Oregon Statutes 677.141 – Responsibilities; prohibited practices; confidentiality requirements
(1) A physician or physician assistant issued a license under ORS § 677.139:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 677.141
- Any other state: includes any state and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Board: means the Oregon Medical Board. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Dispensing physician: means a physician or podiatric physician and surgeon who purchases prescription drugs for the purpose of dispensing them to patients or other individuals entitled to receive the prescription drug and who dispenses them accordingly. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- License: means permission to practice, whether by license, registration or certification. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Physician: means a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or a person who holds a degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine if the context in which the term 'physician' is used does not authorize or require the person to practice outside the scope of a license issued under ORS § 677. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Is subject to all the provisions of this chapter and to all the rules of the Oregon Medical Board; and
(b) Has the same duties and responsibilities and is subject to the same penalties and sanctions as any other physician or physician assistant licensed under this chapter.
(2) A physician or physician assistant issued a license under ORS § 677.139 may not:
(a) Act as a dispensing physician as defined in ORS § 677.010;
(b) Administer controlled substances for the treatment of intractable pain to a person located within this state;
(c) Provide written documentation for purposes of ORS § 475C.783;
(d) Employ a physician assistant as defined in ORS § 677.495 to treat a person located within this state; or
(e) Assert a lien for services under ORS § 87.555.
(3) A physician or physician assistant licensed under ORS § 677.139 shall comply with all patient confidentiality requirements of this state, except as those requirements are expressly prohibited by the law of any other state of the United States where a person’s medical records are maintained. [1999 c.549 5,6; 2010 c.42 § 14; 2013 c.176 § 9; 2013 c.177 § 8; 2015 c.829 § 6; 2017 c.21 69,70; 2021 c.349 § 6]
See note under 677.135.
[Formerly 677.130; 1975 c.776 § 11; 1979 c.292 § 1; 1983 c.486 § 14; repealed by 1989 c.830 § 49]
[Amended by 1953 c.159 § 6; 1959 c.154 § 1; 1967 c.470 § 21; 1983 c.486 § 15; repealed by 1989 c.830 § 49]
[Amended by 1967 c.470 § 22; 1983 c.486 § 16; 1987 c.377 § 2; repealed by 1989 c.830 § 49]
[Amended by 1953 c.159 § 6; 1967 c.470 § 23; 1975 c.776 § 7; 1983 c.486 § 17; repealed by 1989 c.830 § 49]
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