ORS 441.223 Implementation of committee recommendations; rules

Upon receiving the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Physician Credentialing Information, the Oregon Health Authority shall:

Adopt administrative rules in a timely manner, as required by the Administrative Procedures Act, for the purpose of effectuating the provisions of ORS 441.221 to 441.223; and

Ensure that the rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority are identical and are consistent with the recommendations developed pursuant to ORS 441.222 for affected credentialing organizations.

The uniform credentialing information required pursuant to the administrative rules of the Oregon Health Authority represents the minimum uniform credentialing information required by the affected credentialing organizations. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a credentialing organization may request additional credentialing information from a health care practitioner for the purpose of completing credentialing procedures used by the credentialing organization to credential health care practitioners.

In credentialing a telemedicine provider, a hospital is subject to the requirements prescribed by rule by the authority under ORS 441.056.