Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 677 § 677.141 — Responsibilities; prohibited practices; confidentiality requirements

Responsibilities; prohibited practices; confidentiality requirements. (1) A physician or physician associate issued a license under ORS 677.139: (a) Is subject to all the provisions of this chapter and to all the rules of the Oregon Medical Board; and (b) Has the same duties and responsibilities and is subject to the same penalties and sanctions as any other physician or physician associate licensed under this chapter. (2) A physician or physician associate issued a license under ORS 677.139 may not: (a) Act as a dispensing physician as defined in ORS 677.010; (b) Administer controlled substances for the treatment of intractable pain to a person located within this state; (c) Provide written documentation for purposes of ORS 475C.783; (d) Employ a physician associate as defined in ORS 677.495 to treat a person located within this state; or (e) Assert a lien for services under ORS 87.555. (3) A physician or physician associate licensed under ORS 677.139 shall comply with all patient confidentiality requirements of this state, except as those requirements are expressly prohibited by the law of any other state of the United States where a person’s medical records are maintained. [1999 c.549 §§5,6; 2010 c.42 §14; 2013 c.176 §9; 2013 c.177 §8; 2015 c.829 §6; 2017 c.21 §§69,70; 2021 c.349 §6; 2024 c.73 §128] Note: See note under 677.135.