities of the person are not otherwise prohibited by law.
(4) Limit the ability of practitioners from outside Oregon to demonstrate the practice of acupuncture as part of a recognized and limited duration educational program, lecture or event within this state under rules adopted by the board. [1993 c.378 §5; 2005 c.370 §1]
Note:
677.761 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 677. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.765 - Unauthorized practice by acupuncturist.

Performance of acupuncture without licensure or after the termination of licensure by the Oregon Medical Board or in the absence of renewal of licensure constitutes the unauthorized practice of medicine and subjects the person to the penalties provided by ORS 677.990. [Formerly 677.262; 1989 c.830 §41; 1991 c.314 §2; 1993 c.378 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.770 - Fees.

Every physician or surgeon or other person licensed as an acupuncturist shall pay to the Oregon Medical Board nonrefundable fees as determined by the board pursuant to ORS 677.265. [Formerly 677.263; 1989 c.830 §42; 1993 c.378 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.780 - Acupuncture Advisory Committee; membership; terms.

(1) There is established an Acupuncture Advisory Committee consisting of six members appointed by the Oregon Medical Board. Of the committee members appointed by the board:
(a) One shall be a person who is a current member of the board.
(b) Two shall be physicians licensed under ORS chapter 677.
(c) Three shall be acupuncturists licensed under ORS 677.759. In appointing the three acupuncturists, the board may receive nominations from the Oregon Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and other professional acupuncture organizations.
(2) The term of office of each committee member is three years, but a committee member serves at the pleasure of the board. A committee member may not serve more than two consecutive terms. A committee member serves until a successor is appointed and qualified. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the board shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.
(3) A committee member is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided for board members in ORS 677.235.
(4) A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [1997 c.527 §1; 2001 c.345 §2; 2009 c.535 §8]
Note:
677.780 and 677.785 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 677 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.785 - Duties of committee.

The Acupuncture Advisory Committee shall:
(1) Review and make recommendations concerning all applications to the Oregon Medical Board for acupuncture licensing or acupuncture license renewal.
(2) Recommend to the board standards of professional responsibility and practice for licensed acupuncturists.
(3) Recommend to the board standards of didactic and clinical education and training for acupuncture license applicants.
(4) Recommend to the board a licensing examination that meets the standards of the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or an equivalent organization nationally recognized for testing acupuncturists. [1997 c.527 §2; 2007 c.71 §220]
Note:
See note under 677.780.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.805 - "Ankle" defined for ORS 677.805 to 677.840.

As used in ORS 677.805 to 677.840, "ankle" means the tibial plafond and its posterolateral border or posterior malleolus, the medial malleolus, the distal fibula or lateral malleolus, and the talus. [Formerly 682.010; 1999 c.785 §2; 2005 c.760 §4; 2007 c.71 §221; 2009 c.465 §3; 2009 c.595 §1056; 2009 c.792 §45; 2013 c.129 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.810 - License required to practice podiatry.

(1) No person shall practice podiatry without first obtaining from the Oregon Medical Board a license authorizing the practice of podiatry in this state, except as otherwise provided in ORS 677.805 to 677.840.
(2) It shall be deemed prima facie evidence of practicing podiatry within the meaning of ORS 677.805 to 677.840 if any person uses the name or title podiatrist, podiatric physician and surgeon, chiropodist, D.S.C., D.P.M., D.P., foot expert, foot specialist, foot correctionist, or any other word, abbreviation or title indicating that the person was or is qualified and licensed to practice podiatry. [Formerly 682.020]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.812 - Surgery on ankle; limitations.

Surgery of the ankle as defined in ORS 677.805 must be conducted:
(1) In a hospital or in an ambulatory surgical center licensed by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 441.025; and
(2) By a podiatric physician and surgeon who meets the qualifications for ankle surgery established by rule of the Oregon Medical Board. [1999 c.785 §4; 2007 c.71 §222; 2009 c.595 §1057; 2009 c.792 §46]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.815 - Application of ORS 677.805 to 677.840.

