ORS § 675.537 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 675 / Section 675.537
675.537 Certification as clinical social work associate
Status: in_force

(1) If an applicant for initial certification as a clinical social work associate has complied with the requirements of this section and has paid the fee under ORS 675.571 (Fees) , the State Board of Licensed Social Workers shall certify the applicant. Upon certification, the board shall issue a certificate to the applicant.

(2) An applicant for certification as a clinical social work associate shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

(a) Has complied with all applicable provisions of ORS 675.510 (Definitions for ORS 675.510 to 675.600) to 675.600 (Duties of board) and the applicable rules of the board;

(b) Holds a master’s degree in social work from a college or university accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the board; and

(c) Has developed a plan approved by the board for completion of practice and supervision requirements as defined by the rules of the board. [1989 c.721 §30; 1997 c.381 §3; 2009 c.442 §11]

Source: Section 675.537 — Certification as clinical social work associate; requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors675.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 685.135 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 685 / Section 685.135
685.135 Certificate of special competency in natural childbirth
Status: in_force

(1) A naturopath may not practice natural childbirth without first obtaining a certificate of special competency in natural childbirth in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(2) Upon payment of the fee required under ORS 685.100 (License certificate) , the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine shall issue a certificate of special competency in natural childbirth to a licensed naturopath who meets the requirements prescribed by the board to practice natural childbirth.

(3) The board may adopt rules applicable to specialty certification:

(a) Which establish education, training and qualifications necessary for certification.

(b) Which limit or restrict specialty practice.

(c) Which define the scope of the specialty practice.

(d) Which establish procedures for maintaining certification.

(4) Only those naturopaths wishing to practice natural childbirth shall be required to satisfy educational and examination standards in these areas. [1985 c.624 §19; 1999 c.479 §3; 2009 c.43 §26]

Source: Section 685.135 — Certificate of special competency in natural childbirth; rules; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors685.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.205 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.205
701.205 Construction Contractors Board
Status: in_force

(1) The Construction Contractors Board is established, consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided by law. Three of the members shall be residential contractors who primarily work on residential or small commercial structures, including one contractor engaged in the business of remodeling, two shall be public members and one shall be an elected representative of a governing body of local government. Two of the members shall be commercial general contractors who primarily work on large commercial structures, and one shall be a commercial specialty contractor who primarily works on large commercial structures or a residential limited contractor. One member who is a contractor may be certified as a home inspector.

(2) The term of office of each member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment immediately effective for the unexpired term.

(3) In order to be eligible for board membership, the six contractor members of the board shall be licensed under this chapter and shall maintain their licenses in good order during their term of office. [Subsections (1) and (2) enacted as 1971 c.740 §3; subsection (3) enacted as 1971 c.740 §5; 1975 c.721 §8; 1977 c.537 §1; 1981 c.618 §13; 1987 c.414 §40; 1989 c.928 §22; 1991 c.181 §14; 1993 c.470 §4; 1997 c.814 §4; 1999 c.402 §33; 2001 c.197 §18; 2007 c.836 §34]

Source: Section 701.205 — Construction Contractors Board; members; terms; confirmation; vacancies; qualifications , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 672.215 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 672 / Section 672.215
672.215 Proceedings to enjoin violations of ORS 672.002 to 672.325
Status: in_force

If the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying decides that a person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any activity that is or will be a violation of ORS 672.002 (Definitions for ORS 672.002 to 672.325) to 672.325 (Civil penalties) , the board may institute a proceedings in an appropriate circuit court to restrain the activity or proposed activity. An injunction may be issued without proof of actual damages but if issued, the defendant is not thereby relieved of any criminal liability. [1971 c.751 §23; 1981 c.143 §12]

Source: Section 672.215 — Proceedings to enjoin violations of ORS 672.002 to 672.325 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors672.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 688.425 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 688 / Section 688.425
688.425 Licensed persons may use title
Status: in_force

(1) A person licensed in one of the medical imaging modalities in accordance with the provisions of ORS 688.405 (Definitions for ORS 688.405 to 688.605) to 688.605 (Duty to report violation) may use the identifying titles and initials of the person’s credentialing organization.

