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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.212 - Application fee; examination fee.

(1) An applicant for an emergency medical services provider license shall submit a nonrefundable application fee with the initial application. In addition, an applicant shall submit a nonrefundable examination fee for the following purposes:
(a) Emergency medical services provider written examination;
(b) Emergency medical services provider practical examination; and
(c) A fee deemed necessary by the Oregon Health Authority to cover the fee charged by the national examination agency or other examination service utilized by the authority for the purpose of examining candidates for an emergency medical services provider license.
(2) Subject to the review of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the fees and charges established under this section may not exceed the cost of administering the regulatory program of the authority pertaining to the purpose for which the fee or charge is established, as authorized by the Legislative Assembly for the authority’s budget, as the budget may be modified by the Emergency Board.
(3) All moneys received by the authority under this chapter shall be paid into the General Fund in the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the authority account and such moneys hereby are appropriated continuously to the authority and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. [Formerly 682.155; 2009 c.595 §1084; 2011 c.703 §11]
Note:
682.212 (formerly 823.145) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 682 (formerly ORS chapter 823) 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 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.218 - Substitute for education requirements for license by indorsement; rules.

The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules to allow an applicant for licensure by indorsement as an emergency medical services provider to substitute experience and certification by a national registry of emergency medical services providers for education requirements imposed by the authority. [2009 c.523 §1; 2011 c.703 §14; 2011 c.720 §216]
Note:
682.218 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 682 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 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.245 - Scope of practice of emergency medical services providers; qualifications of supervising physician; rules.

(1) The Oregon Medical Board shall adopt by rule a scope of practice for each level of emergency medical services provider established by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS 682.017.
(2) The board shall adopt by rule standards for the qualifications and responsibilities of supervising physicians.
(3) The standing orders for emergency medical services providers may not exceed the scope of practice defined by the board.
(4) An emergency medical services provider may not provide patient care or treatment without written authorization and standing orders from a supervising physician who has been approved by the board.
(5) The policies and procedures for applying and enforcing this section may be delegated in whole or in part to the authority. [Formerly 823.205; 1997 c.751 §9; 2009 c.595 §1088; 2011 c.703 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.265 - Prohibition against misleading actions regarding qualifications.

An emergency medical services provider may not mislead any person as to the qualifications of the emergency medical services provider. [Formerly 823.215; 1997 c.751 §10; 2011 c.703 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.403 - Emergency Medical Services Fund.

(1) The Emergency Medical Services Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Emergency Medical Services Fund consists of moneys collected by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 682.400 (3). Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the authority for the purposes of:
(a) Providing grants to emergency medical services providers for innovative ambulance programs;
(b) Funding the state medical assistance program, including but not limited to increasing reimbursement rates for emergency medical services transports; and
(c) Administering ORS 682.400.
(2) Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund. [2021 c.623 §2]
Note:
See note under 682.400.
Note:
Section 8, chapter 623, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:
Sec. 8.
The Oregon Health Authority shall immediately notify the Legislative Counsel if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves or disapproves, in whole or in part, a request for approval to administer the program described in section 1 of this 2021 Act [682.400]. [2021 c.623 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.410 - Emergency transportation of police dog.

(1) Notwithstanding any local law to the contrary, an emergency medical services provider may provide emergency transportation for treatment to a police dog that is injured in the line of duty, provided that such transportation for treatment does not delay or otherwise interfere with the emergency transportation for treatment of any human.
(2) As used in this section, "police dog" means a dog owned or used by a law enforcement unit, as defined in ORS 181A.355, in the course of the law enforcement unit’s work. [2021 c.122 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 682 - Regulation of Ambulance Services and Emergency Medical Services Providers › Section 682.991 - Civil and criminal penalties.

(1) Violation of any provision of ORS 682.028, 682.047 (5) or 682.204 is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(2) 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.
(3) In addition to the penalties under this section, the Oregon Health Authority may assess civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation against any entity or person licensed under this chapter or subject to licensure under this chapter. [Formerly 823.990; 2009 c.595 §1089]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.010 - Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310.