(1) ORS 677.805 to 677.840 do not prevent:
(a) Any person, firm or corporation from manufacturing, selling, fitting or adjusting any shoe or appliance designed and intended to equalize pressure on different parts of the foot.
(b) The sale by licensed druggists of plasters, salves and lotions for the relief and cure of corns, warts, callosities and bunions.
(2) ORS 677.805 to 677.840 shall not be construed to apply to or interfere with:
(a) The practice of any person whose religion treats or administers to the sick or suffering by purely spiritual means, nor with any individual’s selection of any such person.
(b) Physicians licensed by the Oregon Medical Board, other than physicians licensed under ORS 677.805 to 677.840, nor to surgeons of the United States Army, Navy and United States Public Health Service, when in actual performance of their official duties. [Formerly 682.030; 1987 c.158 §140; 2013 c.129 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.820 - Qualifications of applicants.

All applicants for a license to practice podiatry under ORS 677.805 to 677.840 shall:
(1) Have attained the age of 18 years.
(2) Be of good moral character.
(3) Have graduated from an approved podiatry school or college.
(4) Have satisfactorily completed one year of post-graduate training served in a program that is approved by the Oregon Medical Board pursuant to standards adopted by the board by rule.
(5) As used in this section, "approved podiatry school or college" means any school or college offering a full-time resident program of study in podiatry leading to a degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, such program having been fully accredited or conditionally approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association or its successor agency, or having been otherwise determined by the board to meet the association standards as specifically incorporated into board rules. [Formerly 682.040; 1985 c.322 §6; 1989 c.830 §43; 1993 c.323 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.825 - Examination of applicants; issuing license; fees; reexamination.

Any person desiring a license to practice podiatry shall be examined by the Oregon Medical Board in subjects which the board may deem advisable. If the applicant possesses the qualifications required by ORS 677.820 and passes the examination prescribed, the applicant shall be issued a license by the board to practice podiatry in this state. Each applicant shall submit an application for examination and the required examination fee to the board. Any applicant failing in the examination, and being refused a license, is entitled to a reexamination upon the payment of an additional examination fee. [Formerly 682.050; 1985 c.322 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.830 - Reciprocal licensing; use of national board examination.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 677.825, the Oregon Medical Board may issue a license to practice podiatry without a written examination of the applicant if the applicant has a license to practice podiatry issued by a licensing agency of another state or territory of the United States and the applicant complies with the other provisions of ORS 677.805 to 677.840. Such a license shall not be issued unless the requirements, including the examination for such license are substantially similar to the requirements of this state for a license to practice podiatry. The board shall adopt rules governing the issuance of licenses to persons applying under this section. The license may be evidenced by a certificate of the board indorsed on the license issued by the other state or territory, or by issuance of a license as otherwise provided by ORS 677.805 to 677.840.
(2) The Oregon Medical Board may accept a certificate of successful examination issued by the National Board of Podiatry Examiners in lieu of a written examination given by the Oregon Medical Board.
(3) The Oregon Medical Board may require an applicant under subsection (1) or (2) of this section to take an oral examination conducted by one or more members of the board. [Formerly 682.055; 2007 c.86 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.837 - Continuing podiatric education required; exemption.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all podiatric physicians and surgeons licensed under this chapter shall complete at least 50 hours in an approved program of continuing podiatric education every two calendar years and shall submit satisfactory evidence thereof to the Oregon Medical Board when the license is renewed.
(2) The board may exempt a licensed podiatric physician and surgeon from the requirements of subsection (1) of this section upon a finding by the board that the podiatric physician and surgeon was unable to comply with the requirements because of extenuating circumstances. [Formerly 677.455]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.840 - Fees.