(2) A person who holds a permit as a limited X-ray machine operator issued under ORS 688.515 (Limited X-ray machine operator permit) may use the title of “Limited X-ray Machine Operator” or the letters “LXMO.”

(3) A person may not use credential titles, abbreviations of credential titles or initials resembling credential titles unless the person is authorized as provided in this section. [1977 c.534 §18; 2009 c.833 §3]

Source: Section 688.425 — Licensed persons may use title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors688.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 673.732 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 673 / Section 673.732
673.732 Cease and desist orders
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) , upon entry of a cease and desist order under ORS 673.605 (Definitions for ORS 673.605 to 673.740) to 673.740 (Educational program as remedy) , the State Board of Tax Practitioners shall promptly give appropriate notice of the cease and desist order as provided in this section. The notice shall state that a hearing will be held on the cease and desist order if written demand for a hearing is filed with the board within 20 days after the date of service of the cease and desist order.

(2) If timely demand for a hearing is filed under subsection (1) of this section, the board shall hold a contested case hearing on the cease and desist order as provided by ORS chapter 183. In the event of a contested case hearing, the civil penalties assessed in the cease and desist order are suspended until issuance of a final order, but the remaining provisions of the cease and desist order shall remain in full force and effect until issuance of the final order. A person is not entitled to judicial review of a cease and desist order unless the person has made a timely demand for a hearing.

(3) After the hearing, the board shall enter a final order vacating, modifying or affirming the cease and desist order.

(4) A person aggrieved by a cease and desist order of the board that was the subject of a timely application for hearing shall be entitled to judicial review of the cease and desist order under ORS chapter 183.

(5) A judgment of a reviewing court under ORS chapter 183 does not bar the board from thereafter vacating or modifying a cease and desist order involved in the proceeding for review, or entering any new order, for a proper cause that was not decided by the reviewing court.

(6) The board may file an injunction against a person for failure to comply with a cease and desist order. [2001 c.136 §5; 2003 c.576 §540]

Note: 673.732 (Cease and desist orders) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 673 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 673.732 — Cease and desist orders , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors673.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 675.705 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 675 / Section 675.705
675.705 Definitions for ORS 675.715 to 675.835
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 675.715 (Application) to 675.835 (Injunctive proceedings) :

(1) “Assessment” means assessment under standards developed by a national body responsible for accrediting graduate training programs in clinical counseling for professional counselors or in marriage and family therapy for marriage and family therapists.

(2) “Clinical experience” means the professional practice of applying psychotherapeutic principles and methods to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

(3) “Licensed marriage and family therapist” means a person licensed under ORS 675.715 (Application) .

(4) “Licensed professional counselor” means a person licensed under ORS 675.715 (Application) .

(5) “Licensee” means a licensed professional counselor or a licensed marriage and family therapist.

(6) “Marriage and family therapist associate” means an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist who is registered to obtain post-degree supervised clinical experience toward licensure according to an approved plan pursuant to ORS 675.720 (Registered associate) .

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Marriage and family therapy” means the assessment, diagnosis or treatment of mental, emotional or behavioral disorders involving the application of family systems or other psychotherapeutic principles and methods in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, children, families, groups or organizations.

(b) “Marriage and family therapy” may include, but is not limited to:

(A) Application of counseling techniques for the purpose of resolving intrapersonal or interpersonal conflict or changing perceptions, attitudes, behaviors or interactional processes in the area of human relationships and family life;

(B) Provision of services to address wellness or optimal functioning in human relationships or family life;

(C) Research activities, including reporting, designing or conducting research in marriage and family therapy with human subjects;

(D) Referral activities, including the referral to other specialists when indicated to provide ethical treatment;

(E) Consulting activities that apply marriage and family therapy procedures to provide assistance to organizations that support or enrich marriage and family life; and

(F) Record keeping activities, including documentation of counseling treatment, therapeutic services or clinical supervision.

