OAR 855-080-0015: Definitions

As used in these rules: (1) "Act" means the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, ORS Chapter 475, and rules thereunder; (2) "CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations; (3) "USC" means United States Code; (4) "Emergency Situations" means those situations in which the prescribing practitioner who authorizes an oral prescription of a controlled substance listed in schedule II of the Federal Controlled Substances Act determines that: (a) Immediate administration of the controlled substance is necessary, for proper treatment of the intended ultimate user; and (b) No appropriate alternative treatment is available, including administration of a drug which is not a controlled substance under schedule II of the Act, and (c) It is not reasonably possible for the prescribing practitioner to provide a written prescription to be presented to the person dispensing the substance prior to the dispensing. (5) Terms not defined in this rule have the definitions set forth in ORS 475.005.