Every podiatric physician and surgeon shall pay to the Oregon Medical Board nonrefundable fees as determined by the board pursuant to ORS 677.265. [Formerly 682.065; 1989 c.830 §44]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.990 - Penalties.

(1) Violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor. In any prosecution for such violation, it shall be sufficient to sustain a conviction to show a single act of conduct in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and it shall not be necessary to show a general course of such conduct.
(2) Any person who practices medicine without being licensed under this chapter as prohibited in ORS 677.080 (4) commits a Class C felony.
(3) A person who violates the provisions of ORS 677.360 to 677.370 commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Amended by 1967 c.470 §61; (2) enacted as 1975 c.695 §19; (3) enacted as 1977 c.686 §8; (4) formerly 682.990; 1989 c.782 §37; 1989 c.830 §46]
Note:
See note under 677.355.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.021 - License required to practice nursing.

Except as provided in ORS 676.347, it is unlawful for any person to practice nursing or offer to practice nursing in this state or to use any title or abbreviation, sign, card or device to indicate the person is practicing either practical or registered nursing unless the person is licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.410 at the level for which the indication of practice is made and the license is valid and in effect. [1957 c.316 §4 (enacted in lieu of 678.020); 1973 c.584 §2; 2003 c.14 §431; 2022 c.62 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.023 - Use of title "nurse."

An individual may not use the title "nurse" unless the individual:
(1) Has earned a nursing degree or a nursing certificate from a nursing education program that is:
(a) Approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing; or
(b) Accredited or approved by another state or United States territory as described under ORS 678.040 and approved by the board; and
(2) Is licensed by a health professional regulatory board as defined in ORS 676.160 to practice the particular health care profession in which the individual’s nursing degree or nursing certificate was earned. [2015 c.345 §6; 2019 c.358 §22; 2021 c.97 §78]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.025 - Use of title "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse."

An individual may not use the title "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" or the abbreviation "APRN" unless the individual is:
(1) A clinical nurse specialist;
(2) A nurse practitioner; or
(3) A certified registered nurse anesthetist. [2015 c.452 §2; 2023 c.346 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.031 - Application of ORS 678.010 to 678.410.

ORS 678.010 to 678.410 do not apply to:
(1) The employment of nurses in institutions or agencies of the federal government.
(2) The practice of nursing incidental to the planned program of study for students enrolled in nursing education programs approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing or accredited or approved by another state or United States territory as described under ORS 678.040 and approved by the board.
(3) Nursing practiced outside this state that is incidental to a distance learning program provided by an institution of higher education located in Oregon.
(4) The furnishing of nursing assistance in an emergency.
(5) The practice of any other occupation or profession licensed under the laws of this state.
(6) Care of the sick with or without compensation when performed in connection with the practice of the religious tenets of a well-recognized church or denomination that relies exclusively on treatment by prayer and spiritual means by adherents thereof so long as the adherent does not engage in the practice of nursing as defined in ORS 678.010 to 678.410 and 678.990 or hold oneself out as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse.
(7) Nonresident nurses licensed and in good standing in another state if nonresident nurses are practicing in this state on a single, temporary assignment of not to exceed 90 days, renewable for not to exceed 90 days, for assignments that are for the general public benefit limited to the following:
(a) Transport teams;
(b) Red Cross Blood Services personnel;
(c) Presentation of educational programs;
(d) Disaster teams;
(e) Staffing in a hospital that is responding to a temporary staffing shortage and would be otherwise unable to meet the hospital’s staffing requirements;
(f) Staffing a long term care facility that is responding to a temporary staffing shortage and would be otherwise unable to meet its staffing requirements;
(g) Providing health care for students who attend school outside of Oregon and who are participating in a school-sponsored event; or
(h) Staffing any of the following entities that is responding to a temporary staffing shortage and would otherwise be unable to meet its staffing requirements:
(A) An adult or juvenile residential behavioral health treatment facility;
(B) An opioid treatment program;
(C) A withdrawal management program;
(D) A sobering center;
(E) A primary care facility; or
(F) A behavioral health home, as defined in ORS 414.025. [1957 c.316 §8 (enacted in lieu of 678.030); 1973 c.584 §3; 1981 c.369 §1; 1997 c.110 §1; 2001 c.465 §2; 2001 c.568 §1; 2013 c.207 §§1,2; 2017 c.247 §§1,2; 2019 c.358 §§23,24; 2022 c.38 §12; 2023 c.276 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.034 - Hospitals to notify board of nurses employed to meet temporary staffing shortage.

