Chapter 240
AN ACT
SB 531
Relating to physician assistants; creating new provisions; and amending
ORS 677.540.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
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
(b) The Board of
Medical Examiners for the State of Oregon shall appoint three physician
assistants after considering persons nominated by 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 may not serve more
than two consecutive terms. 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 for board members
in ORS 677.280 (2).
SECTION 2. (1) A person seeking licensure as a
physician assistant shall complete an application form provided by the Board of
Medical Examiners and submit the form to the board, accompanied by
nonrefundable fees for the application and for the license in amounts determined
by rule of the board.
(2) Upon application,
the board may issue a license to a physician assistant who meets the
requirements for licensure under ORS 677.495 and 677.505 to 677.525.
(3) The board shall
adopt necessary and proper rules to govern the renewal of licenses issued under
this section.
SECTION 3. Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and
made a part of ORS 677.505 to 677.525.
Approved by the Governor May 30, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 31, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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