Oregon Statutes 677.495 – Definitions for ORS 677.495 to 677.535
As used in ORS § 677.495 to 677.535, unless the context requires otherwise:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 677.495
- Board: means the Oregon Medical Board. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Physician: means a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine if the context in which the term 'physician' is used does not authorize or require the person to practice outside the scope of a license issued under ORS § 677. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Podiatric physician and surgeon: means a physician licensed under ORS § 677. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
(1) ‘Collaboration’ means, as indicated by the patient’s condition, community standards of care and a physician assistant’s education, training and experience:
(a) Consultation between the physician assistant and a physician or podiatric physician; or
(b) Referral by the physician assistant to a physician or podiatric physician.
(2) ‘Collaboration agreement’ means a written agreement that describes the manner in which the physician assistant collaborates with physicians or podiatric physicians, that does not assign supervisory responsibility to, or represent acceptance of legal responsibility by, a physician or podiatric physician for the care provided by the physician assistant and that is signed by the physician assistant and the physician, podiatric physician or physician assistant’s employer.
(3) ‘Employer’ means:
(a) An entity that employs a physician or podiatric physician and is organized to deliver health care services in this state:
(A) In accordance with ORS § 58.375 or 58.376; or
(B) As defined by the Oregon Medical Board by rule;
(b) A group medical practice that is part of a health system; or
(c) A physician or podiatric physician who employs a physician assistant.
(4) ‘Physician’ means a physician licensed under ORS § 677.100 to 677.228.
(5) ‘Physician assistant’ means a person who is licensed in accordance with ORS § 677.505 to 677.525.
(6) ‘Podiatric physician’ means a podiatric physician and surgeon licensed under ORS § 677.805 to 677.840. [Formerly 677.012; 1983 c.486 § 45; 1987 c.660 § 24; 1989 c.830 § 30; 1999 c.119 § 1; 1999 c.582 § 1; 2001 c.744 3,4; 2005 c.366 § 1; 2007 c.347 § 1; 2010 c.43 § 1; 2011 c.550 § 1; 2017 c.352 § 1; 2021 c.349 § 10; 2023 c.314 § 3]