(8) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Professional counseling” means the assessment, diagnosis or treatment of mental, emotional or behavioral disorders involving the application of mental health counseling or other psychotherapeutic principles and methods in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, children, families, groups or organizations.

(b) “Professional counseling” may include, but is not limited to:

(A) Application of intervention methods based on cognitive, affective, behavioral, systemic or human development principles;

(B) Provision of counseling services to address personal growth or wellness;

(C) Definition of goals and the planning of action reflecting interests, abilities, aptitudes or needs as they relate to problems, disabilities or concerns in personal, social, educational, rehabilitation or career adjustments;

(D) Research activities, including reporting, designing or conducting research in counseling with human subjects;

(E) Referral activities, including the referral to other specialists when indicated to provide ethical treatment;

(F) Consulting activities that apply counseling procedures and interpersonal skills to provide assistance in solving problems relating to an individual, group or organization; and

(G) Record keeping activities, including documentation of counseling treatment, therapeutic services or clinical supervision.

(9) “Professional counselor associate” means an applicant for licensure as a professional counselor who is registered to obtain post-degree supervised clinical experience toward licensure according to an approved plan pursuant to ORS 675.720 (Registered associate) .

(10) “Registered associate” or “associate” means:

(a) A professional counselor associate; or

(b) A marriage and family therapist associate. [1989 c.721 §1; 1993 c.546 §108; 1997 c.269 §3; 1999 c.463 §1; 2001 c.120 §1; 2009 c.549 §4; 2013 c.211 §1; 2021 c.677 §8; 2022 c.17 §3]

Source: Section 675.705 — Definitions for ORS 675.715 to 675.835 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors675.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 677.820 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 677 / Section 677.820
677.820 Qualifications of applicants
Status: in_force

All applicants for a license to practice podiatry under ORS 677.805 (“Ankle” defined for ORS 677.805 to 677.840) to 677.840 (Fees) shall:

(1) Have attained the age of 18 years.

(2) Be of good moral character.

(3) Have graduated from an approved podiatry school or college.

(4) Have satisfactorily completed one year of post-graduate training served in a program that is approved by the Oregon Medical Board pursuant to standards adopted by the board by rule.

(5) As used in this section, “approved podiatry school or college” means any school or college offering a full-time resident program of study in podiatry leading to a degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, such program having been fully accredited or conditionally approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association or its successor agency, or having been otherwise determined by the board to meet the association standards as specifically incorporated into board rules. [Formerly 682.040; 1985 c.322 §6; 1989 c.830 §43; 1993 c.323 §1]

Source: Section 677.820 — Qualifications of applicants , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors677.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 695.240 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 695 / Section 695.240
695.240 Advertising secondhand watches
Status: in_force

Any person advertising in any manner secondhand watches for sale shall state clearly in such advertising that the watches so advertised are secondhand watches.

Source: Section 695.240 — Advertising secondhand watches , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors695.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 686.465 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 686 / Section 686.465
686.465 Immunity for reporting in good faith
Status: in_force

A veterinarian who acts in good faith and has reasonable grounds for making a report of suspected aggravated animal abuse under ORS 686.455 (Duty to report aggravated animal abuse) is not liable in any civil or criminal proceeding brought as a result of making the report. [2003 c.275 §5]

Note: See note under 686.450 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 686.465 — Immunity for reporting in good faith , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors686.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 675.380 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 675 / Section 675.380
675.380 Reciprocal certification
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of an application and the applicable fees established under ORS 676.576 (Fees) , the Health Licensing Office shall certify a clinical sexual offense therapist, associate sexual offense therapist or secondary clinical sexual offense therapist if the applicant provides evidence to the satisfaction of the office that the applicant is recognized as a clinical sexual offense therapist, associate sexual offense therapist or secondary clinical sexual offense therapist in another state in which the requirements for recognition are, in the judgment of the office, in consultation with the Sexual Offense Treatment Board, at least equivalent to the requirements of ORS 675.365 (Definitions for ORS 675.365 to 675.410) to 675.410 (Duties of Health Licensing Office under ORS 675.365 to 675.410) and rules of the office. [2007 c.841 §5; 2013 c.314 §57; 2013 c.568 §12; 2017 c.421 §6; 2019 c.68 §4]

Note: See note under 675.365 (Definitions for ORS 675.365 to 675.410) .

