71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
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LC 1326
Senate Bill 162
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Joint Interim Legislative
Counsel Committee for Joint Interim Committee on Health and
Human Services)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Modifies daily compensation rate of members of Physician
Assistant Committee, Acupuncture Advisory Committee and Advisory
Council on Podiatry to conform with rate paid to members of Board
of Medical Examiners.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to daily compensation for members of advisory groups to
Board of Medical Examiners; amending ORS 677.540, 677.780 and
677.855.
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.
(c) The State Board of Pharmacy shall appoint one pharmacist.
(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.
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