(1) "Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed in accordance with ORS 677.505 to 677.525.
(2) "Practice agreement" means a written agreement between a physician assistant and a supervising physician or supervising physician organization that describes the manner in which the services of the physician assistant will be used.
(3) "Supervising physician" means a physician licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228, or a podiatric physician and surgeon licensed under ORS 677.805 to 677.840, who supervises a physician assistant.
(4) "Supervising physician organization" means a group of supervising physicians that collectively supervises a physician assistant.
(5) "Supervision" means the acts of overseeing and accepting responsibility for the medical services provided by a physician assistant in accordance with a practice agreement, including regular and routine oversight and chart review. [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]
Note: The amendments to 677.495 by section 10, chapter 349, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 15, 2022. See section 21, chapter 349, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative on and after July 15, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
As used in ORS 677.495 to 677.535, unless the context requires otherwise:
(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 is organized to deliver health care services in this state in accordance with ORS 58.375 or 58.376 and that employs a physician or podiatric physician;
(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.