Or. Admin. R. 850-010-0005 - Definitions
As used in OAR 850-010-0010 to 850-060-0226 unless otherwise required by context:
(1) "Board" means
Oregon State Board of Naturopathic Medicine.
(2) "Diagnosis" is a determination by a
licensed naturopathic physician of the nature and etiology of a disease by the
use of all recognized and accepted physical and laboratory examinations, which
includes the drawing of blood and taking specimens of body fluids and tissues
for microscopic and chemical analysis.
(3)"Direct Supervision" means that a licensed
Naturopathic physician is physically present in the clinic, is monitoring and
directly responsible for activities of supervised person, and is available to
intervene if necessary.
(4) "Food"
is any organic substance taken into the body which helps maintain life, builds
or repairs tissue, and sustains growth. This includes the use of enzymes,
minerals, vitamins (either in trace amounts or megodoses) and any food products
or extracts however processed, refined, or concentrated.
(5) "Lesion" refers to any pathological or
traumatic change to human tissue or impairment of a bodily function.
(6) "Naturopathy" or "Naturopathic Medicine"
is defined as a system of diagnosing and treating the human body and
maintaining or restoring it to a state of normal health, as defined in ORS
Chapter 685, and in such other sections thereof as may apply.
(7) "Non-Poisonous Plant Substance" is any
plant substance, taken in accepted therapeutic dosages, which would not, by its
action on organs or tissue, seriously impair function or destroy
life.
(8) "Patient" means any
person who is examined, treated, or otherwise provided naturopathic medical
services, whether or not the person has entered into a physician-patient
relationship or has agreed to pay a fee for services.
(9) "Plant Substances" are those substances
found in nature which impart therapeutic or medicinal properties and are used
as medicines or as ingredients in medicines. They comprise the whole plant,
herbs, anatomical parts, saps, extracts, secretions, and other constituents
thereof. Their natural state may be altered by any mechanical, physical, or
chemical process
(10) "Poisonous
Plant Substances" The Board considers any of the following to be poisonous
plant substances: Coniine, Delphinine, Muscarine, Oleandrin, and
Strychnine.
(11) "Prescription" is
a written or verbal order for the prescribing or dispensing of non-poisonous
plant substances as taught in approved schools and given in standard medical
dosages. Naturopathic physicians shall be allowed to prescribe and dispense
non-poisonous plant substances.
(12) "Preventive" as used in ORS 685 and OAR
850, is defined as the branch of medicine concerned with preventing the
occurrence of both mental and physical illness and disease. Preventive medicine
encompasses preventing the development of disease in a susceptible or
potentially susceptible population including general promotion of health and
specific protection such as immunization; early diagnosis and prompt therapy to
shorten duration of illness, reduce the severity of disease, reduce the
possibility of contagion, and limit sequelae;
(13) "Superficial" as used in ORS
685.010(4)
Minor Surgery refers to lacerations, abrasions, benign lesions, foreign bodies
and wounds which involve the skin, mucosa, and subcutaneous tissue to a depth
of the deep superficial fascia, and which do not involve vital deep structure
such as major nerves, major tendons, major blood vessels and bone or
viscera.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 685.125
Stats. Implemented: ORS 685.010
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