OAR 847-050-0010: Definitions

As used in OAR 847-050-0010 to 847-050-0082: (1) "Board" means the Oregon Medical Board for the State of Oregon. (2) “Collaboration” has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, as indicated by the patient’s condition, community standards of care and a physician associate’s education, training and experience: (a) Consultation between the physician associate and a physician; or (b) Referral by the physician associate to a physician. (3) “Collaboration agreement” has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, a written agreement that describes the manner in which the physician associate collaborates with physicians, that does not assign supervisory responsibility to, or represent acceptance of legal responsibility by, a physician for the care provided by the physician associate and that is signed by the physician associate and the physician or physician associate’s employer. (4) “Community standards of care” has the meaning given in ORS 677.095, which is that degree of care, skill, and diligence that is used by ordinarily careful licensees in the same or similar circumstances in the licensee’s community or a similar community. (5) “Employer” has the meaning given in ORS 677.495: (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, (B) In accordance with ORS chapter 63 as a limited liability company, or (C) In accordance with ORS chapter 67 as a limited liability partnership. (b) A group medical practice that is part of a health system; or (c) A physician who employs a physician associate. (6) “Physician” means a physician licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228 and includes a podiatric physician licensed under ORS 677.805 to 677.840. (7) "Physician associate" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, a person who is licensed as such in accordance with ORS 677.265 and 677.495 through 677.535.