As used in ORS § 677.495 to 677.535, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) ‘Collaboration’ means, as indicated by the patient’s condition, community standards of care and a physician assistant’s education, training and experience:

(a) Consultation between the physician assistant and a physician or podiatric physician; or

(b) Referral by the physician assistant to a physician or podiatric physician.

(2) ‘Collaboration agreement’ means a written agreement that describes the manner in which the physician assistant collaborates with physicians or podiatric physicians, that does not assign supervisory responsibility to, or represent acceptance of legal responsibility by, a physician or podiatric physician for the care provided by the physician assistant and that is signed by the physician assistant and the physician, podiatric physician or physician assistant’s employer.

(3) ‘Employer’ means:

(a) An entity that employs a physician or podiatric physician and is organized to deliver health care services in this state:

(A) In accordance with ORS § 58.375 or 58.376; or

(B) As defined by the Oregon Medical Board by rule;

(b) A group medical practice that is part of a health system; or

(c) A physician or podiatric physician who employs a physician assistant.

(4) ‘Physician’ means a physician licensed under ORS § 677.100 to 677.228.

(5) ‘Physician assistant’ means a person who is licensed in accordance with ORS § 677.505 to 677.525.

(6) ‘Podiatric physician’ means a podiatric physician and surgeon licensed under ORS § 677.805 to 677.840. [Formerly 677.012; 1983 c.486 § 45; 1987 c.660 § 24; 1989 c.830 § 30; 1999 c.119 § 1; 1999 c.582 § 1; 2001 c.744 3,4; 2005 c.366 § 1; 2007 c.347 § 1; 2010 c.43 § 1; 2011 c.550 § 1; 2017 c.352 § 1; 2021 c.349 § 10; 2023 c.314 § 3]