Oregon Statutes 677.480 – Discipline
ORS § 677.474 does not prohibit a health professional regulatory board from placing on probation or denying, revoking, limiting or suspending the license of any health care professional who does any of the following:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 677.480
- Board: means the Oregon Medical Board. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Drug: means all medicines and preparations for internal or external use of humans, intended to be used for the cure, mitigation or prevention of diseases or abnormalities of humans, which are recognized in any published United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, or otherwise established as a drug. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- License: means permission to practice, whether by license, registration or certification. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(1) Prescribes or administers a controlled substance or treatment that is nontherapeutic in nature or nontherapeutic as administered or prescribed or that is administered or prescribed for a nontherapeutic purpose.
(2) Fails to keep a complete and accurate record of controlled substance purchases, dispensing and disposal as required by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-513), other federal law or ORS § 475.005 to 475.285 and 475.752 to 475.980.
(3) Prescribes controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose.
(4) Prescribes, administers or dispenses controlled substances in a manner detrimental to the best interest of the public.
(5) Prescribes, administers or dispenses a controlled substance in a manner prohibited under ORS § 475.005 to 475.285 or 475.752 to 475.980.
(6) Falsifies prescription information, including, but not limited to, the identity of the recipient. [1995 c.380 § 4; 2003 c.408 § 2; 2007 c.351 § 3]
[1995 c.380 § 5; 2003 c.408 § 3; 2007 c.86 § 7; repealed by 2007 c.351 § 5]
MISCELLANEOUS