Chapter 677 — Chapter 677

ORS 677.474 Administration of controlled substances for pain allowed; exceptions. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and notwithstanding ORS 678.010 to 678.415 and ORS chapters 679 and 689, a health care professional may prescribe or administer controlled substances to a person in the course of treating that person for a diagnosed condition causing pain

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ORS 677.475 [1995 c.380 §3 (677.474 enacted in lieu of 677.475 by 1995 c.380 §6); repealed by 2005 c.44 §1]

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ORS 677.480 Discipline. ORS 677.474 does not prohibit a health professional regulatory board from placing on probation or denying, revoking, limiting or suspending the license of any health care professional who does any of the following

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ORS 677.485 [1995 c.380 §5; 2003 c.408 §3; 2007 c.86 §7; repealed by 2007 c.351 §5]

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ORS 677.487 Continuing medical education related to Alzheimer’s disease. (1) The Oregon Medical Board shall encourage each physician with a specialty in primary care or geriatrics, or another specialty designated by the board, to obtain continuing medical education in the detection and early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and in the appropriate prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease

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ORS 677.488 Five-needle protocol definition; registry; prohibitions; rules; discipline. (1) As used in this section, “five-needle protocol” means the standardized five-needle treatment protocol in which five points on the human outer ear are stimulated with sterile, single-use disposable needles, ear seeds or ear beads for the purpose of achieving temporary relief from the symptoms of substance use disorder, mental health conditions or trauma. The five points are the shen men, sympathetic, liver, kidney and lung points

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ORS 677.490 Fees when patient served by or referred to diabetes self-management program. (1) If a physician refers a patient to diabetes self-management education services provided at a different time and place from other health services provided to the patient by the physician, the referring physician is entitled to receive no more than the total salary and benefits to personnel providing the services plus the cost of materials and services directly related to the services, if any of these costs are paid by the physician; or

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ORS 677.491 Reporting toy-related injury or death; rules. (1) Whenever any physician determines or reasonably suspects the injury or death of a person to be toy-related, the physician shall, in accordance with rules adopted under subsection (5) of this section, report the physician’s findings to the Director of the Oregon Health Authority

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ORS 677.492 Liability of physician for acts of certain other health care providers. (1) If a physician is required to be responsible for the care of a patient of another health care provider with admitting privileges to a health care facility as a condition to the patient’s admission to and continued care in a health care facility, the physician is not liable for the acts or omissions of the other health care provider that result in injury, death or damage to the patient unless

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ORS 677.494 Telemedicine; where practice occurs. (1) As used in this section, “telemedicine” means the practice of medicine and provision of health care services to a patient by a physician or physician associate from a distance using electronic communications, including synchronous technologies to facilitate an exchange of information between a patient and physician or physician associate in real time or asynchronous technologies to facilitate an exchange of information between a patient and a physician or physician associate in other than real time

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ORS 677.495 Definitions for ORS 677.495 to 677.535. As used in ORS 677.495 to 677.535, unless the context requires otherwise

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ORS 677.500 Policy. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly in requiring the licensure of physician associates to encourage appropriate use of physician associates in the delivery of health care services to the extent of a physician associate’s education and experience. [1981 c.220 §9; 1989 c.830 §31; 1999 c.582 §2; 2010 c.43 §2; 2011 c.550 §2; 2024 c.73 §132]

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ORS 677.505 Application of provisions governing physician associates to other health professions. (1) ORS 677.495 and 677.505 to 677.525 are not intended to alter or affect ORS chapter 678, regarding the practice of nursing; ORS chapter 679, regarding the practice of dentistry; ORS 680.010 to 680.205, regarding the practice of dental hygienists and auxiliaries; or ORS 683.010 to 683.340, regarding the practice of optometry

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ORS 677.510 Physician associate collaboration with health care provider; collaboration agreement; pain management education. (1) A physician associate shall engage in collaboration with the appropriate health care provider as indicated by the condition of the patient, the standard of care and the physician associate’s education, experience and competence. The degree of collaboration must be determined at the physician associate’s primary location of practice. The determination may include decisions made by a physician, podiatric physician or employer with whom the physician associate has entered into a collaboration agreement, or the group or hospital service and the credentialing and privileging systems of the physician associate’s primary location of practice

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ORS 677.511 Physician associate authority to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs; requirements. (1) A physician associate is authorized to write prescriptions, including prescriptions for controlled substances listed in Schedules II through V

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ORS 677.512 Licensure; renewal; fees; rules. (1) A person seeking licensure as a physician associate shall complete an application form provided by the Oregon Medical Board and submit the form to the board, accompanied by nonrefundable fees for the application and for the license in amounts determined by rule of the board

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ORS 677.515 Practice of medicine by physician associate; scope of practice. (1) A physician associate may practice medicine by providing any medical service, including prescribing and administering controlled substances in Schedules II through V under the federal Controlled Substances Act

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ORS 677.518 Authority to sign reports of death. A physician associate may complete and sign reports of death. Reports of death signed by a physician associate shall fulfill all of the laws dealing with reports of death. A physician associate who prepares a report of death shall comply with all provisions of ORS 432.133. [2003 c.104 §1; 2010 c.43 §5; 2013 c.366 §76; 2021 c.349 §13; 2024 c.73 §138]