(1)(a) A hospital, long term care facility or entity described in ORS 678.031 (7)(h) that employs nurses under ORS 678.031 (7)(e), (f) or (h) shall:
(A) Notify the Oregon State Board of Nursing in writing of the number of nurses employed under ORS 678.031 (7)(e), (f) or (h), the times of employment and the nature of the staffing shortage;
(B) Certify that there is no labor dispute affecting nurses at the hospital, long term care facility or entity described in ORS 678.031 (7)(h); and
(C) At the request of the board, provide documentation that the nurses employed under ORS 678.031 (7)(e), (f) or (h) are licensed and in good standing in another state or United States territory.
(b) A hospital, long term care facility or entity described in ORS 678.031 (7)(h) that employs nurses as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall provide notice in writing of and certify to the nurses’ exclusive bargaining representative, if any, the information described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2) Nurses employed in this state under ORS 678.031 (7)(e), (f) or (h), at the time of employment, shall apply for an Oregon license by indorsement or, if the nurse was previously licensed in this state, for reactivation of the nurse’s Oregon license. [1981 c.369 §1a; 2001 c.465 §3; 2001 c.568 §2; 2022 c.38 §13; 2023 c.276 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.036 - Liability of nurse supervising nursing assistants; liability when duties delegated.

(1) A nurse who is responsible for supervising nursing assistants shall not be considered to be supervising a nursing assistant who administers medication while the nurse is absent from the facility at which the administration occurs unless the nursing assistant is acting pursuant to specific instructions from the nurse or the nurse fails to leave instructions when the nurse should have done so.
(2) A nurse who is responsible for supervising nursing assistants shall not be subject to an action for civil damages for the failure of a nursing assistant who administers medication to notify the nurse of any patient reaction to the medication perceived by the assistant.
(3) A nurse who delegates the provision of nursing care to another person pursuant to ORS 678.150 shall not be subject to an action for civil damages for the performance of a person to whom nursing care is delegated unless the person is acting pursuant to specific instructions from the nurse or the nurse fails to leave instructions when the nurse should have done so. [1981 c.431 §2; 1987 c.369 §3; 2021 c.189 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.038 - Registered nurse employed in school, education service district or local public health authority.

A registered nurse who is employed by a public or private school, or by an education service district or a local public health authority as defined in ORS 431.003 to provide nursing services at a public or private school, may accept an order from a physician licensed to practice medicine in another state or territory of the United States if the order is related to the care or treatment of a student who has been enrolled at the school for not more than 90 days. [2015 c.112 §2; 2016 c.26 §6; 2017 c.409 §26]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.039 - Registered nurse employed or contracted with long term care facility, in-home care agency.

A registered nurse who is employed by or contracted with a long term care facility or an in-home care agency, as defined in ORS 443.305, may execute a medical order from a physician licensed to practice medicine in another state or territory of the United States if:
(1) The order is related to the care or treatment of an individual who is a client, patient or resident of the long term care facility or in-home care agency that employs or contracts the registered nurse; and
(2) The individual described in subsection (1) of this section has been a client, patient or resident of the long term care facility or in-home care agency for not more than 90 days. [2023 c.275 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.040 - Qualifications of applicants for license; rules.

