Oregon Statutes 679.543 – Use of telehealth by dental care provider
(1) As used in this section, ‘telehealth’ means a variety of methods, through the use of electronic and telecommunications technologies, for the distance delivery of health care services, including dental care services, and clinical information designed to improve a patient’s health status and to enhance delivery of the health care services and clinical information.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 679.543
- 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) A dental care provider authorized by the Oregon Board of Dentistry to practice dental care services may use telehealth if:
(a) In the professional judgment of the dental care provider, the use of telehealth is an appropriate manner in which to provide a dental care service; and
(b) The dental care provider is providing a dental care service that is within the scope of practice of the dental care provider.
(3) The use of telehealth as described in subsection (2) of this section is not an expansion of the scope of practice of a dental care provider.
(4) The board shall treat a dental care service that is delivered by a dental care provider through telehealth as described in subsection (2) of this section the same as the board treats the dental care service when delivered in person. The board shall apply identical quality and practice standards to a particular dental care service regardless of the method of delivery of the dental care service. [2017 c.348 § 1]
679.543 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 679 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.