2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 11, Chapters 431 - 470
ORS Chapter 433
433.815 Educational training.

(1) Educational training on the treatment of allergic responses, as required by ORS 433.800 to 433.830, shall be conducted under the supervision of a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or a nurse practitioner licensed under ORS chapter 678 to practice in this state. The training may be conducted by a health care professional licensed under ORS chapter 678 as delegated by a supervising professional or by an emergency medical technician meeting the requirements established by the Oregon Health Authority by rule. The curricula shall include, at a minimum, the following subjects:

(a) Recognition of the symptoms of systemic allergic responses to insect stings and other allergens;

(b) Familiarity with common factors that are likely to elicit systemic allergic responses;

(c) Proper administration of an intramuscular or subcutaneous injection of epinephrine for severe allergic responses to insect stings and other specific allergens; and

(d) Necessary follow-up treatment.

(2) Educational training on the treatment of hypoglycemia, as required by ORS 433.800 to 433.830, shall be conducted under the supervision of a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or a nurse practitioner licensed under ORS chapter 678 to practice in this state. The training may be conducted by a health care professional licensed under ORS chapter 678 as delegated by a supervising professional. The curricula shall include, at a minimum, the following subjects:

(a) Recognition of the symptoms of hypoglycemia;

(b) Familiarity with common factors that may induce hypoglycemia;

(c) Proper administration of a subcutaneous injection of glucagon for severe hypoglycemia when other treatment has failed or cannot be initiated; and

(d) Necessary follow-up treatment. [1981 c.367 3; 1989 c.299 5; 1997 c.345 4; 2011 c.70 8]