Source: Section 675.380 — Reciprocal certification , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors675.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 676.716 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 676 / Section 676.716
676.716 Temporary staffing agency maximum rates
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules to establish the maximum rates that, except as provided in ORS 676.719 (Exception from maximum rates) , a temporary staffing agency authorized under ORS 676.698 (Temporary staffing agency authorization) may charge to or receive from an entity that engages the temporary staffing agency. The authority shall establish more than one maximum rate under this section. The maximum rates established under this section must, for the category of personnel for which the maximum rates are established:

(a) Be based on the most recently available wage data from the Employment Department and include any applicable fringe benefits, charges for administrative and contract fees and other special charges; and

(b) Bear a reasonable relationship to the wage data described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(2) The differences in the maximum rates established under this section must be based on factors including but not limited to the minimum wages in geographic regions of this state, shift differentials, holiday pay, type of licensed care setting, relevant state and federal regulatory requirements, personnel with specialty training and information obtained through the consultation described in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) The authority shall consult with at least the following in establishing the maximum rates under this section:

(a) Temporary staffing agencies authorized under ORS 676.698 (Temporary staffing agency authorization) or representatives of temporary staffing agencies authorized under ORS 676.698 (Temporary staffing agency authorization) ; and

(b) Providers of long term care services, acute care services and primary care services, or representatives of the providers described in this paragraph.

(4) The authority shall annually evaluate the maximum rates established under this section and may, based on changes in the labor market, the wage data described in subsection (1) of this section and other factors the authority considers relevant, adjust the maximum rates established under this section. In evaluating and adjusting the maximum rates established under this section, the authority shall consult with the individuals and entities described in subsection (3) of this section.

(5) The authority may adopt rules to carry out this section. [2023 c.506 §9]

Note: 676.716 (Temporary staffing agency maximum rates) becomes operative January 1, 2025. See section 15, chapter 506, Oregon Laws 2023.

Source: Section 676.716 — Temporary staffing agency maximum rates; required consultation; annual evaluation of maximum rates; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.091 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.091
701.091 Responsible managing individual
Status: in_force

(1) A business licensed under this chapter must at all times have at least one responsible managing individual.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a business licensed with endorsement solely as a residential or commercial developer. [Formerly 701.078]

Source: Section 701.091 — Responsible managing individual , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 687.095 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 687 / Section 687.095
687.095 Duty to report prohibited conduct
Status: in_force

Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a massage therapist who has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee of another board has engaged in prohibited conduct as defined in ORS 676.150 (Duty to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct, arrests and convictions) shall report the prohibited conduct in the manner provided in ORS 676.150 (Duty to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct, arrests and convictions) . [2009 c.536 §11]

Source: Section 687.095 — Duty to report prohibited conduct , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors687.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 690.005 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 690 / Section 690.005
690.005 Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) :

(1) “Authorization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 676.562 (Definitions for ORS 676.560 to 676.625) .

(2) “Barbering” means any of the following practices, when done upon the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for medical diagnosis or treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:

(a) Shampooing, styling, cutting, singeing and conditioning of the hair of an individual.

(b) Applying hair tonics, dressings and rinses.

(c) Massaging of the scalp, face and neck and applying facial and scalp treatments with creams, lotions, oils and other cosmetic preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances, except that the mechanical appliances may not be galvanic or faradic.

(d) Shaving, trimming or cutting of the beard or mustache.

(3) “Certificate” means a written authorization for the holder to perform in one or more fields of practice.

(4) “Cosmetology” means the art or science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails and hair and the study of cosmetics and their application.

(5) “Demonstration permit” means a written authorization for a person to practice, demonstrate and teach one or more fields of practice on a temporary basis.