As used in ORS 683.010 to 683.310, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Licensed optometrist" means an optometrist licensed under ORS 683.010 to 683.340.
(2) "Optometric nontopical formulary" means the list of nontopical pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of diseases of the human eye and the protocols for their usage adopted by the Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary under ORS 683.240 (2).
(3) "Practice of optometry" means the use of any means other than invasive or laser surgery, or the prescription of Schedule I and II drugs or pharmaceutical agents that are not on the optometric nontopical formulary, for diagnosis and treatment in the human eye, for the measurement or assistance of the powers or range of human vision or the determination of the accommodative and refractive states of the human eye or the scope of its functions in general or the adaptation of lenses or frames for the aid thereof, subject to the limitations of ORS 683.040. "Practice of optometry" includes the prescription of Schedule II hydrocodone-combination drugs for the purposes listed in this subsection and the use of telemedicine as defined in ORS 683.230.
(4) "Trial frames" or "test lenses" means any frame or lens that is used in testing the eye and that is not sold and not for sale. [Amended by 1971 c.102 §1; 1975 c.175 §1; 1989 c.443 §1; 1991 c.904 §4; 1991 c.967 §1; 2001 c.632 §1; 2015 c.18 §1; 2019 c.234 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.020 - License required to practice optometry; exception.

Except as provided in ORS 676.347, a person may not engage in the practice of optometry or purport in any way to be an optometrist or an expert in the field of optometry without having first obtained a license from the Oregon Board of Optometry as provided for in ORS 683.010 to 683.340. In any prosecution for the violation of this section, the use of test cards, test lenses or of trial frames is prima facie evidence of the practice of optometry. [Amended by 1971 c.102 §2; 1987 c.443 §1; 2022 c.62 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.030 - Persons and practices not affected.

ORS 683.010 to 683.340 may not be construed:
(1) To prevent any person duly licensed to practice medicine and surgery from treating or fitting glasses to the human eye;
(2) To prohibit the sale of complete ready-to-wear eye glasses as merchandise from a permanent place of business in good faith and not in evasion of ORS 683.010 to 683.340 by any person not purporting to be competent to examine and prescribe for the human eye;
(3) To prohibit vision or eye care practices by persons working under the direct supervision of an optometrist authorized to practice in this state; or
(4) To prohibit vision screening by:
(a) Employees of a school or an education provider as defined in ORS 336.211;
(b) Persons or nonprofit entities designated by the Department of Education to provide vision screening to students for the purpose of ORS 336.211; or
(c) Employees of the Department of Transportation. [Amended by 1999 c.490 §1; 2013 c.585 §5; 2017 c.640 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.035 - Discrimination against optometrists prohibited.

No official, board, commission or other agency of the state or of any of its political subdivisions or municipalities shall discriminate between duly licensed optometrists and any other person authorized by law to render professional services which a duly licensed optometrist may render, when such services are required. Such services shall be paid for in the same manner and under the same standards as similar professional services. [1963 c.121 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.040 - Qualifications of applicants.

(1) Every person desiring to commence the practice of optometry in this state must show satisfactory evidence of graduation from a school of optometry that is approved by the Oregon Board of Optometry and that maintains a standard of four school years of at least nine months each.
(2) Every person desiring to commence the practice of optometry or employ the use of pharmaceutical agents shall in addition to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section:
(a) Have satisfactorily completed a course in pharmacology, as it applies to optometry, by an institution accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization that is approved by the board with particular emphasis on the application of pharmaceutical agents for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment in the human eye, approved by the board; and
(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board clinical competency in the prescription of pharmaceutical agents listed on the optometric nontopical formulary. [Amended by 1971 c.102 §3; 1975 c.175 §2; 1985 c.103 §3; 1991 c.967 §2; 1993 c.27 §1; 2001 c.632 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.060 - Examination of applicants; fee.

