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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.810 - Board duties; licensure of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts; rules.

(1) The Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board shall establish by rule criteria and procedures for the licensing of:
(a) Behavior analysts; and
(b) Assistant behavior analysts.
(2) The criteria for the licensing of a behavior analyst:
(a) Must include the requirement that the applicant have successfully completed a state and nationwide criminal records check that requires fingerprinting; and
(b) May include, but are not limited to, the requirement that the applicant:
(A) Be certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Incorporated, or its successor agency, or another agency approved by the Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board, as a board certified behavior analyst or equivalent; or
(B) Meet other requirements of the board that include the submission of a declaration to the Health Licensing Office that satisfies the requirements of section 4, chapter 771, Oregon Laws 2013.
(3) The criteria for the licensing of an assistant behavior analyst:
(a) Must include the requirement that the applicant have successfully completed a state and nationwide criminal records check that requires fingerprinting; and
(b) May include, but are not limited to, the requirement that the applicant:
(A) Be certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Incorporated, or its successor agency, or another agency approved by the Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board, as a board certified assistant behavior analyst or equivalent; and
(B) Be supervised by a behavior analyst who is licensed by the board.
(4) The Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board shall adopt rules to establish guidelines for the professional methods and procedures to be used by individuals licensed under this section. [2015 c.674 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.815 - Behavior analysis interventionists; rules.

(1) The Health Licensing Office, in consultation with the Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board, shall establish by rule criteria for the registration of behavior analysis interventionists. The criteria must include, but are not limited to, the requirement that the applicant:
(a) Have a high school diploma, a modified diploma, a certificate for passing an approved high school equivalency test such as the General Educational Development (GED) test or a degree from a post-secondary institution;
(b) Be at least 18 years of age;
(c) Have successfully completed a state and nationwide criminal records check that requires fingerprinting;
(d) Have completed at least 40 hours of professional training in applied behavior analysis approved by the office by rule; and
(e) Receive ongoing training and supervision by a licensed behavior analyst, by a licensed assistant behavior analyst or by another licensed health care professional.
(2) The office shall adopt rules to establish guidelines for the professional methods and procedures to be used by behavior analysis interventionists registered under this section.
(3) The office shall adopt rules to establish a process to issue a provisional registration to an applicant for registration under subsection (1) of this section. The provisional registration:
(a) Must be issued to the applicant if the applicant meets the criteria for registration under subsection (1) of this section;
(b) Must be issued within five business days of the date on which the office received the completed application for registration under subsection (1) of this section if, within the five-day period, the office has not issued to the applicant a registration under subsection (1) of this section; and
(c) Expires on the date on which registration under subsection (1) of this section is issued to the applicant or, if the applicant is denied registration,on the date on which the registration is denied. [2015 c.674 §4; 2017 c.66 §26; 2017 c.167 §1; 2017 c.726 §13; 2023 c.394 §1; 2023 c.500 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.820 - Use of titles "licensed behavior analyst," "licensed assistant behavior analyst," "registered behavior analysis interventionist."

(1) An individual licensed under ORS 676.810 or registered under ORS 676.815 may practice applied behavior analysis.
(2) Only an individual who is licensed under ORS 676.810 or registered under ORS 676.815 may use the title "licensed behavior analyst," "licensed assistant behavior analyst" or "registered behavior analysis interventionist." [2015 c.674 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.825 - Disciplinary authority over persons licensed or registered.

In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases and in consultation with the Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board, the Health Licensing Office may impose a form of discipline listed in ORS 676.612 against any person licensed or registered under ORS 676.810 or 676.815 for any of the prohibited acts listed in ORS 676.612 and for any violation of a rule adopted under ORS 676.802 to 676.830. [Formerly 676.805; 2023 c.500 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.830 - Health benefit plan credentialing for applied behavior analysis providers.

