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Section 677.470 – Definitions for ORS 677.470 to 677.480.

As used in ORS 677.470 to 677.480: (1) “Controlled substance” has the meaning given that term under ORS 475.005. (2) “Health care professional” means a person licensed by a health professional regulatory board who is practicing within the scope of practice of that licensure and who is authorized to prescribe or administer controlled substances. (3) […]

Section 677.480 – Discipline.

ORS 677.474 does not prohibit a health professional regulatory board from placing on probation or denying, revoking, limiting or suspending the license of any health care professional who does any of the following: (1) Prescribes or administers a controlled substance or treatment that is nontherapeutic in nature or nontherapeutic as administered or prescribed or that […]

Section 677.487 – Continuing medical education related to Alzheimer’s disease.

(1) The Oregon Medical Board shall encourage each physician with a specialty in primary care or geriatrics, or another specialty designated by the board, to obtain continuing medical education in the detection and early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and in the appropriate prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease. (2) The continuing […]

Section 677.491 – Reporting toy-related injury or death; rules.

(1) Whenever any physician determines or reasonably suspects the injury or death of a person to be toy-related, the physician shall, in accordance with rules adopted under subsection (5) of this section, report the physician’s findings to the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. (2) The director of any hospital, health care facility, health maintenance […]