Or. Admin. Code § 333-003-0105

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 333-003-0105 - Impending Public Health Emergency: Definitions

For purposes of OAR 333-003-0100 through 333-003-0140, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Cooperative Agreement" means an agreement between the Division and a local public health authority under ORS 401.657.
(2) "Credentialing" means granting privileges or permission, including any limitations or limits on the privileges or permission, authorizing a health care provider to provide health care services at a health care facility.
(3) "Credentialing plan" means the procedures established by an emergency health care center for credentialing registrants and volunteers, including but not limited to a plan for verifying that a health care provider is in good standing.
(4) "Declaration" or "declared emergency" means a Governor's declaration of emergency under ORS 401.165 or 433.441
(5) "Division" means Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division.
(6) "Emergency health care center" means a health care facility, or any portion thereof designated by the Division or by a local public health authority or any other location designated by the Division or by a local public health authority in accordance with OAR 333-003-0130.
(7) "Emergency health care services" means health care services rendered by a registrant or volunteer during a declared emergency.
(8) "Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF-8)" means the Public Health and Medical Services response for the State of Oregon during a declared emergency.
(9) "Health care facility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015.
(10) "Health care provider" means:
(a) An individual licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of this state or another state to administer health care services in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession; and
(b) A person entered in the Division's registry authorized under ORS 401.654 and OAR 333-003-0117.
(11) "Health professional regulatory board" has the meaning given that term in ORS 676.160.
(12) "Incident Command System (ICS)" means a standardized on-scene emergency management system that enables multiple agencies and jurisdictions to respond to single or multiple incidents using an integrated organizational structure.
(13)
(a) "In good standing" means that:
(A) A health care provider is currently certified, registered or licensed, does not have any disciplinary restrictions placed on any certificate, registration or license, and who is not suspended or on probation with any certifying, registering or licensing agency that issued a certificate, registration or license for any reason; or
(B) At the time the health care provider was last certified, registered or licensed the health care provider:
(i) Did not have any disciplinary restrictions placed on a certificate, registration or license; and
(ii) Was not on probation or did not have a certificate, registration or license revoked or suspended by the certifying, registering or licensing agency that issued the certificate, registration or license, for any reason.
(b) An individual is not in good standing if they voluntarily surrendered a certificate, registration or license while under investigation by a certifying, registering, or licensing board or surrendered a certificate, registration or license in lieu of discipline.
(14) "Local public health authority" has the meaning given that term in ORS 431.003.
(15) "Registrant" means a health care provider listed on the Registry.
(16) "Registry" means the Health Care Provider Registry established by the Division.
(17) "Volunteer" means a health care provider who is not a registrant or is a registrant but is not deployed by the Registry, who provides emergency health care services at an emergency health care center.

Or. Admin. Code § 333-003-0105

PH 26-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-04; PH 8-2008, f. & cert. ef. 5-5-08; PH 17-2010, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-10; PH 6-2012, f. 3-30-12, cert. ef. 4-1-12; PH 7-2021, amend filed 01/25/2021, effective 1/25/2021

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 401.651 - 401.670

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 401.651 - 401.670