A health benefit plan as defined in ORS 743B.005 may establish credentialing requirements for the provision of applied behavior analysis by licensed health care professionals, behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts licensed under ORS 676.810 or by behavior analysis interventionists registered by the Health Licensing Office under ORS 676.815. [2015 c.674 §17; 2023 c.500 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.850 - Authority of regulatory boards to require cultural competency continuing education; documentation of participation; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "board" means the:
(a) State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology;
(b) State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
(c) State Board of Licensed Social Workers;
(d) Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists;
(e) Oregon Board of Dentistry;
(f) Board of Licensed Dietitians;
(g) State Board of Massage Therapists;
(h) Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine;
(i) Oregon State Board of Nursing;
(j) Long Term Care Administrators Board;
(k) Oregon Board of Optometry;
(L) State Board of Pharmacy;
(m) Oregon Medical Board;
(n) Occupational Therapy Licensing Board;
(o) Oregon Board of Physical Therapy;
(p) Oregon Board of Psychology;
(q) Board of Medical Imaging;
(r) State Board of Direct Entry Midwifery;
(s) State Board of Denture Technology;
(t) Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board;
(u) Home Care Commission;
(v) Oregon Health Authority, to the extent that the authority licenses emergency medical service providers; and
(w) Health Licensing Office, to the extent that the office licenses lactation consultants.
(2)(a) A board shall adopt rules to require a person authorized to practice the profession regulated by the board to complete cultural competency continuing education. Completion of the continuing education described in this subsection shall be a condition of renewal of an authorization to practice the profession regulated by the board every other time that the person’s authorization is subject to renewal.
(b) Cultural competency continuing education courses may be taken in addition to or, if a board determines that the cultural competency continuing education fulfills existing continuing education requirements, instead of any other continuing education requirement imposed by the board.
(c) A board shall consider the availability of the continuing education described in this subsection when adopting rules regarding the required number of credits of continuing education.
(d) A board shall encourage, but may not require, the completion of continuing education approved by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 413.450. A board shall accept as meeting the requirements of this subsection continuing education that meets the skills requirements established by the authority by rule.
(3) The requirements of subsection (2) of this section do not apply to a person authorized to practice a profession regulated by a board if the person is:
(a) Retired and not practicing the profession in any state;
(b) Not practicing the profession in this state; or
(c) Residing in this state but not practicing the profession in any state. [2013 c.240 §1; 2017 c.6 §28; 2017 c.499 §19; 2018 c.61 §24; 2019 c.43 §11; 2019 c.186 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.855 - Authority of public universities and community colleges to require cultural competency continuing education.

Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 and each community college, as defined in ORS 341.005, may require persons authorized to practice a profession regulated by a board, as defined in ORS 676.850, who provide services to students at health care facilities located on a campus of the public university or community college to provide proof of completing cultural competency continuing education approved by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 413.450. [2013 c.240 §18; 2019 c.186 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.863 - Oregon Health Authority list of continuing education opportunities.

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall develop a list of continuing education opportunities related to suicide risk assessment, treatment and management and make the list available to each board, as defined in ORS 676.860 and 676.866.
(2) In developing the list, the authority shall:
(a) Consider suicide risk assessment, treatment and management training programs recommended by organizations that provide suicide awareness advocacy and education; and
(b) Consult with institutions of higher education and experts in suicide risk assessment, treatment and management. [2017 c.511 §2; 2021 c.114 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.870 - Definitions for ORS 676.870 to 676.890.

As used in ORS 676.870 to 676.890:
(1) "Health care facility" means a hospital or an ambulatory surgical center, as those terms are defined in ORS 442.015.
(2) "Rural or medically underserved community" means a geographic area of this state that is 10 or more miles from the geographic center of a population center of 40,000 or more individuals.
(3) "Surgical technology" means intraoperative surgical patient care that involves:
(a) Preparing an operating room for surgical procedures by ensuring that surgical equipment is functioning properly and safely;
(b) Preparing an operating room and the sterile field for surgical procedures by preparing sterile supplies, instruments and equipment using sterile techniques;
(c) Anticipating the needs of a surgical team based on knowledge of human anatomy and pathophysiology and how those fields relate to the surgical patient and the patient’s surgical procedure; and
(d) Performing tasks as directed in an operating room, including:
(A) Passing instruments, equipment or supplies;
(B) Sponging or suctioning of an operative site;
(C) Preparing and cutting suture material;
(D) Transferring fluids or drugs;
(E) Handling specimens;
(F) Holding retractors and other equipment;
(G) Applying electrocautery to clamps on bleeders;
(H) Connecting drains to suction apparatus;
(I) Applying dressings to closed wounds; and
(J) Assisting in counting supplies and instruments, including sponges and needles. [2015 c.373 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.880 - Exemption.

