Oregon Statutes 679.500 – Administration of local anesthesia for certain purposes; rules
(1) A dentist licensed to practice dentistry in this state may administer local anesthesia to a person for the purposes of receiving permanent lip color from a person licensed to perform tattooing under ORS § 690.350 to 690.410 or having permanent hair removal in the lip area from a person licensed to perform electrolysis under ORS § 690.350 to 690.410.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 679.500
- Dentist: means a person who may perform any intraoral or extraoral procedure required in the practice of dentistry. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
- Dentistry: means the healing art concerned with:
(A) The examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment, care and prevention of conditions within the human oral cavity and maxillofacial region, and of conditions of adjacent or related tissues and structures; and
(B) The prescribing, dispensing and administering of prescription drugs for purposes related to the activities described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. See Oregon Statutes 679.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) Prior to administering local anesthesia for the purposes authorized under subsection (1) of this section, the dentist must:
(a) Receive a written order from a person licensed to perform tattooing or electrolysis under ORS § 690.350 to 690.410;
(b) Obtain a current health history from and perform an oral examination of the person who will receive the anesthesia; and
(c) Establish and maintain a patient record in accordance with rules adopted by the Oregon Board of Dentistry.
(3) The Oregon Board of Dentistry shall adopt rules authorizing a dentist licensed to practice dentistry in Oregon to administer local anesthesia for the purposes of tattooing human lips or having permanent hair removal in the lip area by a person licensed to perform tattooing or electrolysis under ORS § 690.350 to 690.410. [1999 c.578 § 10; 2003 c.187 § 1; 2011 c.346 § 32]