| RULES PROPOSED AND ADOPTED BY THE OREGON MEDICAL BOARD |
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| TEMPORARY RULES: Adopted May 3; Comments due June 21 |
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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (PA)
| OAR 847-050-0041 |
Prescribing and Dispensing Privileges |
| OAR 847-050-0065 |
Duties of the Committee |
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Proposed rule amendments implement 2012 Senate Bill 1565 related to physician assistant dispensing and contain general language and grammar housekeeping. |
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| PROPOSED RULES: Written Comments due by May 21, 2012 |
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PROPOSED RULES – First Review by the Board
You are invited to review proposed and temporary rules and comment on them before they become permanent. Written comments are due by the dates provided.
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ALL LICENSEES (MD/DO/DPM/PA/AC)
| OAR 847-001-0007 |
Agency Representation at Hearings |
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Proposed rule amendment limits the type of contested case hearings for which an employee may represent the Board to a class of hearings involving only civil penalties and omits the list of specific violations. |
| OAR 847-003-0100 |
Declared Emergency - Delegation of Authority |
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Proposed new rule delegates authority to the Executive Director of the Board when a state of emergency is in effect, allowing the Board to function even when Board members are unable to fulfill their Board duties. |
OAR 847-008-0015
OAR 847-008-0018 |
Active Registration
Military/Public Health Active Registration |
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Proposed rule amendments add employment with the Indian Health Service to the Military/Public Health registration status, which will allow licensees employed by the Indian Health Service to maintain an active license in the state of Oregon. |
| OAR 847-008-0040 |
Process of Registration |
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Proposed rule amendment adds a fine for violating ORS 677.190(8), providing false, misleading or deceptive information on an application for registration (renewal). |
| OAR 847-008-0070 |
Continuing Medical Competency (Education) |
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Proposed rule revision clarifies the amount of CME required for each licensee, clarifies that audits may occur at the Board’s discretion and at a time other than the biennial renewal, and revises the audit timelines. |
| OAR 847-010-0081 |
Physician-Assisted Suicide |
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Proposed rule amendment changes the title of the rule to “Death with Dignity” in order to reflect the language used in the implemented statute. |
OAR 847-017-0000
OAR 847-017-0005
OAR 847-017-0010
OAR 847-017-0015
OAR 847-017-0020
OAR 847-017-0025
OAR 847-017-0030
OAR 847-017-0035
OAR 847-017-0040 |
Preamble
Definitions
Patient Safety
Selection of Procedures and Patients
Patient Medical Records
Discharge Evaluation
Emergency Care and Transfer Protocols
Quality Assessment
Facility Administration and Equipment |
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Proposed rule amendments reorganize the definitions, clarify that office-based invasive procedures include cosmetic procedures, expand the definition of office-based surgeries, clarify the facility and provider qualifications and requirements for patient safety based on the type of procedure to be performed, and contain general grammar and language housekeeping changes. |
OAR 847-020-0170
OAR 847-020-0180
OAR 847-020-0182 |
Written Examination
Endorsement or Reciprocity
SPEX or COMVEX Requirements |
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Proposed new rule clarifies the Board’s requirement for a clinical competency assessment for applicants for initial license or reactivation who have not had sufficient prostgraduate training or specialty board certification or recertification within the past 10 years. Proposed rule amendments remove the subsections requiring an applicant to show clinical competency after ceasing the practice of medicine for a period of 12 or more consecutive months because this requirement is included in another rule (847-020-0183). |
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| PERMANENT RULES: Adopted May 1, 2012 |
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ALL LICENSEES (MD/DO/DPM/PA/AC)
OAR 847-001-0000
OAR 847-001-0015
OAR 847-001-0020
OAR 847-001-0030 |
Notice of Proposed Rule
Delegation of Authority
Discovery
Approval of Interim Stipulated Orders |
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Amendments incorporate the changes in the Attorney General’s Model Rules of Procedure for the Office of Administrative Hearings, which became effective 1/31/2012. A late request for a hearing will be considered using a “good cause” standard; agency review of certain legal actions has been omitted; the agency may consider a request for a delay of hearing on emergency suspension; and discovery rules have been reorganized and now include requests for admission and written interrogatories and provides and provides a method of denying a discovery request. |
| OAR 847-008-0010 |
Initial registration |
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Amendment adds a fine for violating ORS 677.190(8), providing false, misleading or deceptive information on an application for licensure. |
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMT)
| OAR 847-035-0011 |
EMT Advisory Committee |
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Amendment corrects a statutory reference in the rule for compensation of committee members. |
| OAR 847-035-0030 |
Scope of Practice |
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Amendment clarifies administration of medication, replaces “soft tissue injuries” and “suspected fractures” with “musculoskeletal injuries,” and adds tuberculosis skin testing for EMS agency personnel. |
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| TEMPORARY RULES: Adopted March 1; Comments due April 21 |
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ALL LICENSEES (MD/DO/DPM/PA/AC)
| OAR 847-005-0005 |
Fees |
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Proposed rule amendment eliminates the $225 supervising physician application fee and eliminates the $52 cost recovery fee for criminal records checks. |
| OAR 847-020-0155 |
State and Nationwide Criminal Records Checks, Fitness Determinations |
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Proposed rule amendment eliminates the $52 cost recovery fee for criminal records checks on an applicant or licensee of the Oregon Medical Board. |
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (PA)
| OAR 847-050-0027 |
Approval of Supervising Physician |
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Proposed rule amendment eliminates the fee for supervising physician applications. |
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