(1) Any person who has signified to the Oregon Board of Optometry a desire to be examined by it and who has filed proof that the person is qualified under ORS 683.010 to 683.340 and the rules of the board to take the examination shall pay a fee to be determined by the board. The applicant shall be examined in the anatomy of the eye, in the use of pharmaceutical agents in optometry, in normal and abnormal refractive and accommodative and muscular conditions and coordination of the eye, in subjective and objective optometry, including the fitting of glasses, the principles of lens grinding and frame adjusting, and in such other subjects as pertain to the science and practice of optometry, such subjects to be enumerated in a publication by the board.
(2) The board may, in its discretion, require the certificate of successful examination of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry in one or more areas of the examination in lieu of its examination in such areas.
(3) If an applicant fails to pass a second examination, the board may permit additional examinations upon compliance by the applicant with the law and the rules of the board.
(4) Any person who petitions the board to prescribe and administer pharmaceutical agents who has not previously been examined by the board on such use shall pass an examination on the use and potential side effect of such agents as used in optometry and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board clinical competency in the prescription of pharmaceutical agents listed on the optometric nontopical formulary and pharmaceutical agents approved by the board for topical use. [Amended by 1955 c.120 §1; 1971 c.102 §4; 1975 c.175 §3; 1977 c.243 §1; 1991 c.967 §3; 1993 c.28 §1; 1997 c.643 §27; 2001 c.632 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.070 - Issuance of certificates of licensure; fee.

Each applicant, without discrimination, who meets the requirements for examination and licensure and who pays the fee shall be issued a certificate of licensure. The certificate of licensure shall continue in force for the period established by the Oregon Board of Optometry. [Amended by 1955 c.120 §2; 1971 c.102 §5; 1973 c.827 §71; 1985 c.103 §4; 1987 c.443 §2; 1997 c.630 §1; 1997 c.643 §28a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.080 - Validity of certificates issued under former law.

Any person holding an unrevoked certificate issued under chapter 139, Oregon Laws 1905, as amended, shall be entitled to continue the practice of optometry as though it were issued under ORS 683.010 to 683.340 and such certificate shall be subject to renewal, revocation and suspension the same as though it has been issued under ORS 683.010 to 683.340.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.100 - Notice to board of place of practice; responsibility for advertisements; notice given by board.

(1) Before engaging in the practice of optometry each optometrist shall notify the Oregon Board of Optometry in writing of the address of the place or places where the optometrist is to engage or intends to engage in the practice of optometry and the optometrist also shall notify the board of any change in place of practice. Each optometrist is responsible for any advertisement regarding services rendered at such location.
(2) The board shall keep a record showing the registered address of each optometrist.
(3) Any notice required to be given by the board to any optometrist may be given by mailing it to the optometrist at the last registered address of the optometrist through the United States mail postpaid. [Amended by 1987 c.443 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.110 - Optometrist to give receipt when practicing away from regular place of business.

Any optometrist who temporarily practices optometry outside or away from the regular registered place of business shall deliver to each customer or person there fitted or supplied with glasses a receipt which shall contain the signature and show the permanent registered place of business and the number of the license of the optometrist, together with a specification of the lenses furnished and amount charged therefor. [Amended by 1987 c.443 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.120 - License renewal; fee; effect of failure to renew license.

(1) Each optometrist who practices in this state shall on the date established by the Oregon Board of Optometry pay a license fee, as determined by the board, for a renewal of the license of the optometrist and shall have such license conspicuously posted in the office of the optometrist or place of business at all times. Each optometrist who is retired, has a disability or is a nonresident of the State of Oregon and who is not practicing optometry within this state shall on the date established by the board pay a license fee, as determined by the board, for a renewal of the license of the optometrist.
(2) A person who is no more than 30 days delinquent in renewing the license may renew the license upon payment to the board of the required fee plus a delinquent fee. If a person is more than 30 days delinquent in renewing the license, the license is automatically suspended by the board upon 30-day notice given to the licensee. A certified letter addressed to the last-known address of the licensee failing to comply with the requirements is sufficient notice.
(3) A person who is more than 60 days delinquent in renewing the license may be required to take an examination and pay the examination fee as required in ORS 683.060 before a license is issued. The board may, upon application, waive the examination requirement. [Amended by 1953 c.235 §2; 1959 c.88 §1; 1963 c.79 §1; 1967 c.22 §5; 1971 c.102 §6; 1973 c.182 §4; 1981 c.642 §1; 1987 c.443 §5; 1991 c.703 §27; 1997 c.630 §2; 1997 c.643 §29; 2007 c.70 §312]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.130 - Clinics and instructors connected with educational institutions.