An applicant for a license under ORS 678.010 to 678.448 shall provide to the Oregon State Board of Nursing satisfactory evidence that the applicant’s physical and mental health is such that it is safe for the applicant to practice, and that:
(1) The applicant has graduated:
(a) From a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse nursing education program approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing;
(b) From a nursing program in the United States that included in its curriculum a clinical component, as defined by the board by rule, and:
(A) Is accredited or approved by the licensing board for nurses in a particular state or United States territory and approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing; or
(B) If the licensing board is not the accrediting or approval agency in that state or United States territory, is accredited or approved by the appropriate agency for that state or United States territory and approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing;
(c) In another country and has an education equivalent to that provided by accredited or approved programs in this country; or
(d) From a military training program that the board specifies by rule to be qualified as a nursing education program for a licensed practical nurse; or
(2) If the applicant is an applicant for licensure by indorsement, the applicant:
(a) Is currently or has been licensed as a licensed practical nurse in another state or territory of the United States based upon recognition of the applicant’s military education; or
(b) Has graduated from a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse nursing education program that included in its curriculum a clinical component, as defined by the board by rule. [Amended by 1953 c.254 §16; 1957 c.316 §9; 1973 c.584 §4; 1981 c.369 §2; 2019 c.257 §1; 2019 c.358 §25a; 2021 c.131 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.055 - Nurse emeritus license; fees; rules.

(1) The Oregon State Board of Nursing may issue a nurse emeritus license to an applicant who:
(a) Is a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, licensed practical nurse, nurse practitioner or registered nurse;
(b) Has been granted retired status by the board as described in ORS 678.050; and
(c) Pays the license fee as established by rule of the board.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 678.050 (6), a nurse emeritus may engage in the practice of nursing, practical nursing or registered nursing on a volunteer or other noncompensatory basis.
(3) The board shall adopt rules to establish:
(a) The annual license fee for the nurse emeritus license described in subsection (1) of this section; and
(b) The method to determine the competency required to practice nursing, practical nursing or registered nursing as a nurse emeritus. [2015 c.353 §2]
Note:
678.055 was added to and made a part of 678.010 to 678.410 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.080 - Evidence of licensure.

A person to whom a license is issued under ORS 678.010 to 678.448, whenever requested to do so in relation to employment as a registered or practical nurse or nurse intern or in relation to enforcement of ORS 678.010 to 678.448, shall provide evidence of current licensure. [Amended by 1953 c.254 §16; 1957 c.316 §13; 1973 c.584 §6; 1981 c.369 §4; 2009 c.37 §2; 2022 c.38 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.101 - Renewal of license; fee; authority to prescribe.

(1) A person licensed to practice nursing shall apply to the Oregon State Board of Nursing for renewal of the license, other than a limited license, in every second year before 11:59 p.m. on the anniversary of the birthdate of the person in the odd-numbered year for persons whose birth occurred in an odd-numbered year and in the even-numbered year for persons whose birth occurred in an even-numbered year. Persons whose birthdate anniversary falls on February 29 shall be treated as if the anniversary were March 1.
(2) Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable renewal fee payable to the board.
(3) The board may not renew the license of a person licensed to practice nursing unless:
(a) The requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section are met; and
(b) Prior to payment of the renewal fee described in subsection (2) of this section the person completes, or provides documentation of completion within the previous 36 months, of:
(A) A one-hour pain management education program approved by the board and developed based on recommendations of the Pain Management Commission; or
(B) An equivalent pain management education program, as determined by the board.
(4) The license of any person not renewed for failure to comply with subsections (1) to (3) of this section is expired and the person shall be considered delinquent and is subject to any delinquent fee established under ORS 678.410.
(5) A registered nurse who has been issued a license as a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist or certified registered nurse anesthetist shall apply as specified by the board by rule for renewal of the license and for renewal of the authority to prescribe in every second year before 11:59 p.m. on the anniversary of the birthdate, as determined for the person’s license to practice nursing. [1957 c.316 §16 (enacted in lieu of 678.100); 1965 c.158 §1; 1969 c.71 §3; 1973 c.584 §7; 1975 c.205 §3; 1981 c.369 §5; 1987 c.79 §5; 1999 c.420 §2; 2001 c.987 §15; 2017 c.131 §1; 2019 c.358 §27; 2021 c.50 §7; 2021 c.189 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.111 - Causes for denial, revocation or suspension of license or probation, reprimand or censure of licensee.