ORS 676.875 does not apply to a health care facility that allows a licensed health care practitioner to perform the duties of a surgical technologist if the practitioner is acting within the scope of practice of the practitioner’s license. [2015 c.373 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.885 - Practice of surgical technology in health care facility in rural or medically underserved community.

(1) A health care facility in a rural or medically underserved community may allow a person to practice as a surgical technologist at the health care facility who does not meet the requirements of ORS 676.875 while the person is attending an educational program for surgical technologists accredited by a national accreditation organization approved by the Oregon Health Authority by rule.
(2) A person described in subsection (1) of this section is exempt from the requirements of ORS 676.875 for three years from the date on which the person began practicing as a surgical technologist at the health care facility. [2015 c.373 §3]
Note:
Sections 2 and 3, chapter 65, Oregon Laws 2022, provide:
Sec. 2.
The State Apprenticeship and Training Council, in coordination with the Bureau of Labor and Industries, shall study registered apprenticeship programs in surgical technology, including graduation and placement rates. The council shall submit findings and recommendations to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 1, 2025. [2022 c.65 §2]
Sec. 3.
Section 2 of this 2022 Act is repealed on January 1, 2026. [2022 c.65 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 676 - Health Professions Generally › Section 676.890 - Penalties; rules.

The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules necessary to carry out ORS 676.870 to 676.890, including but not limited to penalties for violation of ORS 676.870 to 676.890 or rules adopted under ORS 676.870 to 676.890. [2015 c.373 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.015 - Statement of purpose.

Recognizing that to practice medicine is not a natural right of any person but is a privilege granted by legislative authority, it is necessary in the interests of the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state to provide for the granting of that privilege and the regulation of its use, to the end that the public is protected from the practice of medicine by unauthorized or unqualified persons and from unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to practice under this chapter. [1967 c.470 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.080 - Prohibited acts.

A person may not:
(1) Knowingly make any false statement or representation on a matter, or willfully conceal any fact material to the right of the person to practice medicine or to obtain a license under this chapter.
(2) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any medical and surgical diploma, license, record or registration, or aid or abet in the same.
(3) Impersonate anyone to whom a license has been granted by the Oregon Medical Board.
(4) Except as provided in ORS 676.347, 677.060 and 677.137, practice medicine in this state without a license required by this chapter. [Formerly 677.050; 1983 c.486 §5; 2022 c.62 §2; 2023 c.147 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.082 - Expression of regret or apology.

(1) For the purposes of any civil action against a person licensed by the Oregon Medical Board or a health care institution, health care facility or other entity that employs the person or grants the person privileges, any expression of regret or apology made by or on behalf of the person, the institution, the facility or other entity, including an expression of regret or apology that is made in writing, orally or by conduct, does not constitute an admission of liability.
(2) A person who is licensed by the Oregon Medical Board, or any other person who makes an expression of regret or apology on behalf of a person who is licensed by the Oregon Medical Board, may not be examined by deposition or otherwise in any civil or administrative proceeding, including any arbitration or mediation proceeding, with respect to an expression of regret or apology made by or on behalf of the person, including expressions of regret or apology that are made in writing, orally or by conduct. [2003 c.384 §1; 2011 c.30 §5]
Note:
677.082 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was 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 677.085 - What constitutes practice of medicine.

A person is practicing medicine if the person does one or more of the following:
(1) Advertise, hold out to the public or represent in any manner that the person is authorized to practice medicine in this state.
(2) For compensation directly or indirectly received or to be received, offer or undertake to prescribe, give or administer any drug or medicine for the use of any other person.
(3) Offer or undertake to perform any surgical operation upon any person.
(4) Offer or undertake to diagnose, cure or treat in any manner, or by any means, methods, devices or instrumentalities, any disease, illness, pain, wound, fracture, infirmity, deformity, defect or abnormal physical or mental condition of any person.
(5) Except as provided in ORS 677.060, append the letters "M.D.," "D.O." or "P.A." to the person’s name, or use the words "Doctor," "Physician," "Surgeon," "Physician Assistant," or any abbreviation or combination thereof, or any letters or words of similar import in connection with the person’s name, or any trade name in which the person is interested, in the conduct of any occupation or profession pertaining to the diagnosis or treatment of human diseases or conditions mentioned in this section. [Formerly 677.030; 1989 c.830 §3; 2023 c.314 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.087 - Physicians required to perform agreed upon surgery personally.