Any university or college of optometry in Oregon, which is recognized and approved by the Oregon Board of Optometry, may operate a clinic in conjunction therewith. Any optometrist licensed in another state, while a professor or instructor in such a college, may sign optometric prescriptions on behalf of the clinic, but not otherwise. Any optometrist licensed in Oregon may also sign optometric prescriptions on behalf of the clinic while a professor or instructor at such college.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.155 - Hearing.

(1) Where the Oregon Board of Optometry proposes to refuse to issue a license, or proposes, where written charges have been filed with the board which the board considers sufficient to warrant a hearing, to impose any disciplinary sanction or civil penalty under ORS 683.140, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183.
(2) Judicial review of orders under subsection (1) of this section shall be as provided in ORS chapter 183. [1971 c.734 §128; 1985 c.103 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.165 - Confidential information; liability of person providing information.

(1) Any information that the Oregon Board of Optometry obtains under ORS 683.140 is confidential as provided under ORS 676.175.
(2) Any person who in good faith provides information to the board shall not be subject to an action for civil damages as a result thereof. [1989 c.438 §4; 1997 c.791 §34]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.170 - Sanction may be set aside by board.

Any disciplinary sanction, other than civil penalty, imposed for any of the causes listed in ORS 683.140, except those specified in ORS 683.140 (1)(a) and (b), may be set aside upon application of the affected person at any time within six months from the date of such sanction upon proof being made to the satisfaction of the Oregon Board of Optometry that the cause no longer exists and that the applicant has been sufficiently punished. However, before setting aside the revocation of any license the board may, in its discretion, require the applicant to pass the regular examination given for applicants. [Amended by 1985 c.103 §7; 1987 c.443 §7; 2005 c.379 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.180 - Prohibited acts and practices.

A person may not:
(1) Sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, any license issued by the Oregon Board of Optometry.
(2) Purchase or procure by barter any such license with intent to use it as evidence of the holder’s qualification to practice optometry.
(3) Alter the license with fraudulent intent in any material regard.
(4) Use or attempt to use any such license which has been purchased, fraudulently issued, counterfeited or materially altered as a valid license.
(5) Practice optometry under a false or assumed name.
(6) Willfully make any false statement in a material regard in an application for an examination before the board or for a license.
(7) Practice optometry in this state without having at the time of so doing a valid unrevoked license as an optometrist.
(8) Advertise or represent, by displaying a sign or otherwise, to be an optometrist without having at the time of so doing a valid unrevoked license from the board.
(9) Dispense or sell an ophthalmic contact lens without having obtained a valid, unexpired prescription from the person to whom the contact lens is dispensed or sold. As used in this subsection, "ophthalmic contact lens" means a contact lens with or without refractive power, including a plano lens or a cosmetic lens. [Amended by 1965 c.537 §1; 1971 c.102 §8; 1979 c.142 §4; 1987 c.443 §8; 2007 c.13 §1; 2019 c.234 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.190 - Acceptance of lens for duplication by unlicensed person prohibited; exception.

(1) No person other than a licensed optometrist shall accept or offer to accept for purposes of duplication any ophthalmic lens ordinarily used before the human eye for corrective purposes or for assisting vision.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, any manufacturing, surfacing or dispensing optician may grind any such lens in conformity with the signed prescription or instruction, followed by a written prescription, of any optometrist duly licensed to practice in this state and any dispensing optician may supply any such lens in conformity with the prescription.
(3) Immediately upon completion of the necessary visual examination or examinations performed by a licensed optometrist, the optometrist shall provide the patient with the appropriate written prescription for correcting refractive errors, if any, in the eyesight of the patient. [Amended by 1987 c.443 §9; 1989 c.530 §1; 1993 c.727 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.200 - Standards of liability; removal of foreign bodies from eye; treatment with antiglaucoma medication.

