Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 847 - OREGON MEDICAL BOARD
Division 80 - PODIATRIC MEDICINE
Section 847-080-0001 - Definitions
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 847-080-0001
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) "Ankle" means the tibial plafond and its posterolateral border or posterior malleolus, the medial malleolus, the distal fibula or lateral malleolus, and the talus.
(2) "Board" means the Oregon Medical Board of the State of Oregon.
(3) "Podiatric physician and surgeon" has the meaning given in ORS 677.010, a physician licensed under ORS 677.805 to 677.840 to practice podiatry.
(4) "Podiatry" has the meaning given in ORS 677.010:
(a) The diagnosis or the medical,
physical or surgical treatment of ailments of the human foot, ankle and tendons
directly attached to and governing the function of the foot and ankle, and
treatment involving the use of a general or spinal anesthetic if that treatment
is performed in a hospital licensed under ORS 441.025 or in an ambulatory
surgical center licensed by the Oregon Health Authority and is under the
supervision of or in collaboration with a podiatric physician and
surgeon;
(b) Assisting in the
performance of surgery, as provided in ORS 677.814; and
(c) The treatment of skin, skin-related
structures and subcutaneous masses, and wounds involving skin, skin-related
structures and subcutaneous masses, on the human leg no further proximal than
the tibial tubercle.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 677.265
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 677.805
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