(6) “Esthetics” means any of the following skin care or facial care practices performed on the human body or face for the purpose of keeping the skin of the human body or face healthy and attractive and not for medical diagnosis or treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:

(a) The use of the hands or mechanical or electric apparatuses, appliances or devices for cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exfoliating or applying lotions or creams.

(b) Temporary removal of hair by using lotion, cream, an appliance, wax, thread, sugar, tweezers, dermaplaning, a depilatory or other means.

(c) Makeup artistry.

(d) Eyebrow and eyelash services.

(e) Facial and body treatments.

(7) “Facility” means an establishment operated on a regular or irregular basis for the purpose of providing services in one or more fields of practice.

(8) “Field of practice” means the following cosmetology disciplines:

(a) Barbering.

(b) Esthetics.

(c) Hair design.

(d) Nail technology.

(e) Natural hair care.

(9) “Freelance license” means a written authorization that allows a practitioner to practice outside or away from a licensed facility.

(10) “Hair design” means any of the following practices, when done upon the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for medical diagnosis or treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:

(a) Shaving, trimming or cutting of the beard or mustache.

(b) Styling, permanent waving, relaxing, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, shampooing, conditioning, applying hair products or similar work upon the hair of an individual.

(c) Massaging the scalp and neck when performed in conjunction with activities in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.

(11) “Independent contractor” means a practitioner who qualifies as an independent contractor under ORS 670.600 (Independent contractor defined) and who is not under the control and direction of a facility license holder.

(12) “License” means a written authorization issued under ORS 690.055 (Facility license and temporary facility permit requirements) to a person to operate a facility or freelance business for providing services related to one or more fields of practice to the public.

(13) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Mechanical or electrical apparatus, appliance or device” includes, but is not limited to, galvanic current, high-frequency microcurrents, light-emitting diode therapy and microdermabrasion that does not penetrate beyond the epidermis except through natural physiological effects.

(b) “Mechanical or electrical apparatus, appliance or device” does not include lasers or intense pulsed light or a device, as that term is defined by the Board of Cosmetology by rule, in collaboration with the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians.

(14) “Nail technology” means any of the following manicuring or pedicuring practices performed for cosmetic purposes and not for medical diagnosis or treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:

(a) Cutting, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing or otherwise treating the nails of the hands or feet.

(b) Massaging, cleansing, treating or beautifying the hands, arms below the elbow, feet or legs below the knee.

(c) Applying, sculpturing or removing artificial nails of the hands or feet.

(15) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Natural hair care” means:

(A) The braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, locking, sewing, twisting, weaving or wrapping of human hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers or hair extensions through the use of hands or simple devices such as clips, combs, hairpins or needle and thread;

(B) The use of scissors to trim synthetic fibers, hair extensions or sewn-in weave extensions as is necessary to perform the activities described in this paragraph;

(C) The making of customized wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers or hair extensions; or

(D) Shampooing or conditioning of the hair of an individual.

(b) “Natural hair care” does not include the use of scissors, except as provided in paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection, penetrating chemical hair treatments, chemical hair coloring agents, chemical hair straightening agents, chemical hair joining agents, permanent wave styles or chemical hair bleaching agents.

(16) “Practitioner” means a person certified to perform services included within a field of practice.

(17) “Registration” means a written authorization issued to an independent contractor to hold forth to the public as a business entity providing services in a field of practice.

(18) “School” means an educational establishment that offers a program of study in one or more fields of practice other than natural hair care, including, but not limited to, a career school licensed under ORS 345.010 (Definitions for ORS 345.010 to 345.340 and 345.992 to 345.997) to 345.340 (Recommended minimum standards) including a proficiency-based career school, a community college or an educational establishment operated by a school district.