(1) Any physician having agreed with a patient to perform any surgical operation or procedure, shall perform the surgery personally or, prior to surgery, shall inform the patient that the physician will not be performing the surgery.
(2) This section shall not apply when the physician, because of an emergency, cannot personally notify the patient that the physician will not be performing the surgery. [1977 c.520 §2; 1983 c.486 §6; 2013 c.129 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.089 - Physicians dispensing prescription drugs to do so personally; records; required labeling information.

(1) Prescription drugs dispensed by a physician shall be personally dispensed by the physician. Nonjudgmental dispensing functions may be delegated to staff assistants when the accuracy and completeness of the prescription is verified by the physician.
(2) The dispensing physician shall maintain records of receipt and distribution of prescription drugs. These records shall be readily accessible and subject to inspection by the Oregon Medical Board.
(3) The dispensing physician shall label prescription drugs with the following information:
(a) Name of patient;
(b) The name and address of the dispensing physician;
(c) Date of dispensing;
(d) The name of the drug but if the dispensed drug does not have a brand name, the prescription label shall indicate the generic name of the drug dispensed along with the name of the drug distributor or manufacturer, its quantity per unit and the directions for its use stated in the prescription. However, if the drug is a compound, the quantity per unit need not be stated;
(e) Cautionary statements, if any, as required by law; and
(f) When applicable and as determined by the State Board of Pharmacy, an expiration date after which the patient should not use the drug.
(4) Prescription drugs shall be dispensed in containers complying with the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act unless the patient requests a noncomplying container. [1985 c.322 §11; 2005 c.760 §2; 2013 c.129 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.092 - Duty to report prohibited conduct.

Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a physician 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. [2009 c.536 §20; 2013 c.129 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.095 - Duty of care; legal issues not precluded by investigation or administrative proceeding.

(1) A physician licensed to practice medicine or podiatry by the Oregon Medical Board has the duty to use that degree of care, skill and diligence that is used by ordinarily careful physicians in the same or similar circumstances in the community of the physician or a similar community.
(2) A physician assistant licensed to practice medicine by the board has the duty to use that degree of care, skill and diligence that is used by ordinarily careful physician assistants in the same or similar circumstances in the community of the physician assistant or a similar community.
(3) In any suit, action or arbitration seeking damages for professional liability from a health care provider, an issue may not be precluded on the basis of a default, stipulation, agreement or any other outcome at any stage of an investigation or an administrative proceeding, including but not limited to a final order. [1975 c.796 §10d; 1983 c.486 §7; 1995 c.684 §2; 1997 c.792 §19; 2013 c.129 §8; 2023 c.314 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.097 - Procedure to obtain informed consent of patient.

(1) In order to obtain the informed consent of a patient, a physician or physician assistant shall explain the following:
(a) In general terms the procedure or treatment to be undertaken;
(b) That there may be alternative procedures or methods of treatment, if any; and
(c) That there are risks, if any, to the procedure or treatment.
(2) After giving the explanation specified in subsection (1) of this section, the physician or physician assistant shall ask the patient if the patient wants a more detailed explanation. If the patient requests further explanation, the physician or physician assistant shall disclose in substantial detail the procedure, the viable alternatives and the material risks unless to do so would be materially detrimental to the patient. In determining that further explanation would be materially detrimental the physician or physician assistant shall give due consideration to the standards of practice of reasonable medical or podiatric practitioners in the same or a similar community under the same or similar circumstances. [1977 c.657 §1; 1983 c.486 §8; 2011 c.550 §8; 2013 c.129 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.099 - Notice of participation or nonparticipation in Medicare assignment program; rules.

