Chapter 682 — Chapter 682
112 sections in this chapter.
ORS 682.135 [Formerly 823.130; renumbered 682.204 in 2003]
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ORS 682.140 [Repealed by 1981 c.339 §19]
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ORS 682.145 [Formerly 823.140; 1997 c.637 §§2,2a; renumbered 682.208 in 2003]
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ORS 682.150 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §4; 1969 c.276 §12; 1971 c.650 §31; 1973 c.289 §1; 1981 c.339 §9; renumbered 677.855]
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ORS 682.155 [Formerly 823.145; 1997 c.751 §3; renumbered 682.212 in 2003]
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ORS 682.157 [Formerly 823.150; 1997 c.637 §4; 1997 c.751 §4; renumbered 682.216 in 2003]
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ORS 682.160 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1975 c.697 §5; 1979 c.114 §2; 1981 c.339 §10; 1983 c.486 §64; renumbered 677.860]
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ORS 682.165 [1975 c.697 §3; repealed by 1983 c.486 §68]
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ORS 682.170 [Amended by 1967 c.15 §2; 1969 c.276 §13; 1969 c.314 §83; renumbered 677.865]
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ORS 682.175 [Formerly 823.160; 1997 c.637 §5; 1997 c.751 §5; 1997 c.791 §33; 1999 c.554 §1; 2001 c.691 §1; renumbered 682.220 in 2003]
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ORS 682.180 [Repealed by 1969 c.317 §2]
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ORS 682.185 [Formerly 823.165; 1997 c.637 §6; 2001 c.691 §2; renumbered 682.224 in 2003]
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ORS 682.190 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1955 c.135 §2; 1957 c.700 §1; 1967 c.637 §30; 1969 c.276 §14; repealed by 1973 c.427 §22 (682.191 enacted in lieu of 682.190)]
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ORS 682.191 [1973 c.427 §23 (enacted in lieu of 682.190); 1983 c.486 §65; renumbered 677.870]
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ORS 682.195 [Formerly 823.170; 1997 c.660 §1; 1997 c.751 §6; 1999 c.1056 §7; renumbered 682.039 in 2003]
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ORS 682.200 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §5; renumbered 677.875]
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS
ORS 682.204 License requirement; defense to charge of activity by unlicensed person; exemptions from license requirement. (1) A person may not act as an emergency medical services provider unless the person is licensed under this chapter
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(2) A person or governmental unit which operates an ambulance may not authorize a person to act for it as an emergency medical services provider unless the emergency medical services provider is licensed under this chapter. (3) A person or governmental unit may not operate or all…
ORS 682.205 [Formerly 823.180; renumbered 682.062 in 2003]
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ORS 682.208 License; training and educational requirements. (1) A person desiring to be licensed as an emergency medical services provider shall submit an application for licensure to the Oregon Health Authority. The application must be upon forms prescribed by the authority and must contain
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(a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) The name and location of the training course successfully completed by the applicant and the date of completion. (c) Evidence that the authority determines is satisfactory to prove that the applicant’s physical and mental health is s…
ORS 682.210 [Renumbered 677.880]
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ORS 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
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(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 utili…
ORS 682.215 [Formerly 823.190; renumbered 682.017 in 2003]
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ORS 682.216 Issuance of licenses; fees; provisional license; license by indorsement; continuing education; renewal; rules; driver license requirement. (1) When application has been made as required under ORS 682.208, the Oregon Health Authority shall license the applicant as an emergency medical services provider if it finds
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(a) The applicant has successfully completed a training course approved by the authority. (b) The applicant meets the physical and mental qualifications required under ORS 682.208. (c) No matter has been brought to the attention of the authority which would disqualify the applica…
ORS 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]
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ORS 682.220 Denial, suspension or revocation of license; investigation; confidentiality of information. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may deny, suspend or revoke licenses for ambulances and ambulance services in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183 for a failure to comply with any of the requirements of ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder
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(2) The license of an emergency medical services provider may be denied, suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183 for any of the following reasons: (a) A failure to have completed successfully an authority approved course. (b) In the case of a pro…
ORS 682.224 Discipline; purpose; civil penalty. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may discipline, as provided in this section, an ambulance service or an emergency medical services provider who has
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(a) Admitted the facts of a complaint that alleges facts that establish that the emergency medical services provider is guilty of one or more of the grounds for suspension or revocation of a license as set forth in ORS 682.220 or that an ambulance service has violated the provisi…
ORS 682.225 [Formerly 823.200; 1997 c.751 §7; renumbered 682.068 in 2003]
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ORS 682.235 [Formerly 823.204; repealed by 1997 c.249 §209]
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ORS 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
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(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 provide…
ORS 682.255 [Formerly 823.210; renumbered 682.028 in 2003]
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ORS 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]
