Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 847 - OREGON MEDICAL BOARD
Division 50 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Section 847-050-0010 - Definitions

(1) "Board" means the Oregon Medical Board for the State of Oregon.

(2) "Collaboration" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, as indicated by the patient's condition, community standards of care and a physician assistant's education, training and experience:

(3) "Collaboration agreement" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, a written agreement that describes the manner in which the physician assistant collaborates with physicians, that does not assign supervisory responsibility to, or represent acceptance of legal responsibility by, a physician for the care provided by the physician assistant and that is signed by the physician assistant and the physician or physician assistant's employer.

(4) "Community standards of care" has the meaning given in ORS 677.095, which is that degree of care, skill, and diligence that is used by ordinarily careful licensees in the same or similar circumstances in the licensee's community or a similar community.

(5) "Employer" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495:

(6) "Physician" means a physician licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228 and includes a podiatric physician licensed under ORS 677.805 to 677.840.

(7) "Physician assistant" has the meaning given in ORS 677.495, a person who is licensed as such in accordance with ORS 677.265 and 677.495 through 677.535.