(1) A physician currently a participating physician in the Medicare assignment program under 42 U.S.C. 1395(b)(3)(B) II shall post a notice reading:
______________________________________________________________________________
(Physician’s name) is participating in the Medicare Assignment Program. The physician will not charge you fees above the Medicare determined annual deductible and the per visit copayment. Ask your physician for more information concerning your fees.
______________________________________________________________________________
(2) A physician not currently a participating physician in the Medicare assignment program under 42 U.S.C. 1395(b)(3)(B) II shall post a notice reading:
______________________________________________________________________________
(Physician’s name) is not participating in the Medicare Assignment Program and may legally charge you fees in addition to the Medicare determined annual deductible and per visit copayment. Ask your physician for more information concerning your fees.
______________________________________________________________________________
(3) The Oregon Medical Board shall establish by rule the dimension and design for the printing and posting of the sign so as to assure that it can be seen and read by Medicare beneficiaries.
(4) If the physician has reasonable cause to believe that the patient cannot read the sign or cannot comprehend its content, the physician shall endeavor to explain the meaning of the notice. [1987 c.379 §§2,3,4,5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.100 - Qualifications of applicant for license.

(1) An applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, must possess the following qualifications:
(a) Have attended and graduated from a school of medicine.
(b) Have satisfactorily completed the following post-graduate requirement:
(A) Satisfactory completion of an approved rotating internship if a graduate of an approved school of medicine;
(B) One year of training in an approved program if a graduate of an approved school of medicine; or
(C) Three years of training in an approved program if a graduate of an unapproved school of medicine.
(c) Have complied with each rule of the Oregon Medical Board which applies to all similar applicants for a license to practice medicine in this state.
(d) Have provided evidence sufficient to prove to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is of good moral character. For purposes of this section, the lack of good moral character may be established by reference to acts or conduct that reflect moral turpitude or to acts or conduct which would cause a reasonable person to have substantial doubts about the individual’s honesty, fairness and respect for the rights of others and for the laws of the state and the nation. The acts or conduct in question must be rationally connected to the applicant’s fitness to practice medicine.
(2) If an applicant establishes that the applicant is of good moral character and has qualifications which the board determines are the equivalent of the qualifications required by subsection (1)(a) to (c) of this section, the applicant satisfies the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) An applicant for a license to practice medicine must make written application to the board showing compliance with this section, ORS 677.110, 677.120 and the rules of the board, and containing such further information as the rules of the board may require. [Amended by 1957 c.681 §11; 1967 c.470 §9; 1973 c.31 §1; 1983 c.486 §9; 1985 c.322 §3; 1989 c.830 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.110 - Scope and administration of examination; certificate in lieu of examination.

(1) Applicants who satisfy the requirements of ORS 677.100 shall be admitted to an examination in subjects covered in schools of medicine that grant degrees of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. The examination shall be sufficient to test the applicant’s fitness to practice medicine. The examination shall be conducted in such a manner as to conceal the identity of the applicant until all examinations have been scored. In all such examinations an average score of not less than 75 is required for passing. The Oregon Medical Board may require the applicant to take and pass the Federation Licensing Examination, also known as FLEX.
(2) The Oregon Medical Board may accept a certificate issued by the National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States or the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons or the Medical Council of Canada or successful completion of the United States Medical Licensing Examination in lieu of its own examination.
(3) If an applicant fails the examination, the board may permit the applicant to take a subsequent examination, if the applicant has otherwise complied with the law and the rules of the board.
(4) After any applicant satisfactorily passes the examination in the required subjects, and otherwise complies with the law and the rules of the board, the board shall grant a license to the applicant to practice medicine in Oregon. [Amended by 1953 c.159 §6; 1957 c.681 §2; 1967 c.470 §10; 1975 c.776 §5; 1985 c.322 §8; 1989 c.830 §5; 1991 c.485 §3; 1993 c.16 §1; 2017 c.409 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.120 - Reciprocity.