(19) “Temporary facility permit” means a written authorization issued under ORS 690.055 (Facility license and temporary facility permit requirements) to provide services on a temporary basis in one or more fields of practice. [1977 c.886 §1; 1983 c.151 §1; 1987 c.31 §2; 1989 c.171 §81; 1993 c.45 §296; 1993 c.267 §1; 1995 c.343 §61; 1999 c.425 §1; 2003 c.547 §38; 2005 c.117 §1; 2005 c.648 §50; 2009 c.701 §30; 2013 c.82 §3; 2013 c.290 §1; 2013 c.314 §34; 2013 c.568 §76; 2019 c.177 §1; 2021 c.366 §8; 2023 c.273 §4]

Note: The amendments to 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) by section 4, chapter 273, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative July 1, 2024. See section 19, chapter 273, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) . As used in ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) :

(1) “Barbering” means any of the following practices, when done upon the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for medical diagnosis or treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:

(a) Shampooing, styling, cutting, singeing and conditioning of the hair of an individual.

(b) Applying hair tonics, dressings and rinses.

(c) Massaging of the scalp, face and neck and applying facial and scalp treatments with creams, lotions, oils and other cosmetic preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances, except that the mechanical appliances may not be galvanic or faradic.

(d) Shaving, trimming or cutting of the beard or mustache.

(2) “Certificate” means a written authorization for the holder to perform in one or more fields of practice.

(3) “Cosmetology” means the art or science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails and hair and the study of cosmetics and their application.

(4) “Demonstration permit” means a written authorization for a person to practice, demonstrate and teach one or more fields of practice on a temporary basis.

(5) “Esthetics” means any of the following skin care or facial care practices performed on the human body or face for the purpose of keeping the skin of the human body or face healthy and attractive and not for medical diagnosis or treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:

(a) The use of the hands or mechanical or electric apparatuses, appliances or devices for cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exfoliating or applying lotions or creams.

(b) Temporary removal of hair by using lotion, cream, an appliance, wax, thread, sugar, tweezers, dermaplaning, a depilatory or other means.

(c) Makeup artistry.

(d) Eyebrow and eyelash services.

(e) Facial and body treatments.

(6) “Facility” means an establishment operated on a regular or irregular basis for the purpose of providing services in one or more fields of practice.

(7) “Field of practice” means the following cosmetology disciplines:

(a) Barbering.

(b) Esthetics.

(c) Hair design.

(d) Nail technology.

(e) Natural hair care.

(8) “Freelance license” means a written authorization that allows a practitioner to practice outside or away from a licensed facility.

(9) “Hair design” means any of the following practices, when done upon the human body for cosmetic purposes and not for medical diagnosis or treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:

(a) Shaving, trimming or cutting of the beard or mustache.

(b) Styling, permanent waving, relaxing, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, shampooing, conditioning, applying hair products or similar work upon the hair of an individual.

(c) Massaging the scalp and neck when performed in conjunction with activities in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.

(10) “Independent contractor” means a practitioner who qualifies as an independent contractor under ORS 670.600 (Independent contractor defined) and who is not under the control and direction of a facility license holder.

(11) “License” means a written authorization issued under ORS 690.055 (Facility license and temporary facility permit requirements) to a person to operate a facility or freelance business for providing services related to one or more fields of practice to the public.

(12) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Mechanical or electrical apparatus, appliance or device” includes, but is not limited to, galvanic current, high-frequency microcurrents, light-emitting diode therapy and microdermabrasion that does not penetrate beyond the epidermis except through natural physiological effects.

(b) “Mechanical or electrical apparatus, appliance or device” does not include lasers or intense pulsed light or a device, as that term is defined by the Board of Cosmetology by rule, in collaboration with the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians.

(13) “Nail technology” means any of the following manicuring or pedicuring practices performed for cosmetic purposes and not for medical diagnosis or treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments:

(a) Cutting, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing or otherwise treating the nails of the hands or feet.

(b) Massaging, cleansing, treating or beautifying the hands, arms below the elbow, feet or legs below the knee.

(c) Applying, sculpturing or removing artificial nails of the hands or feet.

(14) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Natural hair care” means:

(A) The braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, locking, sewing, twisting, weaving or wrapping of human hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers or hair extensions through the use of hands or simple devices such as clips, combs, hairpins or needle and thread;

(B) The use of scissors to trim synthetic fibers, hair extensions or sewn-in weave extensions as is necessary to perform the activities described in this paragraph;

(C) The making of customized wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers or hair extensions; or

(D) Shampooing or conditioning of the hair of an individual.

