Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 575 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF STUDENT ACCESS AND COMPLETION
Division 71 - RURAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM
Section 575-071-0000 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
For the purposes of the Rural Health Services Program the following definitions shall be used:
(1) "Commission" means the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(2) "Dentist" means any person licensed to practice dentistry under ORS Chapter 679.
(3) "Nurse Practitioner" means any person licensed under ORS 678.375.
(4) "Physician Assistant" means any person licensed under ORS 677.495 and 677.505 to 677.525.
(5) "Physician" means any person licensed under ORS Chapter 677.
(6) "Pharmacist" means an individual licensed under ORS Chapter 689.
(7) "Qualifying Loan" means any loan made to a medical student, pharmacy student, physician assistant student, dental student or nursing student under:
(8) "Qualifying practice site" means:
(9) "Practice Full-Time" means on-site clinical service, excluding on-call time, in a relevant health care discipline for no less than 32 working hours per week during no less than 48 weeks in a year.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 442.555 & SB 404
Stats. Implemented: ORS 442.550 - 442.570