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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Medical assistance” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025.
(b) “Medicare” means medical coverage provided under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
(c)(A) “Practitioner” means a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or a nurse practitioner certified under ORS 678.375 who has a rural practice that meets criteria established by the Office of Rural Health that applied as of January 1, 2004, for the purposes of ORS 315.613.
(B) “Practitioner” does not include a physician or nurse practitioner who is located in an urbanized area of Jackson County, as defined by the United States Census Bureau according to the most recent federal decennial census taken pursuant to the authority of the United States Department of Commerce under 13 U.S.C. 141(a), unless the practitioner is:
(i) A physician who specializes in obstetrics or who specializes in family or general practice and provides obstetrical services; or
(ii) A nurse practitioner who is certified for obstetric care.
(2) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a program to provide payments to medical professional liability insurance insurers to subsidize the cost of premiums charged by the insurers to practitioners described in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) A practitioner is eligible for a subsidy under this section if the practitioner:
(a) Holds an active, unrestricted license or certification;
(b) Is covered by a medical professional liability insurance policy issued by an authorized insurer with minimum limits of coverage of $1 million per occurrence and $1 million annual aggregate; and
(c) Except for a nurse practitioner participating in the program who is employed by a licensed physician, is willing to serve patients with Medicare coverage and patients receiving medical assistance in at least the same proportion to the practitioner's total number of patients as the Medicare and medical assistance populations represent of the total number of individuals determined by the Office of Rural Health to be in need of care in the areas served by the practice.
(4) A practitioner whose medical professional liability insurance coverage is provided through a health care facility, as defined in ORS 442.400, and who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (3) of this section is eligible for a subsidy if the office determines that the practitioner:
(a) Is not an employee of the health care facility;
(b) Is covered by a medical professional liability insurance policy that names the practitioner and separately calculates the premium for the practitioner; and
(c) Fully reimburses the health care facility for the premium calculated for the practitioner.
(5) The Oregon Health Authority shall contract with the Office of Rural Health to establish by rule criteria and procedures for an annual attestation by participating practitioners of compliance with the requirements of subsection (3)(c) of this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Occupations and Professions § 676.550 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-52-occupations-and-professions/or-rev-st-sect-676-550/
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