71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 1366
 
                         Senate Bill 164
 
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 Legislative Counsel
  Committee for Representative Kevin Mannix)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Provides temporary exemptions to licensing requirements for
physicians providing voluntary medical services under certain
circumstances.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to temporary exemptions to licensing requirements for
  physicians.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Sections 2 to 5 of this 2001 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS chapter 677. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + As used in sections 2 to 5 of this 2001 Act:
  (1) 'Sponsoring organization' means any organization that
arranges for the voluntary provision of health care services.
  (2) 'Voluntary provision of health care services' means
providing the professional services of a physician, in
association with a sponsoring organization, without charge to the
recipient of those services and without compensation to the
physician. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no additional license otherwise required under this chapter is
necessary for the voluntary provision of health care services by
a physician who has a current license to practice medicine in
another state or territory of the United States or the District
of Columbia, provided that the physician practices medicine in
Oregon for no more than 14 days in a calendar year:
  (a) At a camp operated by a nonprofit organization;
  (b) In conjunction with patients who are participating in
recreational activities;
  (c) In a continuing education program; or
  (d) By rendering health care services to a patient of a
facility that is organized in whole or in part for the delivery
of health care services without charge.
  (2) An exemption under subsection (1) of this section does not
apply to a physician:
  (a) Whose license is suspended or revoked pursuant to
disciplinary proceedings in any jurisdiction;
 
  (b) Who is currently under internal review or discipline in any
hospital, clinic or health care facility; or
  (c) Who renders services outside the scope of practice
authorized by the physician's license. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + (1) Before a sponsoring organization may
arrange for the voluntary provision of health care services under
sections 2 to 5 of this 2001 Act, the organization shall obtain:
  (a) A copy of the physician's current license;
  (b) A letter from the chief of the medical staff of each
hospital, clinic or health care facility with which the physician
is affiliated, stating that the physician is in good standing and
not the subject of any internal review or discipline;
  (c) A letter from the physician attesting that the license of
the physician has not been suspended or revoked pursuant to
disciplinary proceedings in any jurisdiction and that the
physician is not currently under internal review or discipline at
any hospital, clinic or health care facility;
  (d) A report from the National Practitioner Data Bank, issued
within 90 days of the date the physician will voluntarily provide
health care services in this state, verifying that there is no
record of disciplinary actions against the physician, suspension
or revocation of the physician's license or any claim of medical
malpractice against the physician; and
  (e) Evidence that the physician or the sponsoring organization
has professional medical liability insurance to cover the
physician's voluntary provision of health care services in
Oregon.
  (2) Each sponsoring organization shall maintain all of the
records and reports required under subsection (1) of this
section, and all records of health care services provided, for a
period of at least five years following the provision of such
services. Upon request, the sponsoring organization shall furnish
such records to the Board of Medical Examiners.
  (3) Compliance with subsections (1) and (2) of this section
shall be prima facie evidence that the sponsoring organization
has exercised due care in its selection of physicians. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + A physician providing voluntary health care
services under sections 3 and 4 of this 2001 Act shall not be
subject to the requirements under ORS 677.184 (2). All
requirements regarding display of a license shall be satisfied by
the presentation for inspection, upon request, of a photocopy of
the physician's applicable license. + }
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