(1) As used in this section, "health clinic" means a public health clinic or a health clinic operated by a charitable corporation that mainly provides primary physical health, dental or mental health services to low-income patients without charge or using a sliding fee scale based on the income of the patient.
(2) A physician, other than a podiatric physician and surgeon, who lawfully has been issued a license to practice in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, the qualifications and licensing examinations of which are substantially similar to those of the State of Oregon, may be licensed by the Oregon Medical Board to practice medicine in this state without taking an examination, except when an examination is required under subsection (3) or (4) of this section.
(3) A person described in subsection (2) of this section, whose application is based on a license issued in another state or territory or the District of Columbia, certification of the National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States, the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons or the Medical Council of Canada or successful completion of the United States Medical Licensing Examination, 10 years or more prior to the filing of an application with the Oregon Medical Board or who has ceased the practice of medicine for 12 or more consecutive months, may be required by the board to take an examination.
(4) A person described in subsection (2) of this section who volunteers at a health clinic and whose application is based on a license issued in another state or territory or the District of Columbia, certification of the National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States, the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons or the Medical Council of Canada or successful completion of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or the Federation Licensing Examination may be required by the Oregon Medical Board to take a national licensing examination if the person has ceased the practice of medicine for 24 or more consecutive months immediately prior to filing the application.
(5) The Oregon Medical Board shall make the application under subsection (4) of this section available online. A physician applying for a license under subsection (4) of this section shall pay to the board an application fee as determined by the board pursuant to ORS 677.265. [Amended by 1957 c.681 §3; 1967 c.470 §16; 1973 c.31 §2; 1983 c.486 §10; 1987 c.377 §1; 1989 c.830 §6; 1993 c.16 §2; 2005 c.359 §1; 2007 c.86 §5; 2013 c.129 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.125 - Reciprocal agreements.

The Oregon Medical Board may enter into agreements with medical or osteopathic examining boards of other states and territories of the United States, and the District of Columbia, having qualifications and standards at least as high as those of this state, providing for reciprocal licensing in this state, without further examination, of persons who have been licensed upon written examination in the other state or territory. Approval of these agreements by any other officer or agency of this state is not required. [1967 c.470 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.133 - Expedited license by endorsement; rules.

(1) On or before January 1, 2010, the Oregon Medical Board shall implement an expedited physician licensing process that allows the board to issue a license by endorsement to a qualified physician. To be considered for a license by endorsement, a physician:
(a)(A) Must have practiced the physician’s specialty, if any, for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the physician’s application for licensure by endorsement; or
(B) If the physician is retired, must have been retired for one year or less;
(b) May not have been subject to discipline by a health professional regulatory board in any state in which the physician has been licensed; and
(c) May not have been held liable for a significant malpractice claim as defined by the board by rule.
(2) The licensing process implemented by the board must require the board to:
(a) Use existing databases to verify application information; and
(b) Accept documents from the state in which the applicant was first licensed as a physician as equivalent to primary source documents to verify:
(A) Medical education;
(B) National medical examination scores;
(C) Post-graduate training, if applicable; and
(D) Other qualifications as provided by rule of the board. [Formerly 677.115]
Note:
677.133 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 677 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 677.135 - "Practice of medicine across state lines" defined for ORS 677.135 to 677.141.

As used in ORS 677.135 to 677.141:
(1) "The practice of medicine across state lines" means:
(a) The rendering directly to a person of a written or otherwise documented medical opinion concerning the diagnosis or treatment of that person located within this state for the purpose of patient care by a physician or physician assistant located outside this state as a result of the transmission of individual patient data by telemedicine, as defined in ORS 677.494, from within this state to that physician, the physician’s agent or a physician assistant; or
(b) The rendering of medical treatment directly to a person located within this state by a physician or a physician assistant located outside this state as a result of the outward transmission of individual patient data by telemedicine from within this state to that physician, the physician’s agent or a physician assistant.
(2) "The practice of medicine across state lines" does not include the practice of medicine by a person practicing in this state under ORS 676.347. [1999 c.549 §2; 2021 c.349 §3; 2022 c.45 §16; 2022 c.62 §3]
Note:
677.135 to 677.141 were added to and made a part of ORS chapter 677 by legislative action but were 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 677.137 - License required for practice of medicine across state lines; exceptions; rules.

