Oregon Statutes - Chapter 688 - Therapeutic and Technical Services: Physical Therapists; Radiologic Technologists and Radiation Therapists; Hemodialysis Technicians; Athletic Trainers; Respiratory Therapists

688.010 Definitions for ORS 688.010 to 688.201.
As used in ORS 688.010 to 688.201, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) �Board� means the Physical Therapist Licensing Board. (2) �Physical therapist� means a...
688.015 Findings and purpose.
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that providing for state administrative control, supervision, licensure and regulation of the practice of physical therapy in this...
688.020 License required to practice physical therapy or use designation.
(1) Unless a person is a licensed physical therapist or holds a permit issued under ORS 688.110, a person shall not: (a) Practice physical therapy;...
688.030 Application of ORS 688.010 to 688.201.
ORS 688.010 to 688.201 do not apply to: (1) A person engaging in the domestic application of any activity included in the definition of the...
688.035 Short title.
ORS 688.010 to 688.201 may be cited as the Oregon Physical Therapy Practice Act. [2005 c.627 §2] Note: See note under 688.015. (Licensing)
688.040 Licensing procedure.
(1) Any person desiring to be a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall apply in writing to the Physical Therapist Licensing Board in...
688.050 Qualifications of physical therapist; examination; rules.
(1) Each applicant for a license as a physical therapist shall: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Be of good moral character...
688.055 Qualifications of physical therapist assistant; examination.
Each applicant for a license as a physical therapist assistant shall: (1) Be at least 18 years of age. (2) Be of good moral character...
688.060 [1959 c.461 §4; 1969 c.339 §7; 1971 c.585 §6; 1975 c.111 §6; repealed by 1983 c.740 §251]
688.070 [1959 c.461 §7; 1969 c.339 §8; 1971 c.585 §7; 1975 c.526 §7; 1983 c.224 §1; repealed by 2005 c.627 §18]
688.080 Reciprocity; fee.
(1) The Physical Therapist Licensing Board may license as a physical therapist or license as a physical therapist assistant, without examination, any person who: (a)...
688.090 License; certificate.
The Physical Therapist Licensing Board shall license as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant each applicant who proves to the satisfaction of the...
688.100 Renewals; rules; fee; lapse.
(1) A person who is licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall renew the person�s license pursuant to the rules of the...
688.110 Temporary permit; fee.
(1) The Physical Therapist Licensing Board, in its discretion, may issue without examination a temporary permit to a person to practice as a physical therapist...
688.120 Fraudulent representations prohibited.
A person may not obtain or attempt to obtain a license as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant or a temporary permit...
688.125 Notice to patient of interest in physical therapy practice.
In order to assure that physical therapy treatment of a patient is based solely on the needs of a patient, any health care practitioner described...
688.130 [1959 c.461 §16; 1965 c.314 §4; 1969 c.339 §14; 1971 c.585 §13; 1975 c.111 §10; 1983 c.224 §4; 1989 c.947 §1; 1991 c.381 §1; 1993 c.211 §1; 1999 c.539 §1; 1999 c.582 §15; repealed by 2005 c.627 §18]
688.132 Duty to refer person; exceptions; when personal injury protection benefits available.
(1) A licensed physical therapist shall immediately refer a person to a medical doctor, osteopathic physician, chiropractic physician, podiatric physician and surgeon, naturopathic physician, dentist,...
688.134 [1993 c.211 §7; 1997 c.408 §1; repealed by 2005 c.627 §18]
688.135 Duties and responsibilities of physical therapist.
(1) A physical therapist licensed under ORS 688.010 to 688.201 shall: (a) Be responsible for managing all aspects of the physical therapy care of each...
688.140 Grounds for discipline; sanctions; civil penalties.
(1) The Physical Therapist Licensing Board, after notice and hearing as provided in ORS 688.145, may impose any or all of the following sanctions or...
688.145 Discipline procedure; review of orders; confidential information.
(1) When the Physical Therapist Licensing Board proposes to impose any of the sanctions authorized in ORS 688.140, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as...