(b) “Natural hair care” does not include the use of scissors, except as provided in paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection, penetrating chemical hair treatments, chemical hair coloring agents, chemical hair straightening agents, chemical hair joining agents, permanent wave styles or chemical hair bleaching agents.

(15) “Practitioner” means a person certified to perform services included within a field of practice.

(16) “Registration” means a written authorization issued to an independent contractor to hold forth to the public as a business entity providing services in a field of practice.

(17) “School” means an educational establishment that has a license issued by the Department of Education and is operated for the purpose of teaching one or more fields of practice. For purposes of this subsection, “field of practice” does not include natural hair care.

(18) “Temporary facility permit” means a written authorization issued under ORS 690.055 (Facility license and temporary facility permit requirements) to provide services on a temporary basis in one or more fields of practice.

Source: Section 690.005 — Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors690.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 692.330 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 692 / Section 692.330
692.330 Compensation and expenses
Status: in_force

Each member of the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [Amended by 1969 c.314 §93; 1973 c.411 §12]

Source: Section 692.330 — Compensation and expenses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors692.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 673.345 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 673 / Section 673.345
673.345 Payment or acceptance of commissions
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A holder of a permit under ORS 673.150 (Permits to engage in practice of public accountancy) or a business organization registered under ORS 673.160 (Registration of business organizations) , when the conditions set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection are present, may not:

(A) Pay a commission to obtain a client;

(B) Accept a commission for a referral to a client of products or services of others; or

(C) Accept a commission for a referral of products or services to be supplied by a client.

(b) The prohibition on commissions set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection applies only when the holder or business organization, or any of the partners, officers, shareholders, members, managers or owners of the holder or business organization, performs:

(A) Client attestation services; or

(B) A compilation of a financial statement for a client, if the compilation report does not disclose a lack of independence.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A holder of a permit under ORS 673.150 (Permits to engage in practice of public accountancy) or a business organization registered under ORS 673.160 (Registration of business organizations) may:

(A) Perform for a contingent fee any professional service for a client; or

(B) Receive a contingent fee for any professional service performed for a client.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a holder or business organization may not accept a contingent fee under paragraph (a) of this subsection from a client for whom the holder or business organization, or any of the partners, officers, shareholders, members, managers or owners of the holder or business organization, performs:

(A) Client attestation services; or

(B) A compilation of a financial statement for the client, if the compilation report does not disclose a lack of independence.

(3) A holder of a permit under ORS 673.150 (Permits to engage in practice of public accountancy) or a business organization registered under ORS 673.160 (Registration of business organizations) may not prepare for a contingent fee an original or amended tax return or a claim for a tax refund for any client.

(4) The prohibitions described in subsections (1) to (3) of this section apply during the period in which the holder of a permit under ORS 673.150 (Permits to engage in practice of public accountancy) or a business organization registered under ORS 673.160 (Registration of business organizations) is engaged to perform any of the services described in subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b) of this section and during the period covered by any historical financial statements involved in any of the services. The Oregon Board of Accountancy by rule may modify the period when the prohibitions described in subsections (1) to (3) of this section are applicable.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Any holder of a permit under ORS 673.150 (Permits to engage in practice of public accountancy) or business organization registered under ORS 673.160 (Registration of business organizations) that expects or accepts a fee for recommending or referring any product or service to any person or entity, or that pays a referral fee or other valuable consideration to obtain a client, shall disclose the expectation, acceptance or payment to the client.

(b) The board by rule shall specify the manner and form in which disclosures under this subsection shall be made. The rules shall require that disclosures required by this subsection:

(A) Be made in clear and conspicuous writing;

(B) Be made on or before the time at which the recommendation or referral that is the basis of the fee is made, or prior to the time the client retains the licensee to whom the client has been referred and for which a referral fee or other valuable consideration has been paid; and

(C) Be acknowledged by the client in a writing that is signed and dated by the client.