(1) Optometrists utilizing pharmaceutical agents shall be held to the same standards of liability as persons licensed as physicians to practice medicine and surgery by the Oregon Medical Board under ORS chapter 677.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 683.010 (3), an optometrist may remove superficial foreign bodies from the eye and its appendages.
(3)(a) An optometrist treating a patient with antiglaucoma medication shall consult with an ophthalmologist if:
(A) The glaucoma progresses despite the use of two glaucoma medications;
(B) More than two medications are required to control the glaucoma; or
(C) A secondary glaucoma develops.
(b) Glaucoma shall be considered to be progressing if, in comparison to prior examinations, there is a reproducible worsening of the patient’s visual field as measured by standard threshold testing or if there is a worsening of the patient’s optic nerve as measured by direct observation or standard imaging technology or by rising eye pressure despite the use of medication. Glaucoma shall be considered to be under control if target eye pressure, individualized for each patient, is maintained with no abnormal glaucomatous progression.
(c) For purposes of this subsection, a combination medication that contains two pharmacologic agents shall be considered one medication. [2007 c.818 §2]
Note:
683.200 was added to and made a part of 683.010 to 683.310 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 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.210 - Continuing education requirement; fee; rules.

(1) All optometrists licensed in the State of Oregon are and shall be required to satisfactorily complete courses of study and satisfactorily continue their education by other means as determined by the Oregon Board of Optometry in subjects relating to the practice of the profession of optometry. The study and continued education shall be for the purpose of maintaining and advancing the professional skills and abilities of such licensees and for the purpose of educating such licensees in the utilization and application of new techniques, scientific and clinical advances and the achievements of research so that expansive and comprehensive care to the public will be assured. The length, details and nature of such study and continued education shall be determined by the board.
(2) Attendance at any approved courses or other approved means of continuing education are to be certified to the board upon a form provided by the board and shall be submitted by each optometrist at the time designated by the board but in any case no less frequently than once every two years. In addition to other means of providing such courses and education facilities, the board is authorized to contract for the providing of educational programs to fulfill the requirements of this section and ORS 683.140. The board is further authorized to treat funds set aside for the purpose of continuing education as state funds for the purpose of accepting any funds made available under federal law on a matching basis for the promulgation and maintenance of programs of continuing education. In no instance may the board require a greater number of hours of study than it provides or approves in the State of Oregon and that are available on the same basis to all licensed optometrists. The board shall be allowed to waive the requirements of this section and ORS 683.140 in cases of illness, undue hardship or other similar appropriate reasons.
(3) The board may levy an additional fee for each license renewal to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 683.140.
(4) After giving written notice to all licensees and holding a public hearing, the board shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 683.140. [1973 c.69 §§2,4,5; 1987 c.443 §10; 1997 c.506 §1; 1997 c.643 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.220 - Licensing of applicant holding license in another state.

The Oregon Board of Optometry may grant to an applicant a license by endorsement for the practice of optometry in the State of Oregon if the applicant:
(1) Holds a license for the practice of optometry obtained by examination in another state of the United States. Any discipline or sanction related to the practice of optometry imposed upon the applicant by any state licensing agency must be disclosed on the application for licensure;
(2) Continuously engaged in the practice of optometry for not less than two years immediately preceding the application to the board;
(3) Has educational qualifications the board considers equivalent to the educational requirements necessary for licensing by the board at the time the applicant commenced the practice of optometry. The educational requirements shall include passing the National Board of Examiners in Optometry examination or its equivalent, as determined by the board;
(4) Meets the requirements for Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent certification established by rule by the board;
(5) Passes a written examination approved by the board on Oregon optometric law and administrative rules;
(6) Submits documentation satisfactory to the board of continuing optometric education hours equivalent to the requirements established by ORS 683.210; and
(7) Pays the application fee set by the board. [1977 c.243 §3; 1985 c.103 §8; 1987 c.443 §11; 1991 c.67 §184; 2001 c.458 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.240 - Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary; membership; duties; formulary and protocols.

