Or. Admin. Code § 855-043-0002 - Definitions
In this division of rules:
(1) "Administer" means the direct application
of a drug or device whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other
means, to the body of a patient by:
(a) A
practitioner or the practitioner's authorized agent; or
(b) The patient at the direction of the
practitioner.
(2)
"Counseling" means an oral or other appropriate communication process between a
practitioner and a patient or a patient's agent in which the practitioner
obtains information from the patient or patient's agent, and, where
appropriate, the patient's medical records, assesses that information and
provides the patient or patient's agent with professional advice regarding the
safe and effective use of the drug or device for the purpose of assuring
therapeutic appropriateness.
(3)
"Dispense" or "Dispensing" means the preparation and delivery of a prescription
drug pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner in a suitable container
appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a patient or
other individual entitled to receive the prescription drug.
(4) "Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)" means
the practice of prescribing or dispensing an antibiotic drug for the treatment
of a sexually transmitted disease to the partner of a patient without first
examining that partner.
(5)
"Formulary" means a list of drugs or classes of drugs, or a list of disease
states, health conditions or preventative measures such as immunization or
birth control approved by the board or by the Oregon Health Authority
(OHA).
(6) "Health Officer" means a
physician licensed by the Oregon Medical Board or the Oregon Board of
Naturopathic Medicine and employed by or under contract with a county or
district health department or OHA.
(7) "Supervising Physician Dispensing Outlet"
(SPDO) means any clinic, office, health care center, treatment center, or other
establishment from which a physician assistant dispenses drugs, but that is not
otherwise registered with the Board in the category of Retail Drug
Outlet.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 689.205
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 689.155
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