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ORS 682.275 [Formerly 823.220; renumbered 682.031 in 2003]
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ORS 682.285 [Formerly 823.230; renumbered 682.079 in 2003]
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ORS 682.295 [Formerly 823.240; renumbered 682.019 in 2003]
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ORS 682.305 [Formerly 823.250; renumbered 682.089 in 2003]
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ORS 682.315 [Formerly 823.300; renumbered 682.041 in 2003]
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ORS 682.325 [Formerly 823.305; 1997 c.637 §3; renumbered 682.043 in 2003]
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ORS 682.335 [Formerly 823.310; 2003 c.14 §434; renumbered 682.063 in 2003]
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ORS 682.345 [Formerly 823.315; 2003 c.14 §435; renumbered 682.066 in 2003]
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ORS 682.355 [Formerly 823.320; renumbered 682.071 in 2003]
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MISCELLANEOUS (Emergency Medical Services Transport Reimbursement)
ORS 682.400 Emergency medical services transport reimbursement program. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Emergency medical services” means the services provided by an emergency medical services provider to an individual experiencing a medical emergency in order to: (A) Assess, treat and stabilize the individual’s medical condition; or (B) Prepare and transport the individual to…
ORS 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
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(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 682.4…
ORS 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
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(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] (Organ Transport Vehicles)
ORS 682.415 Organ transport vehicle license; driver requirements; rules. (1) An organ transport vehicle may not operate in this state unless the organ transport vehicle is licensed under this section
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(2) The Oregon Health Authority shall issue an organ transport vehicle license to an organ procurement organization, as defined in ORS 97.953, that: (a) Applies to the authority as required by the authority by rule; (b) Demonstrates that the organ transport vehicle to be licensed…
ORS 682.500 Emergency Medical Services Program; administration; State EMS Medical Director; Oregon Health Authority duties; rules. (1) The Emergency Medical Services Program is established within the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of administering a comprehensive statewide emergency medical services system developed by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board and focused on emergency medical services and time-sensitive emergencies. The system includes
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(a) The development of state and regional standards of emergency medical care; (b) The development of state, regional and interstate protocols for patient transfers using emergency medical services; (c) The training and licensing of emergency medical services providers; (d) The d…
ORS 682.503 (1) The Emergency Medical Services Program, with the advice of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, the Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee, the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, the Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, the Behavioral Health Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee and the Long Term Care and Senior Care Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, shall
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(a) Coordinate with national health organizations involved in improving the quality of stroke, cardiac, trauma, pediatric, behavioral health and long term and senior care to avoid duplicative information and redundant processes; (b) Use information related to stroke, cardiac, tra…
ORS 682.506 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; membership; rules. (1) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board is established within the Oregon Health Authority. The authority shall provide staffing for the board. The board consists of 19 members appointed by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. Of the members of the board
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(a) The State EMS Medical Director of the Emergency Medical Services Program is an ex officio member and serves as the chairperson; (b) One must be a patient advocate or an education professional who specializes in health equity; (c) One must be an emergency medical services prov…
ORS 682.509 (1) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board shall provide advice and recommendations to the Emergency Medical Services Program on the following
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(a) A definition of “patient” for purposes of time-sensitive medical emergencies, pediatric medical emergencies, behavioral health medical emergencies and long term and senior care medical emergencies; (b) Evidence-based practices and standards for emergency medical services care…
ORS 682.512 Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee; membership; duties; Oregon Health Authority rules. (1) The Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee is established in the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The committee shall consist of members determined by the board and the Oregon Health Authority and must include at least
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(a) One member who is a physician who practices general surgery and specializes in the treatment of trauma patients; (b) One member who is a physician who practices neurology and specializes in the treatment of stroke patients; (c) One member who is a physician who practices card…
ORS 682.515 (1) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee is established in the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The committee shall consist of members determined by the board and the Oregon Health Authority and must include at least
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(a) One member who is a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 who practices emergency medicine or emergency medical services medicine; (b) One member who is an emergency medical services provider licensed under ORS 682.216; and (c) One member who represents a patient equity or…