Chapter 677 - Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture

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677.060 Persons and practices not within scope of chapter. This chapter does not

affect or prevent the following:

(1) The practice of medicine or podiatry in this state by any commissioned

medical or podiatric officer serving in the Armed Forces of the United States

or Public Health Service, or any medical or podiatric officer on duty with the

United States Department of Veterans Affairs, while any such medical or

podiatric officer is engaged in the performance of the actual duties prescribed

by the laws and regulations of the United States.

(2) The meeting in this state of any licensed practitioner of medicine of any

other state or country with a licensed practitioner of medicine in this state,

for consultation.

(3) Supervised clinical training by an acupuncture student who is enrolled in a

school approved to offer credit for post-secondary clinical education in Oregon or clinical

practice of acupuncture by a practitioner licensed to practice acupuncture in

another state or foreign country who is enrolled in clinical training approved

by the Oregon Medical Board.

(4) The furnishing of medical or surgical assistance in cases of emergency

requiring immediate attention.

(5) The domestic administration of family remedies.

(6) The practice of dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, optometry, psychology,

regulated social work, chiropractic, naturopathic medicine or cosmetic therapy,

by any person authorized by this state.

(7) The practice of the religion of persons who endeavor to prevent or cure

disease or suffering by prayer or other spiritual means in accordance with the

tenets of any church. Nothing in this chapter interferes in any manner with the

individual's right to select the practitioner or mode of treatment of an

individual's choice, or interferes with the right of the person so employed to

give the treatment so chosen if public health laws and rules are complied with.

(8) The sale of lenses, artificial eyes, limbs or surgical instruments or other

apparatus or appliances of a similar character.

(9) The sale, rent or use for hire of any device or appliance, the sale of

which is not prohibited by the laws of Oregon

or the United States.

(10)

The practice of physiotherapy, electrotherapy or hydrotherapy carried on by a

duly licensed practitioner of medicine, naturopathic medicine or chiropractic,

or by ancillary personnel certified by the State Board of Chiropractic

Examiners, pursuant to ORS 684.155 (1)©(A), to provide physiotherapy, electrotherapy

or hydrotherapy and working under the direction of a chiropractic physician.

(11) The practice or use of massage, Swedish movement, physical culture, or

other natural methods requiring use of the hands.

(12) The use of the title " doctor, " " chiropractic

physician, " " naturopathic physician, " " doctor of

optometry, " " optometric physician " or " podiatric

physician " in accordance with ORS 676.110 and 676.120. [Amended by 1953

c.159 §6; 1955 c.157 §1; 1961 c.400 §2; 1967 c.470 §4; 1975 c.776 §4; 1983

c.486 §3; 1987 c.726 §10; 1989 c.830 §2; 1991 c.67 §181; 1999 c.466 §1; 2009

c.142 §4; 2009 c.442 §45]