2019 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Public Health
Chapter 433 - Disease and Condition Control; Mass Gatherings; Indoor Air
Section 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 by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. The training may be conducted by any other health care professional licensed under ORS chapter 678 as assigned by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner, or by an emergency medical services provider 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 by a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or any other health care professional licensed under ORS chapter 678. 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.
(3) Educational training on the treatment of adrenal insufficiency, as required by ORS 433.800 to 433.830, shall be conducted by a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or any other health care professional licensed under ORS chapter 678. The curricula shall include, at a minimum, the following subjects:
(a) General information about adrenal insufficiency and the dangers associated with adrenal insufficiency;
(b) Recognition of the symptoms of a person who is experiencing an adrenal crisis;
(c) The types of medications that are available for treating adrenal insufficiency; and
(d) Proper administration of medications that treat adrenal insufficiency. [1981 c.367 §3; 1989 c.299 §5; 1997 c.345 §4; 2011 c.70 §8; 2013 c.1 §64; 2015 c.676 §5; 2017 c.101 §43]
