Oregon Statutes 685.030 – Application of chapter
(1) This chapter does not apply to any:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 685.030
- Minor surgery: means the use of electrical or other methods for the surgical repair and care incident thereto of superficial lacerations and abrasions, benign superficial lesions and the removal of foreign bodies located in the superficial structures; and the use of antiseptics and local anesthetics in connection therewith. See Oregon Statutes 685.010
- Naturopathic medicine: means the discipline that includes physiotherapy, natural healing processes and minor surgery and has as its objective the maintaining of the body in, or of restoring it to, a state of normal health. See Oregon Statutes 685.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Physician licensed by the Oregon Medical Board to practice medicine or podiatry;
(b) Chiropractor licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; or
(c) Christian Scientist or other person who by religious or spiritual means endeavors to prevent or cure disease or suffering in accord with the tenets of any church.
(2) This chapter does not authorize licensees to:
(a) Practice optometry or administer chiropractic adjustments;
(b) Practice any system or method of treatment not authorized in this chapter; or
(c) Do major surgery.
(3) A licensee under this chapter may perform health maintenance and restoration measures consistent with generally recognized and accepted principles of naturopathic medicine, including but not limited to:
(a) Administering, dispensing or writing prescriptions for drugs;
(b) Recommending the use of specific and appropriate over-the-counter pharmaceuticals;
(c) Administering anesthetics or antiseptics in connection with minor surgery as defined in ORS § 685.010;
(d) Ordering diagnostic tests;
(e) Using radiopaque substances administered by mouth or rectum necessary for Roentgen diagnostic purposes; or
(f) Administering substances by penetration of the skin or mucous membrane of the human body for diagnostic, preventive or therapeutic purposes. The Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine may adopt by rule appropriate procedures for administering substances under this paragraph. [Amended by 1953 c.557 § 4; 1985 c.624 § 4; 1989 c.575 § 4; 1989 c.945 § 5; 1993 c.55 § 1; 1993 c.469 § 10; 2001 c.526 § 2; 2009 c.43 § 37; 2009 c.420 § 2; 2017 c.409 § 31]