688.150 [1959 c.461 §15; 1969 c.339 §16; 1971 c.585 §15; repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
688.160 Physical Therapist Licensing Board; qualifications; terms; vacancies; duties; rules; fees; meetings; executive director.
(1) The Physical Therapist Licensing Board shall operate as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472, for purposes of carrying out the...
688.170 [1959 c.461 §19; 1969 c.314 §88; 1971 c.585 §17; 1999 c.1084 §27; repealed by 2005 c.627 §18]
688.180 [1959 c.461 §20; 1969 c.339 §18; 1971 c.585 §18; 1975 c.111 §13; repealed by 2005 c.627 §18]
688.190 [1959 c.461 §21; 1969 c.339 §19; repealed by 1971 c.585 §23]
688.200 [1959 c.461 §24; 1961 c.593 §4; 1967 c.637 §33; 1971 c.585 §19; repealed by 1973 c.427 §33 (688.201 enacted in lieu of 688.200)]
688.201 Disposition of receipts.
All moneys received under ORS 688.010 to 688.201 shall be paid into the account established by the Physical Therapist Licensing Board under ORS 182.470. Those...
688.210 [1959 c.461 §23; 1969 c.339 §20; 1971 c.585 §20; 1975 c.111 §14; repealed by 2005 c.627 §18]
688.220 [1959 c.461 §22; 1971 c.585 §21; 1997 c.791 §44; 1999 c.59 §203; repealed by 2005 c.627 §18]
688.230 Report of suspected violation; confidentiality of report; liability of person reporting.
(1) Any licensed health facility, licensed physical therapist, licensed physical therapist assistant, the Oregon Physical Therapy Association or physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, podiatric...
688.235 [1989 c.843 §14; repealed by 2005 c.627 §18]
688.405 Definitions for ORS 688.405 to 688.605.
As used in ORS 688.405 to 688.605: (1) �Approved school of radiologic technology� means a school of radiologic technology accredited by the Joint Review Committee...
688.415 License required to practice radiologic technology; prohibited acts.
(1) No person shall: (a) Practice radiologic technology if the person is not licensed in accordance with the provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605 or...
688.425 Licensed persons may use title.
(1) A person licensed in accordance with the provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605 may use the title of �Licensed Radiologic Technologist� or the letters...
688.435 Application of ORS 688.405 to 688.605.
The provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605 shall not apply to the following persons: (1) Persons who operate dental X-ray equipment for the sole purpose...
688.445 Licensing and renewal procedure; fees.
(1) The Board of Radiologic Technology shall issue a license to practice as a radiologic technologist in the State of Oregon to each person who...
688.455 License fee; general qualifications.
The Board of Radiologic Technology shall license any person who makes an application in writing and pays a fee in an amount set by the...
688.465 Qualifications of radiologic technologist in diagnostic field.
For licensure as a radiologic technologist in the diagnostic field, an applicant must be currently certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in...
688.475 Qualifications of radiologic technologist in therapeutic field.
For licensure as a radiologic technologist in the therapeutic field, an applicant must be currently certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in...
688.480 Operator of certain tomography equipment to be certified.
(1) Persons who operate computed tomography equipment not involving the use of radionuclides for diagnostic purposes must be certified by the American Registry of Radiologic...
688.485 Examinations; fees.
(1) The Board of Radiologic Technology may conduct one or more examinations each year at such times and places as the board may determine. (2)...
688.495 Licensing without examination.
The Board of Radiologic Technology may license as a radiologic technologist, without examination, any person who: (1) Applies for a license as provided in ORS...
688.505 Evidence of continuing education on renewal.
The Board of Radiologic Technology shall require each person holding a license or permit under ORS 688.405 to 688.605 to submit, at the time the...
688.515 Limited permit; temporary license; X-ray bone densitometry operator permit; fees; qualifications.
(1) The Board of Radiologic Technology shall issue a limited permit to an applicant to practice in a limited area of radiologic technology if such...
688.520 Licenses and permits for periods other than 24 months.
The Board of Radiologic Technology may issue licenses and permits for periods other than 24 months. The fee for a license or permit issued for...
688.525 Grounds for discipline; investigation of complaints; confidential information.
(1) The Board of Radiologic Technology, after notice of and hearing as required under the contested case procedures of ORS chapter 183, may refuse to...
688.545 Board of Radiologic Technology; qualifications; advisory member; term; compensation and expenses; officers; meetings; quorum.
(1)(a) There is created in the Department of Human Services a Board of Radiologic Technology consisting of nine members who shall be appointed by the...
688.555 Rulemaking; executive officer.
(1) The Board of Radiologic Technology shall have the power to adopt such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS...
688.557 Authority of board to require fingerprints.
For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181.534, the Board of Radiologic Technology may require the fingerprints of...
688.560 Fees for services; rules.
The Board of Radiologic Technology by rule shall establish and collect reasonable fees for the following services: (1) Administration of limited permit examinations. (2) Special...
688.565 Program of continuing education.
The Board of Radiologic Technology shall approve programs of continuing education in radiologic technology to meet the requirements of ORS 688.505. [1977 c.534 §13; 2005...
688.575 [1977 c.534 §§16, 17; 1979 c.449 §2; repealed by 1981 c.603 §8]
688.585 Board of Radiologic Technology Account.
(1) The Board of Radiologic Technology Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Except for moneys otherwise designated...
688.595 Enforcement and inspections.
The section manager of the Radiation Protection Services Section of the Department of Human Services shall enforce the provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605 and...
688.600 Investigation of alleged violations; power of board; subpoenas.
(1) Upon the complaint of any citizen of this state, or upon its own motion, the Board of Radiologic Technology may investigate any alleged violation...
688.605 Duty to report violation; confidentiality; procedure on claims of violation.
(1) Any radiologic technologist, any person licensed by the Board of Radiologic Technology or any other organization representing radiologic technologists shall, and any other person...
688.625 Definitions for ORS 688.625 to 688.665.
As used in ORS 688.625 to 688.665: (1) �Dialysis facility or center� means a place awarded conditional or unconditional status by the federal Centers for...
688.630 Practice of hemodialysis by uncertified practitioner prohibited.
After January 1, 2000, it is unlawful: (1) For any person to act as a hemodialysis technician without being certified by the Department of Human...
688.635 Scope of practice of hemodialysis technician; rules.
(1) A person certified as a hemodialysis technician may, under the direct supervision of a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or a registered nurse...
688.640 Application for certificate; rules.
(1) For any person to be certified as a hemodialysis technician, an application for certification shall be made to the Department of Human Services. The...
688.645 Fees.
(1) An initial application fee shall be submitted with the application for hemodialysis technician certification. If the applicant is taking an examination administered by the...
688.650 Qualifications for certification; temporary or provisional certificates; continuing education; certificate expiration; rules.
(1) When application has been made as required under ORS 688.640, the Department of Human Services shall certify the applicant as a hemodialysis technician if...
688.655 Grounds for denying, suspending or revoking certificate; investigation; duty to report; confidential information; liability of person who reports.
(1) The certification of a hemodialysis technician may be denied, suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183 for any of...
688.660 Grounds for discipline of certificate holder; civil penalty; assessment of disciplinary proceeding cost.
(1) The Department of Human Services may discipline a person certified as a hemodialysis technician who has: (a) Admitted the facts of a complaint alleging...
688.665 Rules.
The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules that the department considers necessary and proper to enforce ORS 688.625 to 688.665. [1997 c.580 §9] ATHLETIC
688.700 [1993 c.744 §253; 1995 c.449 §8; repealed by 1999 c.736 §16]
688.701 Definitions for ORS 688.701 to 688.734.
As used in ORS 688.701 to 688.734: (1) �Athlete� means any individual participating in fitness training and conditioning, sports or other competitions, practices or...
688.705 Board of Athletic Trainers; appointment; membership; terms.
(1) There is created in the Oregon Health Licensing Agency the Board of Athletic Trainers, consisting of five members appointed by the Director of the...
688.707 Officers; quorum; meetings.
(1) The Board of Athletic Trainers shall elect one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with duties...
688.709 Board duties; rules.
The Board of Athletic Trainers shall: (1) Advise the Oregon Health Licensing Agency about the adoption of rules necessary for the administration of ORS 688.701...
688.715 Authority of Oregon Health Licensing Agency; rules; fees; investigations.
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency is granted authority to carry out the following duties: (1) Adopt rules that are necessary to conduct business, carry out...
688.718 Registration required; exceptions.
(1) A person may not practice athletic training or claim to be a registered athletic trainer unless the person is registered under ORS 688.720. (2)...
688.720 Requirements for registration.
An applicant for registration as an athletic trainer under ORS 688.701 to 688.734 shall be issued a registration if the applicant has: (1) Provided to...
688.724 Registration renewal; late renewal; reinstatement.
(1) An athletic trainer registration is issued for a one-year period. All registrations shall expire on the last day of the month, one year from...
688.728 Fees; rules; disposition of receipts.
(1) The Oregon Health Licensing Agency shall establish by rule and collect fees related to athletic trainers for: (a) Application for athletic trainer registrations, permits...
688.730 Use of title.
(1) A person who is a registered athletic trainer under ORS 688.701 to 688.734 may use the title �Athletic Trainer, Registered� and the abbreviation �ATR.�...
688.734 Disciplinary authority of Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases and in consultation with the Board of Athletic Trainers, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency...
688.800 Definitions for ORS 688.800 to 688.840.
As used in ORS 688.800 to 688.840: (1) �Board� means the Respiratory Therapist Licensing Board, established within the Oregon Health Licensing Agency. (2) �Qualified medical...
688.805 Practice of respiratory care by unlicensed practitioner prohibited; exceptions; practice requirements.
(1) No person shall practice respiratory care or claim to be a respiratory care practitioner unless the person is licensed under ORS 688.800 to 688.840....
688.810 Use of title.
A person holding a license to practice respiratory care in this state may use the title �Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner� and the abbreviation �LRCP.� [1997...
688.815 Application for license; examination; license by endorsement.
(1) An applicant for a license to practice respiratory care shall submit to the Oregon Health Licensing Agency written evidence that the applicant: (a) Is...
688.817 [2001 c.40 §5; repealed by 2003 c.547 §118]
688.818 [2001 c.40 §6; repealed by 2003 c.547 §118]
688.820 Respiratory Therapist Licensing Board; qualification of members; terms.
(1) There is established within the Oregon Health Licensing Agency the Respiratory Therapist Licensing Board, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor. (2) The...
688.825 Selection of board chairperson; quorum; meetings.
(1) The Respiratory Therapist Licensing Board shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for those terms and with duties...
688.830 Duties of Oregon Health Licensing Agency and of board; rules.
(1) The Oregon Health Licensing Agency shall: (a) Determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure, renewal of license and reciprocal licenses under ORS...
688.834 Fees; rules; disposition of receipts.
(1) The Oregon Health Licensing Agency shall establish by rule and collect fees related to respiratory therapists for: (a) Application; (b) Examinations; (c) License; (d)...
688.835 [1997 c.792 §4; 2001 c.40 §3; repealed by 2003 c.547 §118]
688.836 Disciplinary authority of Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency may impose a form of discipline specified in ORS...
688.840 Immunity from civil liability.
The Respiratory Therapist Licensing Board and its members and the Oregon Health Licensing Agency and its employees and contractors are immune from any civil liability...
688.915 Civil penalty for violation of ORS 688.405 to 688.605 or rules.
(1) In addition to any other sanction authorized by law, the Board of Radiologic Technology may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for...
688.990 Criminal penalties.
(1) Violation of any provision of ORS 688.020 or 688.120 is a misdemeanor. (2) Violation of ORS 688.415 or 688.425 is punishable by a fine...
688.995 Criminal penalty for violation of ORS 688.800 to 688.840.
Violation of any provision of ORS 688.800 to 688.840, or of any rule adopted thereunder, is a Class B misdemeanor. [1997 c.792 §9; 2003 c.547
688.997 Criminal penalty for violation of ORS 688.718.
Violation of ORS 688.718 (1) is a Class B misdemeanor. [2003 c.547 §8] _______________

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