In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for a contested case, and except as provided in ORS 678.138:
(1) The Oregon State Board of Nursing may refuse to issue a license to practice nursing by examination or indorsement or a nurse internship license or may revoke or suspend a license, issue a limited license, censure or reprimand or place on probation, subject to any conditions imposed by the board, a person issued a license, for any of the following causes:
(a) Conviction of the licensee of crime where the crime bears demonstrable relationship to the practice of nursing. A copy of the record of the conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction.
(b) Gross incompetence or gross negligence of the licensee in the practice of nursing at the level for which the licensee is licensed.
(c) Any willful fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or procuring a license or renewal of a license.
(d) Fraud or deceit of the licensee in the practice of nursing or in admission to the practice of nursing.
(e) Impairment as defined in ORS 676.303.
(f) Conduct derogatory to the standards of nursing.
(g) Violation of any provision of ORS 678.010 to 678.448 or rules adopted under ORS 678.010 to 678.448.
(h) Revocation or suspension of a license to practice nursing by any state or territory of the United States, or any foreign jurisdiction authorized to issue nursing credentials whether or not that license or credential was relied upon in issuing that license in this state. A certified copy of the order of revocation or suspension shall be conclusive evidence of the revocation or suspension.
(i) Physical condition that makes the licensee unable to conduct safely the practice for which the licensee is licensed.
(j) Violation of any condition imposed by the board when issuing a limited license.
(2) A license may be denied, suspended or revoked for the reasons stated in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A license in inactive status may be denied, suspended or revoked for the reasons stated in subsection (1) of this section.
(4) A license in retired status may be denied, suspended or revoked for any cause stated in subsection (1) of this section. [1957 c.316 §18 (enacted in lieu of 678.110); 1973 c.584 §11; 1975 c.205 §4; 1979 c.744 §51; 1981 c.369 §7; 1983 c.221 §2; 1985 c.23 §7; 2001 c.275 §2; 2009 c.756 §31; 2019 c.358 §28; 2022 c.38 §9; 2023 c.228 §36]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.112 - Impaired health professional program.

Persons licensed to practice nursing who elect not to participate in the impaired health professional program established under ORS 676.190 or who fail to comply with the terms of participation shall be reported to the Oregon State Board of Nursing for formal disciplinary action under ORS 678.111. [1991 c.193 §2; 2007 c.335 §1; 2009 c.697 §7; 2009 c.756 §§32,94]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.113 - When evaluation of mental or physical condition, demonstration of competency or evidence of continuing education may be required; rules.

(1) During the course of an investigation into the performance or conduct of an applicant, certificate holder or licensee, the Oregon State Board of Nursing may order mental health, physical condition or chemical dependency evaluations of the applicant, certificate holder or licensee upon reasonable belief that the applicant, certificate holder or licensee is unable to practice nursing with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
(2) When the board has reasonable cause to believe that an applicant, certificate holder or licensee is or may be unable to practice nursing with reasonable skill and safety to patients, the board may order a competency examination of the applicant, certificate holder or licensee for the purpose of determining the fitness of the applicant, certificate holder or licensee to practice nursing with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
(3) A licensee or certificate holder by practicing nursing, or an applicant by applying to practice nursing in Oregon, gives consent to submit to mental health, physical condition or chemical dependency evaluations when ordered by the board and waives any objection on the grounds of privileged communication to the admissibility of information derived from evaluations ordered by the board.
(4) By rule, the board may require evidence of continuing education in a nursing education program approved by the board as a prerequisite for renewal of registered or practical nursing licenses, or both, or may require continuing education for persons whose license has lapsed for nonpayment of fees, who have not practiced nursing for five years, or who have their licenses suspended or revoked as a condition to relicensure. [1973 c.584 §9; 1975 c.205 §5; 1995 c.79 §341; 1999 c.375 §1; 2019 c.358 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.117 - Procedure for imposing civil penalty; amount; rules.

