Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The Board has
delegated to the Authority the following:
(a)
Designing the supervising physician and agent application;
(b) Approving a supervising physician or
agent; and
(c) Investigating and
disciplining any emergency medical services provider who violates their scope
of practice.
(2) The
Authority must provide copies of any supervising physician or agent
applications and any emergency medical services provider disciplinary action
reports to the Board upon request.
(3) The Authority must immediately notify the
Board when questions arise regarding the qualifications or responsibilities of
the supervising physician or agent of the supervising physician.
(4) A supervising physician and agent must
meet the following qualifications:
(a) Be a
physician licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228, actively registered and in
good standing with the Board;
(b)
Be in current practice;
(c) Be a
resident of or actively practicing in the area in which the emergency service
is located;
(d) Possess thorough
knowledge of skills assigned by standing order to emergency medical services
providers; and
(e) Possess thorough
knowledge of laws and rules of the State of Oregon pertaining to emergency
medical services providers; and
(f)
Have completed or obtained one of the following no later than one calendar year
after beginning the position as a supervising physician:
(A) Thirty-six months of experience as an EMS
Medical Director;
(B) Completion of
the one-day National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP®) Medical
Direction Overview Course, or an equivalent course as approved by the
Authority;
(C) Completion of the
three-day National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP®) National EMS
Medical Directors Course and Practicum®, or an equivalent course as
approved by the Authority;
(D)
Completion of an ACGME-approved Fellowship in EMS; or
(E) Subspecialty board certification in
EMS.
(5) A
supervising physician must meet ongoing education standards by completing or
obtaining one of the following every two calendar years:
(a) Attendance at one Oregon Health Authority
EMS supervising physician's forum;
(b) Completion of an average of four hours of
EMS-related continuing medical education per year; or
(c) Participation in maintenance of
certification in the subspecialty of EMS.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 682.245
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 682.025 & ORS
682.245
