2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 15, Chapters 670 - 704
ORS Chapter 689
689.645 Power to administer and prescribe vaccines; rules.

(1) In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Pharmacy under ORS 689.205, a pharmacist may administer vaccines to persons who are at least 11 years of age.

(2) The board may adopt rules allowing a pharmacist to prescribe vaccines to persons who are at least 11 years of age. The rules may only be as broad as necessary to enable pharmacists to enroll and participate in the Vaccines for Children Program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(3) The board is authorized to issue, to licensed pharmacists who have completed training accredited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education or a similar health authority or professional body, certificates of special competency in the prescription and administration of vaccines to persons who are at least 11 years of age.

(4) The board shall adopt rules relating to the reporting of the prescription and administration of vaccines to a patient s primary health care provider and to the Oregon Health Authority.

(5) The board shall adopt rules requiring pharmacists to establish protocols for the prescription and administration of vaccines to persons who are at least 11 years of age.

(6) The board shall convene a volunteer Immunization and Vaccination Advisory Committee consisting of no more than nine members for the purpose of advising the board in promulgating rules under this section. The committee shall consist of one representative from the Oregon Health Authority, two representatives from the Oregon Medical Board, two representatives from the Oregon State Board of Nursing and two representatives from the State Board of Pharmacy and no more than two pharmacists other than the representatives from the State Board of Pharmacy. [1999 c.350 3b; 2005 c.312 1; 2009 c.250 1; 2009 c.595 1104; 2011 c.245 1]