Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 850 - OREGON BOARD OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE › Division 10 - GENERAL › Section 850-010-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in OAR 850-010-0010  to 850-060-0226  unless otherwise
				required by context:
(1) "Board" means
			 Oregon State Board of Naturopathic Medicine.
(2) "Diagnosis" is a determination by a
			 licensed naturopathic physician of the nature and etiology of a disease by the
			 use of all recognized and accepted physical and laboratory examinations, which
			 includes the drawing of blood and taking specimens of body fluids and tissues
			 for microscopic and chemical analysis.
(3)"Direct Supervision" means that a licensed
			 Naturopathic physician is physically present in the clinic, is monitoring and
			 directly responsible for activities of supervised person, and is available to
			 intervene if necessary.
(4) "Food"
			 is any organic substance taken into the body which helps maintain life, builds
			 or repairs tissue, and sustains growth. This includes the use of enzymes,
			 minerals, vitamins (either in trace amounts or megodoses) and any food products
			 or extracts however processed, refined, or concentrated.
(5) "Lesion" refers to any pathological or
			 traumatic change to human tissue or impairment of a bodily function.
(6) "Naturopathy" or "Naturopathic Medicine"
			 is defined as a system of diagnosing and treating the human body and
			 maintaining or restoring it to a state of normal health, as defined in ORS
			 Chapter 685, and in such other sections thereof as may apply.
(7) "Non-Poisonous Plant Substance" is any
			 plant substance, taken in accepted therapeutic dosages, which would not, by its
			 action on organs or tissue, seriously impair function or destroy
			 life.
(8) "Patient" means any
			 person who is examined, treated, or otherwise provided naturopathic medical
			 services, whether or not the person has entered into a physician-patient
			 relationship or has agreed to pay a fee for services.
(9) "Plant Substances" are those substances
			 found in nature which impart therapeutic or medicinal properties and are used
			 as medicines or as ingredients in medicines. They comprise the whole plant,
			 herbs, anatomical parts, saps, extracts, secretions, and other constituents
			 thereof. Their natural state may be altered by any mechanical, physical, or
			 chemical process
(10) "Poisonous
			 Plant Substances" The Board considers any of the following to be poisonous
			 plant substances: Coniine, Delphinine, Muscarine, Oleandrin, and
			 Strychnine.
(11) "Prescription" is
			 a written or verbal order for the prescribing or dispensing of non-poisonous
			 plant substances as taught in approved schools and given in standard medical
			 dosages. Naturopathic physicians shall be allowed to prescribe and dispense
			 non-poisonous plant substances.
(12) "Preventive" as used in ORS 685 and OAR
			 850, is defined as the branch of medicine concerned with preventing the
			 occurrence of both mental and physical illness and disease. Preventive medicine
			 encompasses preventing the development of disease in a susceptible or
			 potentially susceptible population including general promotion of health and
			 specific protection such as immunization; early diagnosis and prompt therapy to
			 shorten duration of illness, reduce the severity of disease, reduce the
			 possibility of contagion, and limit sequelae;
(13) "Superficial" as used in ORS
			 685.010(4)
			 Minor Surgery refers to lacerations, abrasions, benign lesions, foreign bodies
			 and wounds which involve the skin, mucosa, and subcutaneous tissue to a depth
			 of the deep superficial fascia, and which do not involve vital deep structure
			 such as major nerves, major tendons, major blood vessels and bone or
			 viscera.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  685.125
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  685.010