Oregon Statutes 127.663 – Definitions for ORS 127.663 to 127.684
As used in ORS § 127.663 to 127.684:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 127.663
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Authorized user’ means a person authorized by the Oregon Health Authority to provide information to or receive information from the POLST registry.
(2) ‘Life-sustaining treatment’ means any medical procedure, pharmaceutical, medical device or medical intervention that maintains life by sustaining, restoring or supplanting a vital function. ‘Life-sustaining treatment’ does not include routine care necessary to sustain patient cleanliness and comfort.
(3) ‘Naturopathic physician’ has the meaning given the term in ORS § 685.010.
(4) ‘Nurse practitioner’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 678.010.
(5) ‘Physician’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 677.010.
(6) ‘Physician assistant’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 677.495.
(7) ‘POLST’ means a physician order for life-sustaining treatment signed by a physician, naturopathic physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
(8) ‘POLST registry’ means the registry established in ORS § 127.666. [2009 c.595 § 1182; 2017 c.356 § 13]