Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 847 - OREGON MEDICAL BOARD
Division 10 - GENERAL
Section 847-010-0130 - Medical Chaperones
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) As of July 1, 2023, a licensee must offer a trained chaperone to be physically present for all:
(2) The licensee must ensure that the chaperone:
(3) During a breast, genital, or rectal examination when a chaperone is requested, the chaperone may not participate in acts that would obstruct or distract the chaperone from observing the licensee's behavior and actions throughout the exam, procedure, or clinical encounter.
(4) For all breast, genital, and rectal examinations, the presence or absence of a chaperone must be documented in the patient chart.
(5) The patient may decline the presence of a chaperone for a breast, genital, and rectal examination. If the patient declines, the licensee:
(6) A licensee is not required under this rule to offer a chaperone be present in circumstances in which it is likely that failure to examine the patient would result in significant and imminent harm to the patient, such as during a medical emergency.
(7) A licensee is not required to offer a chaperone if a chaperone is already present in the normal course of the examination.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 677.265
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 677.265