(1)(a) The Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary is established and shall consist of seven members appointed as follows:
(A) One member of the Oregon Board of Optometry appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry;
(B) One member who is a pharmacist licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy or a person with an advanced degree in pharmacology or pharmacognosy appointed by the State Board of Pharmacy;
(C) One member of the Oregon Medical Board appointed by the Oregon Medical Board;
(D) One member of the faculty of the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine appointed by the Oregon Medical Board;
(E) One member who is a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 appointed by the Oregon Medical Board after consideration of three qualified nominees provided by the Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology;
(F) One member who is a practicing optometrist appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry after consideration of three qualified nominees from the Oregon Optometric Physicians Association; and
(G) One member with a degree in optometry or ophthalmology who is a member of the faculty at a college of optometry appointed by the Oregon Board of Optometry.
(b)(A) The chair of the council shall be elected by a majority of the members.
(B) The term of office of each member of the council shall be two years. A member shall serve until a successor is appointed. If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled for the unexpired term by a person with the same qualifications as the vacating member.
(C) Any member of the council who fails to attend two consecutive meetings of the council, whether regular or special, shall forfeit office unless the council member is prevented from attending by serious illness of the member or of a member of the council member’s family.
(D) Meetings of the council shall be called at the request of the chair or at the request of two or more members of the council.
(E) Members of the council shall serve without compensation.
(2) After public hearings, the council shall determine the substances to be included in the optometric nontopical formulary that may be used by an optometrist under ORS 683.010 (3). The council shall review the formulary periodically. Immediately upon adoption or revision of the formulary, the council shall transmit the approved formulary to the Oregon Board of Optometry. The board shall adopt the formulary or a portion of the formulary. If the council approves protocols for the use of a nontopical pharmaceutical agent and the board adopts the portion of the formulary listing that agent, the board must also adopt those protocols. The board may not expand or add to the formulary submitted for adoption in any manner. [2001 c.632 §7]
Note:
683.240 was added to and made a part of 683.010 to 683.310 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 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.250 - Oregon Board of Optometry; qualification and terms of members; quorum.

(1) The Oregon Board of Optometry operates as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472, for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The board consists of five members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. All members of the board must be residents of this state. Of the members of the board:
(a) Four must be doctors of optometry licensed and in practice in Oregon; and
(b) One member must be a member of the public who represents health consumers and who:
(A) Is not otherwise eligible for appointment to the board;
(B) Is not the spouse, domestic partner, child, parent or sibling of a doctor of optometry; and
(C) Does not have a direct or indirect relationship to health care professionals, to the health care industry or to the ophthalmic optical industry.
(2)(a) Board members required to be a doctor of optometry may be selected by the Governor from a list of three to five nominees for each vacancy, submitted by a professional organization representing doctors of optometry.
(b) In selecting the members of the board, the Governor shall strive to balance the representation on the board according to:
(A) Geographic areas of this state; and
(B) Ethnic group.
(3)(a) The term of office of each member is three years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The terms must be staggered so that no more than two terms end each year. A member is eligible for reappointment. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board for any reason, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.
(b) Each member of the board shall qualify by taking and subscribing the oath of office required by the Oregon Constitution, which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
(c) A board member shall be removed immediately from the board if, during the member’s term, the member:
(A) Is not a resident of this state;
(B) Has been absent from three consecutive board meetings, unless at least one absence is excused; or
(C) Is not a licensed doctor of optometry or a retired doctor of optometry who was a licensed doctor of optometry in good standing at the time of retirement, if the board member was appointed to serve on the board as a doctor of optometry.
(4) Members of the board are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. The board may provide by rule for compensation to board members for the performance of official duties at a rate that is greater than the rate provided in ORS 292.495.
(5) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [Amended by 1971 c.102 §9; 1971 c.650 §32; 1973 c.792 §38; 1981 c.203 §1; 1987 c.443 §12; 1997 c.643 §31; 1999 c.1084 §65; 2009 c.535 §18; 2009 c.756 §96]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.260 - Persons ineligible for membership on board.

(1) A person may not be a member of the Oregon Board of Optometry if the person is a stockholder in, or owner of, or a member of the faculty of or of the board of trustees of any school of optometry.
(2) A member of the board may not be financially interested in any purchase or contract in which the board is interested. A member of the board may not be financially interested in the sale of any property or optical supplies to any prospective candidate for examination before the board. [Amended by 1981 c.203 §2; 1983 c.243 §1; 2009 c.756 §48]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.278 - Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license.

