OAR 847-050-0080: Collaborative Practice Model

(1) A physician associate may practice medicine: (a) Within the scope of practice of the physician associate , based on the physician associate ’s education, training, and experience; and ( b ) For which the physician associate has obtained informed consent as provided in ORS 677.097, if informed consent is required. (2) A physician associate is responsible for the care provided by the physician associate . (3) A physician associate must engage in collaboration with the appropriate health care provider as indicated by the condition of the patient, the community standards of care, and the physician associate ’s education, experience, and competence. The degree of collaboration must be determined at the physician associate ’s primary location of practice. The determination may include decisions made by: (a) A physician or employer with whom the physician associate has entered into a collaboration agreement, or (b) The group or hospital service and the credentialing and privileging systems of the physician associate ’s primary location of practice. (4) The degree of autonomous judgment that a physician associate may exercise will be determined at the physician associate ’s primary location of practice by the community standards of care and the physician associate ’s education, training, and experience. (5) If a physician associate changes their specialty or emphasis of practice, the physician associate must obtain applicable education, training, or experience required to meet the community standards of care. (6) The physician associate or student must be clearly identified as such when performing duties. The physician associate must at all times when on duty wear a name tag with the designation of "physician associate " or “PA” thereon and clearly identify as a “physician associate ” or “PA” in oral communications with patients and other professionals. (7) Failure to comply with any section of this rule is a violation of ORS 677.510 and is grounds for a $195 fine imposed on the non-compliant licensee. The licensee may be subject to further disciplinary action by the Board.