Chapter 345 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 162

Relating to daily compensation for members of advisory groups to Board of Medical Examiners; amending ORS 677.540, 677.780 and 677.855; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 677.540 is amended to read:

677.540. (1) There is created a Physician Assistant Committee which shall consist of five members. Members of the committee shall be appointed as follows:

(a) The Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Oregon shall appoint one of its members and one physician. One of the two must supervise a physician assistant.

(b) The Oregon Society of Physician Assistants shall appoint two physician assistants.

(2) The term of each member of the committee shall be for three years. A member shall serve until a successor is appointed. If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled for the unexpired term by a person with the same qualifications as the retiring member.

(3) If any vacancy under subsection (1) of this section is not filled within 45 days, the Governor shall make the necessary appointment from the category which is vacant.

(4) The committee shall elect its own chairperson with such powers and duties as the committee shall fix.

(5) A quorum of the committee shall be three members. The committee shall hold a meeting at least once quarterly and at such other times the committee considers advisable to review requests for prescription and dispensing privileges and to review applications for licensure or renewal.

(6) The chairperson may call a special meeting of the Physician Assistant Committee upon at least 10 days’ notice in writing to each member, to be held at any place designated by the chairperson.

(7) The committee members are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided [in ORS 292.495] for board members in ORS 677.280 (2).

SECTION 2. ORS 677.780 is amended to read:

677.780. (1) There is established an Acupuncture Advisory Committee consisting of six members appointed by the Board of Medical Examiners. Of the committee members appointed by the board:

(a) One shall be a person who is a current member of the board.

(b) Two shall be physicians licensed under ORS chapter 677.

(c) Three shall be acupuncturists licensed under ORS 677.759. In appointing the three acupuncturists, the board may receive nominations from the Oregon Acupuncture Association, the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Society of Oregon and other professional acupuncture organizations.

(2) The term of office of each committee member is four years, but a committee member serves at the pleasure of the board. A committee member may not serve more than two consecutive terms. A committee member serves until a successor is appointed and qualified. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the board shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

(3) A committee member is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided [in ORS 292.495] for board members in ORS 677.280 (2).

(4) A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

SECTION 3. ORS 677.855 is amended to read:

677.855. (1) An advisory council to consist of five persons and to be known as the Advisory Council on Podiatry hereby is created to advise the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Oregon in carrying out the purposes and enforcing the provisions of ORS 677.805 to 677.855. Members of the council shall be appointed for three-year terms, but none shall serve more than three consecutive terms without the lapse of at least one term.

(2) Of the members of the council to be appointed by the Governor:

(a) Three shall be podiatrists who have been residents of this state for at least two years and have held licenses as podiatrists for no less than two years.

(b) One shall be appointed from among members of the general public.

(3) The board shall appoint as the fifth member of the council a member of the board who is also a physician.

(4) If a vacancy occurs, the Governor or the board shall appoint a member, as appropriate, to serve for the unexpired term.

(5) All appointments of members of the council by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III of the Oregon Constitution.

(6) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Oregon Podiatric Medical Association shall nominate three qualified podiatrists for appointment to the vacancy under subsection (2)(a) of this section of the member of the council whose term expires in that year, and shall certify its nominees to the Governor. The Governor may make the appointment from among the nominees whose names were submitted by the Oregon Podiatric Medical Association.

(7) Members are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided [in ORS 292.495] for board members in ORS 677.280 (2).

(8) The board may delegate to the council any of its duties under ORS 677.805 to 677.855.

SECTION 4. This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect July 1, 2001.

Approved by the Governor June 8, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 8, 2001

Effective date July 1, 2001

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