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ORS 677.520 Performance of medical services by unlicensed physician associate prohibited. Performance of any medical services by a physician associate after the revocation or suspension of the license by the Oregon Medical Board, after expiration of a temporary license or in the absence of renewal of a license constitutes the unauthorized practice of medicine and subjects the physician associate to the penalties provided in ORS 677.990. [Formerly 677.090; 1983 c.486 §67; 1989 c.830 §33; 1999 c.582 §6; 2024 c.73 §139]

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ORS 677.525 Fees; how determined. Every physician associate shall pay to the Oregon Medical Board nonrefundable fees as determined by the board pursuant to ORS 677.265. [Formerly 677.232; 1983 c.486 §48; 1989 c.830 §34; 2024 c.73 §140]

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ORS 677.530 [Formerly 677.255; repealed by 1989 c.830 §49]

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ORS 677.532 [1983 c.486 §47; repealed by 1989 c.830 §49]

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ORS 677.535 Limited license. The Oregon Medical Board may grant a limited license to a physician associate if the applicant meets the qualifications of the board, the application file is complete and no derogatory information has been submitted but board approval is pending. [1981 c.220 §8; 1983 c.486 §48a; 1989 c.830 §35; 1999 c.582 §7; 2010 c.43 §6; 2011 c.550 §6; 2024 c.73 §141]

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ORS 677.540 [1981 c.220 §5; 1989 c.830 §36; 1999 c.582 §8; 2001 c.345 §1; 2001 c.348 §1; 2007 c.240 §1; 2009 c.535 §7; repealed by 2015 c.403 §3]

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ORS 677.545 [1981 c.220 §7; 1989 c.830 §37; 1999 c.582 §9; 2003 c.447 §1; 2010 c.43 §7; 2011 c.550 §7; 2012 c.34 §5; repealed by 2015 c.403 §3]

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ORS 677.550 [1981 c.220 §6; 1987 c.660 §25; 1989 c.830 §38; repealed by 1995 c.727 §48]

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ORS 677.610 [1975 c.695 §2; 1977 c.581 §3; 1983 c.486 §49; repealed by 1989 c.782 §40]

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ORS 677.615 [1989 c.705 §1; 2007 c.70 §303; 2007 c.796 §1; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]

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ORS 677.620 [1975 c.695 §11; repealed by 1989 c.782 §40]

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ORS 677.625 [1989 c.705 §2; 2007 c.70 §304; 2007 c.796 §2; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]

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ORS 677.630 [1975 c.695 §15; repealed by 1983 c.486 §68]

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ORS 677.635 [1989 c.705 §3; 2007 c.70 §305; 2007 c.796 §3; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]

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ORS 677.640 [1975 c.695 §12; 1983 c.486 §50; repealed by 1989 c.782 §40]

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ORS 677.645 [1989 c.705 §4; 2001 c.347 §1; 2007 c.796 §4; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]

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ORS 677.650 [1975 c.695 §13; 1983 c.486 §51; repealed by 1989 c.782 §40]

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ORS 677.655 [1989 c.705 §5; 1997 c.792 §28; 2007 c.796 §5; 2009 c.756 §30; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]

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ORS 677.660 [1975 c.695 §10; repealed by 1983 c.486 §68]

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ORS 677.665 [1989 c.705 §6; 2007 c.796 §6; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]

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ORS 677.670 [1975 c.695 §14; 1979 c.292 §4; 1983 c.486 §52; 1989 c.830 §39; repealed by 1989 c.782 §40]

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ORS 677.675 [1983 c.486 §55; renumbered 823.215 in 1989]

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ORS 677.677 [1989 c.705 §7; 1991 c.703 §23; 2007 c.86 §8; 2007 c.796 §7; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]

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ORS 677.680 [1975 c.695 §16; 1979 c.165 §1; 1983 c.486 §53; 1989 c.830 §40; repealed by 1989 c.782 §40]

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ORS 677.690 [1975 c.695 §17; 1983 c.486 §56; repealed by 1989 c.782 §40 and 1989 c.830 §49]

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ORS 677.700 [1975 c.695 §18; 1983 c.486 §57; repealed by 1989 c.782 §40]

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ORS 677.750 [Formerly 677.257; repealed by 1991 c.204 §2]

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ORS 677.755 [Formerly 677.259; 1991 c.204 §1; 1991 c.314 §1; repealed by 1993 c.378 §7]

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ORS 677.757 Definitions for ORS 677.757 to 677.770. As used in ORS 677.757 to 677.770

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ORS 677.759 License required; qualifications; effect of using certain terms; rules. (1) A person may not practice acupuncture without first obtaining a license to practice medicine and surgery or a license to practice acupuncture from the Oregon Medical Board except as provided in subsection (2) of this section

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ORS 677.760 [Formerly 677.261; repealed by 1989 c.830 §49]

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ORS 677.761 Nothing in ORS 677.757 to 677.770 is intended to

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