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Oregon House Health Committee hears testimony on bill that removes supervision requirements for Physician Assistants Sydney Kurle | Feb 5, 2021
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The Oregon House Committee on Health Care heard public testimony on a bill that would remove the requirement for physician assistants to practice under physicians.
Currently, a supervising physician may use the services of a Physician Assistant (PA) in accordance with a practice agreement, which is a written agreement between a PA and a supervising physician or supervising physician organization (SPO) that describes what and how the PA will practice. The supervising physician or SPO is responsible for the direction and review of medical services provided by a PA.
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Oregon’s controversial Measure 110 went into effect Monday, decriminalizing possession of hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and oxycodone, according to reports.
The measure reclassifies possession of small amounts of hard drugs as a civil violation: Offenders will face a $100 fine, which they can avoid with a health assessment – a 24/7 phone service that will help determine what services an individual might need.
Small amounts include less than 1 gram of heroin or MDMA; 2 grams of cocaine or methamphetamine; 12 grams of psilocybin mushrooms; and 40 doses of LSD, oxycodone or methadone.
Oregon law enforcement prepares for some drug decriminalization starting Feb. 1 Evan Schreiber
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Oregonians voted and law enforcement is learning. State troopers are working to better understand how they ll do their enforcement piece of a measure passed overwhelmingly by voters in the November 2020 election.
Measure 110 goes into effect on Monday, February 1.
Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine when the measure passed by a large margin, with more than 1.3 million Oregonians voting in favor of the measure.
Now it s up to Oregon State Police captain Tim Fox to help enforce the will of the people: