(2) If the board has reasonable cause to believe that any licensee is or may be unable to practice medicine or podiatry with reasonable skill and safety to patients, the board shall cause a competency examination of such licensee for purposes of determining the fitness of the licensee to practice medicine or podiatry with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
(3) Any licensee by practicing or by filing a registration to practice medicine or podiatry shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to mental or physical examination when so directed by the board and, further, to have waived all objection to the admissibility of information derived from such mental or physical or medical competency examination on the grounds of privileged communication.
(4) The board may request any medical organization to assist the board in preparing for or conducting any medical competency examination that the board may consider appropriate. [1975 c.796 §7; 1981 c.339 §3; 1983 c.486 §43; 1989 c.830 §28]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture
Section 677.010 - Definitions for chapter.
Section 677.060 - Persons and practices not within scope of chapter.
Section 677.080 - Prohibited acts.
Section 677.082 - Expression of regret or apology.
Section 677.085 - What constitutes practice of medicine.
Section 677.087 - Physicians required to perform agreed upon surgery personally.
Section 677.091 - Guidelines, recommendations for prescription of opiates.
Section 677.097 - Procedure to obtain informed consent of patient.
Section 677.099 - Notice of participation or nonparticipation in Medicare assignment program; rules.
Section 677.100 - Qualifications of applicant for license.
Section 677.110 - Scope and administration of examination; certificate in lieu of examination.
Section 677.120 - Reciprocity.
Section 677.132 - Limited license; rules.
Section 677.133 - Expedited license by endorsement; rules.
Section 677.135 - "Practice of medicine across state lines" defined for ORS 677.135 to 677.141.
Section 677.137 - License required for practice of medicine across state lines; exceptions.
Section 677.139 - License to practice medicine across state lines; application; fees.
Section 677.141 - Responsibilities; prohibited practices; confidentiality requirements.
Section 677.172 - Change of location of practice; effect.
Section 677.175 - Retirement; cessation of practice.
Section 677.188 - Definitions for ORS 677.190.
Section 677.200 - Disciplinary procedure.
Section 677.205 - Grounds for discipline; action by board; penalties.
Section 677.208 - Hearing; disqualification of investigating board members; judicial review.
Section 677.235 - Oregon Medical Board; membership; confirmation; terms; vacancies; compensation.
Section 677.240 - Oaths, officers and meetings of board.
Section 677.265 - Powers of board generally; rules; fees; physician standard of care.
Section 677.290 - Disposition of receipts; revolving account; medical library.
Section 677.320 - Investigation of complaints and suspected violations.
Section 677.330 - Duty of district attorney and Attorney General; jurisdiction of prosecutions.
Section 677.355 - "Artificial insemination" defined.
Section 677.360 - Who may select donors and perform procedure.
Section 677.370 - Eligibility to be donor.
Section 677.420 - Competency examination; investigation; consent by licensee; assistance.
Section 677.425 - Confidential information; immunity.
Section 677.470 - Definitions for ORS 677.470 to 677.480.
Section 677.474 - Administration of controlled substances for pain allowed; exceptions.
Section 677.487 - Continuing medical education related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Section 677.490 - Fees when patient served by or referred to diabetes self-management program.
Section 677.491 - Reporting toy-related injury or death; rules.
Section 677.492 - Liability of physician for acts of certain other health care providers.
Section 677.495 - Definitions for ORS 677.495 to 677.535.
Section 677.511 - Physician assistant authority to dispense prescription drugs; requirements.
Section 677.512 - Licensure; renewal; fees; rules.
Section 677.515 - Medical services provided by physician assistant.
Section 677.518 - Authority to sign reports of death.
Section 677.535 - Limited license.
Section 677.757 - Definitions for ORS 677.757 to 677.770.
Section 677.759 - License required; qualifications; effect of using certain terms; rules.
Section 677.761 - Persons and practices not within scope of ORS 677.757 to 677.770.
Section 677.780 - Acupuncture Advisory Committee; membership; terms.
Section 677.785 - Duties of committee.
Section 677.810 - License required to practice podiatry.
Section 677.812 - Surgery on ankle; limitations.
Section 677.815 - Application of ORS 677.805 to 677.840.
Section 677.820 - Qualifications of applicants.
Section 677.830 - Reciprocal licensing; use of national board examination.
Section 677.837 - Continuing podiatric education required; exemption.