The lapse, suspension or revocation of a license by operation of law, by order of the Oregon Board of Optometry or by decision of a court of law, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee, shall not deprive the board of jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation of or any action or disciplinary proceeding against the licensee, or to revise or render null and void an order suspending or revoking the license. [2001 c.456 §2]
Note:
683.278 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 683 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 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.290 - Disposition of receipts.

(1) All moneys received by the Oregon Board of Optometry under ORS 683.010 to 683.340 shall be deposited into an account established by the board as provided under ORS 182.470. Moneys deposited into the account hereby are appropriated continuously to the board and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of ORS 182.456 to 182.472, 676.850 and 683.010 to 683.340.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and ORS 182.470, all civil penalties collected or received for violations of or in prosecutions under ORS 683.010 to 683.340 shall be paid to the account described under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) In addition to making expenditures for the administration and enforcement of ORS 683.010 to 683.340, the Oregon Board of Optometry may make expenditures for educational purposes out of funds available. [Amended by 1959 c.88 §2; 1963 c.77 §1; 1971 c.102 §10; 1973 c.427 §24; 1991 c.460 §8; 1997 c.630 §4; 1997 c.643 §33; 1999 c.1084 §66; 2011 c.597 §141; 2013 c.240 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.325 - Investigation of complaints and alleged violations; subpoenas.

(1) Upon the complaint of any citizen of this state, or upon its own motion, the Oregon Board of Optometry may investigate any alleged violation of ORS 683.010 to 683.340.
(2) In the conduct of investigations, the board may:
(a) Take evidence;
(b) Take the depositions of witnesses, including the person charged, in the manner provided by law in civil cases;
(c) Compel the appearance of witnesses, including the person charged, before the board in person the same as in civil cases;
(d) Require answers to interrogatories; and
(e) Compel the production of books, papers, accounts, documents and testimony pertaining to the matter under investigation.
(3) In exercising its authority under subsection (2) of this section, the board may issue subpoenas over the signature of the board chairperson and the seal of the board in the name of the State of Oregon.
(4) Upon receipt of a complaint under ORS 683.010 to 683.340, the board shall conduct an investigation as described under ORS 676.165. [1989 c.843 §6; 1997 c.791 §35]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.330 - Injunction for violation.

The Attorney General, the prosecuting attorney of any county or the Oregon Board of Optometry, in its own name, may maintain an action for an injunction against any person violating any provision of ORS 683.020, 683.180 or 683.190. An injunction may be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person. An injunction does not relieve a person from criminal prosecution for violation of any provision of ORS 683.020, 683.180 or 683.190 or from any other civil, criminal or disciplinary remedy. [2005 c.379 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.335 - Report of suspected violation; confidentiality of complaints; liability of complainant.

(1) Any health care facility required to be licensed under ORS 441.015 and any licensed optometrist shall and any other person may report suspected violations of ORS 683.010 to 683.155 and 683.170 to 683.290 by optometrists.
(2) Any information provided to the board pursuant to this section is confidential and shall not be subject to public disclosure.
(3) Any health facility or optometrist who reports to the board as required by subsection (1) of this section in good faith shall not be subject to an action for civil damages as a result thereof. [1985 c.103 §13; 1987 c.443 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.340 - Duty to report prohibited conduct.

Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, an optometrist 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 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.510 - Definitions for ORS 683.520 to 683.530.

As used in ORS 683.520 to 683.530, "dispensing optician" means a person who prepares and dispenses lenses, eyeglasses and appurtenances thereto to the intended wearers thereof on written prescriptions from a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or an optometrist and, in accordance with such prescriptions, measures, adapts, adjusts and fabricates such lenses, eyeglasses and appurtenances for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the human eye. [1991 c.904 §3; 1995 c.79 §344]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.520 - Scope of practice of optician.

Any dispensing optician may fabricate any ophthalmic lens in conformity with the signed prescription, or oral instruction followed by a written prescription, of any optometrist or person duly licensed to practice medicine in this state. Any dispensing optician may supply any ophthalmic lens in conformity with the prescription and the specified expiration date thereof. [1991 c.904 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.525 - Acceptance of lens for duplication.