(1) The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall adopt by rule a schedule establishing the amount of civil penalty that may be imposed for any violation of ORS 678.010 to 678.448 or any rule of the board. No civil penalty shall exceed $5,000.
(2) In imposing a penalty pursuant to this section, the board shall consider the following factors:
(a) The past history of the person incurring the penalty in observing the provisions of ORS 678.010 to 678.448 and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) The economic and financial conditions of the person incurring the penalty.
(3) Any penalty imposed under this section may be remitted or mitigated upon such terms and conditions as the board considers proper and consistent with the public health and safety.
(4) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
(5) All penalties recovered under this section shall be credited to the special account described in ORS 678.170. [1973 c.584 §22; 1981 c.369 §8; 1985 c.23 §3; 1991 c.734 §72; 1999 c.375 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.123 - Prohibited acts.

It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1) To sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any diploma or license or record thereof for any person not graduated from a nursing education program described under ORS 678.040 or is not licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.410 or to sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any certificate to a person not certified as a nursing assistant.
(2) To practice nursing under authority of a diploma or license or record thereof illegally or fraudulently obtained or issued unlawfully.
(3) To employ unlicensed persons to practice practical or registered nursing. [1973 c.584 §10; 1989 c.800 §4; 2019 c.358 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.126 - Confidentiality of information; duty to investigate complaints; immunity.

(1) Any information that the Oregon State Board of Nursing obtains pursuant to ORS 678.021, 678.111, 678.113, 678.123, 678.135 or 678.442 is confidential as provided under ORS 676.175.
(2) Upon receipt of a complaint under ORS 678.010 to 678.410 or 678.442, the Oregon State Board of Nursing shall conduct an investigation as described under ORS 676.165.
(3) Any person, facility, licensee or association that reports or provides information to the board under ORS 678.021, 678.111, 678.113, 678.123, 678.135 or 678.442 in good faith shall not be subject to an action for civil damages as a result thereof. [1981 c.369 §14; 1985 c.23 §6; 1997 c.791 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.128 - Liability of complainants, witnesses, investigators, counsel and board members in disciplinary proceedings.

(1) Members of the Oregon State Board of Nursing, members of its administrative and investigative staff and its attorneys acting as prosecutors or counsel shall have the same privileges and immunities from civil and criminal proceedings arising by reason of official actions as prosecuting and judicial officers of the state.
(2) No person who has made a complaint as to the conduct of a licensee of the board or who has given information or testimony relative to a proposed or pending proceeding for misconduct against the licensee of the board, shall be answerable for any such act in any proceeding except for perjury. [1981 c.369 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators › Section 678.135 - Duty to report violations.

(1) Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, any health care facility licensed as required by ORS 441.015, or any person licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing, shall report to the board any suspected violation of ORS 678.010 to 678.410 or any rule adopted by the board.
(2) Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, the Oregon Nurses Association or any other organization representing registered or licensed practical nurses shall report to the board any suspected violation of ORS 678.010 to 678.410 or any rule adopted by the board.
(3) Any person may report to the board any suspected violation of ORS 678.010 to 678.410 or any rule adopted by the board, association or other organization representing registered or licensed practical nurses.
(4) Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a person licensed by the board who has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee of another board has engaged in prohibited conduct as defined in ORS 676.150 shall report the prohibited conduct in the manner provided in ORS 676.150. [1985 c.23 §5; 2009 c.536 §14]