ORS 127.850: §3.08. Waiting periods.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) No less than 15 days shall elapse between the patient’s initial oral request and the writing of a prescription under ORS 127.800 to 127.897. No less than 48 hours shall elapse between the patient’s written request and the writing of a prescription under ORS 127.800 to 127.897. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the qualified patient’s attending physician has medically confirmed that the qualified patient will, within reasonable medical judgment, die before the expiration of at least one of the waiting periods described in subsection (1) of this section, the prescription for medication under ORS 127.800 to 127.897 may be written at any time following the later of the qualified patient’s written request or second oral request under ORS 127.840. [1995 c.3 §3.08; 2019 c.624 §3]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-009-0000: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-009-0010: Reporting — implements
- OAR 333-009-0020: Record Review/Annual Report — implements
- OAR 333-009-0030: Confidentiality/Liability — implements
- OAR 847-015-0035: Attending Physicians Prescribing Medications to Physician-Assisted Death with Dignity Patients — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 127.800 — resolved
- 127.897 — resolved
- ORS 127.840 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors127.html