Oregon Statutes 677.494 – Telemedicine; where practice occurs
(1) As used in this section, ‘telemedicine’ means the practice of medicine and provision of health care services to a patient by a physician or physician assistant from a distance using electronic communications, including synchronous technologies to facilitate an exchange of information between a patient and physician or physician assistant in real time or asynchronous technologies to facilitate an exchange of information between a patient and a physician or physician assistant in other than real time.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 677.494
- 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
(2) A physician licensed under ORS § 677.100 to 677.228, a physician assistant licensed under ORS § 677.505 to 677.525 or a physician or physician assistant licensed under ORS § 677.139 may use telemedicine to engage in the practice of medicine and provide health care services, including the establishment of a provider-patient relationship, the diagnosis or treatment of a medical condition or the prescription of drugs, to a patient physically located in this state. The physician or physician assistant is not required to be physically located in this state when engaging in the practice of medicine and providing health care services through telemedicine.
(3) The practice of medicine using telemedicine occurs where the patient is physically located. [2022 c.45 § 14; 2023 c.147 § 3]
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