(1) A person may not engage in the practice of medicine across state lines, claim qualification to engage in the practice of medicine across state lines or use any title, word or abbreviation to indicate or to induce another to believe that the person is licensed to engage in the practice of medicine across state lines unless the person is licensed in accordance with ORS 677.139.
(2) ORS 677.135 to 677.141 do not apply to a physician or physician assistant engaging in the practice of medicine across state lines in an emergency, as defined by rule of the Oregon Medical Board.
(3) ORS 677.135 to 677.141 do not apply to a licensed physician or physician assistant located outside this state who:
(a)(A) Consults with another physician or physician assistant licensed to practice medicine in this state; and
(B) Does not undertake the primary responsibility for diagnosing or rendering treatment to a patient within this state;
(b) Has an established provider-patient relationship with a patient who is in Oregon temporarily for the purpose of business, education, vacation or work and who requires the direct medical treatment by that physician or physician assistant; or
(c) Has, with a patient located in Oregon, an established provider-patient relationship to provide temporary or intermittent follow-up care.
(4) A physician or physician assistant who is located outside this state and practices medicine as described in subsection (3) of this section is subject to this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, including but not limited to the disciplinary authority of the board, while or as a result of practicing medicine as described in subsection (3) of this section.
(5) The board may adopt rules to carry out this section. [1999 c.549 §3; 2021 c.349 §4; 2023 c.147 §2]
Note:
See note under 677.135.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.139 - License to practice medicine across state lines; application; fees.

(1) Upon application, the Oregon Medical Board may issue to an out-of-state physician or physician assistant a license for the practice of medicine across state lines if the physician or physician assistant holds a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in any other state of the United States, has not been the recipient of a professional sanction by any other state of the United States and otherwise meets the standards for Oregon licensure under this chapter.
(2) In the event that an out-of-state physician or physician assistant has been the recipient of a professional sanction by any other state of the United States, the board may issue a license for the practice of medicine across state lines if the board finds that the sanction does not indicate that the physician or physician assistant is a potential threat to the public interest, health, welfare and safety.
(3) A physician or physician assistant shall apply on a form provided by the board, accompanied by nonrefundable fees for the application and the license in amounts determined by rule of the board. The board shall adopt necessary and proper rules to govern the renewal of licenses issued under this section.
(4) A license for the practice of medicine across state lines is not a limited license for purposes of ORS 677.132.
(5) A license for the practice of medicine across state lines does not permit a physician or physician assistant to practice medicine in this state except when engaging in the practice of medicine across state lines. [1999 c.549 §4; 2021 c.349 §5]
Note:
See note under 677.135.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.141 - Responsibilities; prohibited practices; confidentiality requirements.

(1) A physician or physician assistant issued a license under ORS 677.139:
(a) Is subject to all the provisions of this chapter and to all the rules of the Oregon Medical Board; and
(b) Has the same duties and responsibilities and is subject to the same penalties and sanctions as any other physician or physician assistant licensed under this chapter.
(2) A physician or physician assistant issued a license under ORS 677.139 may not:
(a) Act as a dispensing physician as defined in ORS 677.010;
(b) Administer controlled substances for the treatment of intractable pain to a person located within this state;
(c) Provide written documentation for purposes of ORS 475C.783;
(d) Employ a physician assistant as defined in ORS 677.495 to treat a person located within this state; or
(e) Assert a lien for services under ORS 87.555.
(3) A physician or physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.139 shall comply with all patient confidentiality requirements of this state, except as those requirements are expressly prohibited by the law of any other state of the United States where a person’s medical records are maintained. [1999 c.549 §§5,6; 2010 c.42 §14; 2013 c.176 §9; 2013 c.177 §8; 2015 c.829 §6; 2017 c.21 §§69,70; 2021 c.349 §6]
Note:
See note under 677.135.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.172 - Change of location of practice; effect.

(1) Any person licensed to practice under this chapter who changes location during the period between any two registration dates shall notify the Oregon Medical Board of the change within 30 days after such change.
(2) Any person who is newly licensed by the board to practice under this chapter during the period between any two registration dates shall immediately register and pay the registration fee for that period.
(3)(a) Any person licensed under this chapter who changes location of practice to some other state or country shall be listed by the board as inactive. Absence from the state of a person licensed by the board does not affect the validity of the license if the licensee notifies the board of such absence from the state and pays the inactive registration fee during such absence.
(b) Before resuming practice in the state, the licensee shall notify the board of the intention to resume active practice in the state and obtain a certificate of active registration for the renewal period during which the licensee returns. The fee shall be the active registration fee less any inactive registration fee previously paid for that renewal period.
(c) The licensee shall file an affidavit with the board describing medically related activities during the period of inactive registration. If, in the judgment of the board, the conduct of the licensee has been, during the period of inactive registration, such that the licensee would have been denied a license if applying for an initial license, the board may deny active registration and may take further action as appropriate. [1991 c.485 §2]
Note:
677.172 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 677 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 677.175 - Retirement; cessation of practice.

