Chapter 428
AN ACT
SB 209
Relating to qualifications for members of
Council on Naturopathic Physicians Formulary; creating new provisions; and
amending ORS 685.145.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 685.145 is amended to read:
685.145. (1) The Council
on Naturopathic Physicians Formulary is established and shall consist of seven
members appointed as follows:
(a) One member of the
Board of Naturopathic Examiners appointed by the Board of Naturopathic Examiners;
(b) One physician
licensed by the Board of Naturopathic Examiners appointed by the Board of
Naturopathic Examiners;
(c) Two pharmacists
licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy appointed by the State Board of
Pharmacy;
(d) One physician licensed
by the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Oregon appointed by the
Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Oregon; and
(e) Two additional
members appointed by the council who hold an advanced degree in [either pharmacology or pharmacognosy]
a medical or pharmaceutical science.
(2) The chair of the
council shall be elected by a majority of the members.
(3) The council
established under subsection (1) of this section shall determine the substances
to be included in the formulary that may be prescribed by a naturopathic
physician acting under ORS 685.010 (3). The council shall review the formulary
periodically. Immediately upon adoption or revision of the formulary, the
council shall transmit the approved formulary to the board which must adopt the
formulary by rule. When determined to be appropriate to the scope of practice
of naturopathic physicians, the Council on Naturopathic Physicians Formulary
may also consider synthetically produced substances and their salts having an
identical or substantially identical molecular structure to a plant or animal
substance as found in nature to be plant or animal substances.
(4) The term of each
member of the council shall be two 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 a retiring member.
(5) Any member of the
council who fails to attend two consecutive meetings of the council whether
regular or special shall forfeit office unless a member is prevented from
attending by serious illness of the council member or a member of the council
member’s family.
(6) Members of the
council shall be entitled to compensation and expenses under ORS 292.495
payable from funds available to the Board of Naturopathic Examiners.
SECTION 2. Nothing in the amendments to ORS 685.145 by
section 1 of this 2007 Act affects the term of office of any member of the
Council on Naturopathic Physicians Formulary appointed prior to and serving on
the effective date of this 2007 Act. However, as
vacancies occur, appointments shall be made in accordance with the
qualifications specified in ORS 685.145, as amended by section 1 of this 2007
Act.
Approved by the Governor June 15, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 15, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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