Oregon Statutes 677.511 – Physician assistant authority to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs; requirements
(1) A physician assistant is authorized to write prescriptions, including prescriptions for controlled substances listed in Schedules II through V.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 677.511
- Board: means the Oregon Medical Board. See Oregon Statutes 677.010
- Dispense: means the preparation and delivery of a prescription drug, pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner, in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a patient or other individual entitled to receive the prescription drug. 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
- 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) A physician assistant may register with the Oregon Medical Board for authority to dispense prescription drugs.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, and except as permitted under ORS § 677.515 (5), a physician assistant may not dispense controlled substances classified in Schedule I or II under the federal Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 811 and 812, as modified under ORS § 475.035.
(3) A registration under this section must include any information required by the board by rule.
(4) Prescription drugs dispensed by a physician assistant must be personally dispensed by the physician assistant, except that nonjudgmental dispensing functions may be delegated to staff assistants when the accuracy and completeness of the prescription is verified by the physician assistant.
(5) The physician assistant shall maintain records of the receipt and distribution of prescription drugs. The records must be readily accessible for inspection by the board upon request of the board.
(6) The physician assistant shall ensure that a prescription drug dispensed by the physician assistant is labeled in compliance with the requirements of ORS § 677.089 (3).
(7) The board has disciplinary authority regarding a physician assistant who has prescription drug dispensing authority. [2012 c.34 § 2; 2017 c.335 § 1; 2021 c.349 § 1; 2023 c.314 § 5]
677.511 was added to and made a part of 677.495 to 677.535 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.