Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 855 - BOARD OF PHARMACY
Division 11 - HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S SERVICE PROGRAM
Section 855-011-0005 - Definitions

(1) "Health Professionals' Service Program (the Program)" means the impaired health professional program established by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to authority granted by ORS 676.190.

(2) "Impaired" means that the licensee is unable to practice with professional skill and safety by reason of habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs, alcohol or other substances that impair ability, or by reason of a mental health disorder.

(3) "Mental-health disorder" means a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress or disability or with a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom that is identified in the DSM-IV-TR, (published by the American Psychiatric Association). "Mental-health disorder" includes gambling disorders.

(4) "Non-treatment compliance monitoring," means the non-medical, non-therapeutic services employed by the vendor to track and report the licensee's compliance with the monitoring agreement.

(5) "Substance Abuse Disorder" means a disorder related to the taking of a drug of abuse including alcohol, to the side effects of a medication, and to a toxin exposure. The disorders include: substance abuse disorders such as substance dependence and substance abuse, and substance-induced disorders, including substance intoxication, withdrawal, delirium, and dementia, as well as substance induced psychotic disorder, mood disorder, etc, as defined in DSM-IV-TR, (published by the American Psychiatric Association) criteria.