Notwithstanding ORS 683.190, a dispensing optician may accept or offer to accept for purposes of duplication any ophthalmic lens, excluding any contact lens, when the optician is presented with a whole lens by the person requesting the duplicate lens. [1993 c.516 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians › Section 683.530 - Discrimination against opticians prohibited.

No official, board, commission or other agency of this state or any political subdivision or municipality in the state shall discriminate between dispensing opticians and any other persons authorized by law to render professional services that a dispensing optician may render, when such services are required. Such services shall be paid for in the same manner and under the same standards as are similar professional services. [1991 c.904 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 684 - Chiropractors › Section 684.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Active senior" means a person who:
(a) Is licensed under ORS 684.054;
(b) Is at least 60 years of age; and
(c) Has been in practice for 25 years or more.
(2) "Chiropractic" is defined as:
(a) That system of adjusting with the hands the articulations of the bony framework of the human body, and the employment and practice of physiotherapy, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy and minor surgery.
(b) The chiropractic diagnosis, treatment and prevention of body dysfunction; correction, maintenance of the structural and functional integrity of the neuro-musculoskeletal system and the effects thereof or interferences therewith by the utilization of all recognized and accepted chiropractic diagnostic procedures and the employment of all rational therapeutic measures as taught in approved chiropractic colleges.
(3) "Chiropractic physician" means a person licensed by ORS 677.060, 684.025, 684.100, 684.155 or 688.010 to 688.201 and this section as an attending physician.
(4) "Drugs" means all medicines and preparations and all substances, except over-the-counter nonprescription substances, food, water and nutritional supplements taken orally, used or intended to be used for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, mitigation or prevention of diseases or abnormalities of humans, which are recognized in the latest editions of the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia, official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, or otherwise established as drugs.
(5) "Minor surgery" means the use of electrical or other methods for the surgical repair and care incident thereto of superficial lacerations and abrasions, benign superficial lesions, and the removal of foreign bodies located in the superficial structures; and the use of antiseptics and local anesthetics in connection therewith. [Amended by 1953 c.541 §2; 1975 c.492 §1; 1987 c.726 §1; 1995 c.493 §1; 1997 c.264 §4; 2005 c.627 §17; 2007 c.618 §1; 2009 c.697 §9; 2009 c.756 §49]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 684 - Chiropractors › Section 684.015 - Prohibited practices.

(1) Without first complying with the provisions of this chapter, no person shall:
(a) Practice or attempt to practice chiropractic.
(b) Buy, sell or fraudulently obtain a diploma or license to practice chiropractic, whether recorded or not.
(c) Use the title "Chiropractic," "D.C.," "Chiropractor," "Chiropractic D.C.," or "Ph.C.," or any word or title to induce belief that the person is engaged in the practice of chiropractic.
(d) Place upon any door a sign for the purpose of displaying any of the titles mentioned in paragraph (c) of this subsection.
(2) The display of such titles or any of them fraudulently obtained is prima facie evidence that such person is fraudulently engaged in the practice of chiropractic and subject to this chapter.
(3) No person practicing under this chapter shall administer or write prescriptions for, or dispense drugs, practice optometry or naturopathic medicine or do major surgery. [Formerly 684.110]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 17 - Occupations › Chapter 684 - Chiropractors › Section 684.020 - License required to practice chiropractic; exceptions.

(1) Except as provided in ORS 684.107, it is unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic in this state unless the person first obtains and maintains an active license, as provided in this chapter.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a student of chiropractic engaging in clinical studies during the period of the student’s enrollment in an institution authorized to confer a doctoral degree in chiropractic. The clinical studies may take place on the premises of the educational institution or in a clinical setting located off the premises of the institution if the facility, the institution staff and the course of study to be pursued off the premises of the educational institution meet minimum requirements for supervision and patient care prescribed by the rules of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the clinical study is performed under the direct supervision of a member of the faculty of the institution. [Amended by 1991 c.892 §1; 1995 c.493 §2; 1995 c.499 §3; 2001 c.598 §1]