(1) A person licensed to practice under this chapter may retire from practice by notifying the Oregon Medical Board in writing of such intention to retire. Upon receipt of this notice the board shall record the fact that the person is retired and excuse such person from further payment of registration fees. During the period of retirement no such person may practice. If a retired licensee desires to return to practice, the licensee shall apply to the board in writing for active registration. The board shall take action on the application as if the licensee were listed by the board as inactive and applying for active registration.
(2) If a person licensed to practice under this chapter ceases to practice for a period of 12 or more consecutive months, the board in its discretion may require the person to prove to its satisfaction that the licensee has maintained competence.
(3) The surrender, retirement or other forfeiture, expiration or cancellation of a license issued by the board shall not deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary action against the licensee upon any ground provided by law. [1967 c.470 §25; 1983 c.486 §18; 1989 c.830 §8; 1991 c.485 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.184 - License to show degree held; display of license; use of degree on stationery and in displays.

(1) On each license issued by it, the Oregon Medical Board shall enter after the name of the person holding the license the degree to which the person is entitled by reason of the diploma of graduation from a school of medicine which, at the time of the graduation of such person, was approved by the board for purposes of ORS 677.100.
(2) The license shall be displayed in a prominent place in the licensee’s office.
(3) In every letter, business card, advertisement, prescription blank, sign, public listing or display in connection with the profession of the person, each person licensed to practice medicine in this state shall designate the degree appearing on the license of the person pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Action taken by the board under ORS 677.190 for failure to comply with this subsection does not relieve a person from criminal prosecution for violation of ORS 676.110 and 676.120. [1967 c.470 §28; 1983 c.486 §20; 1989 c.830 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.188 - Definitions for ORS 677.190.

As used in ORS 677.190, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Fraud or misrepresentation" means the intentional misrepresentation or misstatement of a material fact, concealment of or failure to make known any material fact, or any other means by which misinformation or a false impression knowingly is given.
(2) "Fraudulent claim" means a claim submitted to any patient, insurance or indemnity association, company or individual for the purpose of gaining compensation, which the person making the claim knows to be false.
(3) "Manifestly incurable condition, sickness, disease or injury" means one that is declared to be incurable by competent physicians or by other recognized authority.
(4) "Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct" means conduct unbecoming a person licensed to practice medicine or podiatry, or detrimental to the best interests of the public, and includes:
(a) Any conduct or practice contrary to recognized standards of ethics of the medical or podiatric profession or any conduct or practice which does or might constitute a danger to the health or safety of a patient or the public or any conduct, practice or condition which does or might adversely affect a physician’s ability safely and skillfully to practice medicine or podiatry;
(b) Willful performance of any surgical or medical treatment which is contrary to acceptable medical standards; and
(c) Willful and repeated ordering or performance of unnecessary laboratory tests or radiologic studies; administration of unnecessary treatment; employment of outmoded, unproved or unscientific treatments; failure to obtain consultations when failing to do so is not consistent with the standard of care; or otherwise utilizing medical service for diagnosis or treatment which is or may be considered inappropriate or unnecessary. [1967 c.470 §29; 1969 c.684 §14; 1975 c.796 §1; 1983 c.486 §21; 1987 c.377 §3; 2009 c.756 §22; 2013 c.129 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture › Section 677.200 - Disciplinary procedure.

Except as provided in ORS 677.202 or 677.205 (1)(a), any proceeding for disciplinary action of a licensee licensed under this chapter shall be substantially in accord with the following procedure:
(1) A written complaint of some person, not excluding members or employees of the Oregon Medical Board, shall be verified and filed with the board.
(2) A hearing shall be given to the accused in accordance with ORS chapter 183 as a contested case. [Amended by 1957 c.681 §6; 1961 c.400 §6; 1967 c.470 §31; 1971 c.734 §118; 1983 c.486 §23; 1989 c.830 §11]