(6) This section does not prohibit:

(a) Payments for the purchase of all or any part of an accountancy practice; or

(b) Retirement payments to individuals presently or formerly engaged in the practice of public accountancy or payments to their heirs or estates. [1989 c.524 §2; 2001 c.313 §2]

Source: Section 673.345 — Payment or acceptance of commissions; contingent fees; referral fees; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors673.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 685.091 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 685 / Section 685.091
685.091 Exemption from licensure requirement
Status: in_force

(1) A naturopathic physician licensed to practice naturopathic medicine under the laws of another jurisdiction with licensing requirements and a scope of practice found to be comparable to those for this state by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine may be exempted from the licensure requirement in ORS 685.020 (License required to practice naturopathic medicine) if that physician:

(a) Is practicing in Oregon on a temporary assignment for specific educational events not to exceed 15 days in a calendar year; and

(b) Is actively engaged in the practice of naturopathic medicine in the jurisdiction in which the person is licensed.

(2) A naturopathic physician granted an exemption under subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Must comply with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted by the board governing the practice of naturopathic medicine; and

(b) Is subject to the disciplinary authority of the board under ORS 685.110 (Grounds for discipline) for any violation of the provisions of this chapter and of rules adopted by the board.

(3) The board may refuse to grant or may revoke an exemption of a naturopathic physician for a violation of the provisions of this chapter or of rules adopted by the board. [2007 c.427 §3; 2009 c.43 §17]

Note: 685.091 (Exemption from licensure requirement) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 685 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 685.091 — Exemption from licensure requirement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors685.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 689.035 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 689 / Section 689.035
689.035 Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Oregon Pharmacy Act.” [1979 c.777 §1; 1985 c.565 §96]

Source: Section 689.035 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors689.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 671.625 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 671 / Section 671.625
671.625 Minimum standards for contracts and billings
Status: in_force

(1) The State Landscape Contractors Board shall by rule adopt minimum standards for written contracts and billings of the landscape contracting businesses. The standards shall set forth requirements for information that must be contained in contracts and billings. The information required shall be any information the board determines is necessary to provide protection for consumers of the services and materials provided by landscape contracting businesses.

(2) Work by a landscape contracting business subject to ORS 671.510 (Short title) to 671.760 (Business income tax) for which the business charges $2,000 or more for a landscape job, as defined in board rule, shall only be performed subject to a written contract. Any contract or billing for such work must conform to the standards adopted under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) A contract that does not substantially comply with this section may not be enforced by a landscape contracting business in any court or other proceedings within this state. [1979 c.840 §13; 1983 c.452 §12; 2007 c.541 §32; 2015 c.672 §11]

Source: Section 671.625 — Minimum standards for contracts and billings; rules; compliance; effect of noncompliance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors671.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 675.653 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 675 / Section 675.653
675.653 Behavioral Health Incentive Subaccount
Status: in_force

The Behavioral Health Incentive Subaccount is created in the Health Care Provider Incentive Fund established in ORS 676.450 (Health Care Provider Incentive Fund) . The Behavioral Health Incentive Subaccount consists of moneys appropriated to the subaccount by the Legislative Assembly and gifts, grants and donations from public or private sources. Moneys in the subaccount are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority to carry out ORS 675.655 (Oregon Health Authority duties regarding incentives for recruitment, retention of behavioral health care workforce) . [2021 c.677 §1]

Note: See note under 675.650 (Oregon Health Authority duties regarding behavioral health care workforce training, endorsements, certifications) .

Source: Section 675.653 — Behavioral Health Incentive Subaccount , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors675.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 676.992 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 676 / Section 676.992
676.992 Civil penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, and in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided by law, the Health Licensing Office may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation of the following statutes and any rule adopted under the following statutes:

(a) ORS 688.701 (Definitions for ORS 688.701 to 688.734) to 688.734 (Disciplinary authority of Health Licensing Office) (athletic training);

(b) ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) (cosmetology);

(c) ORS 680.500 (Definitions for ORS 680.500 to 680.565) to 680.565 (Authority of Health Licensing Office and director) (denture technology);

(d) Subject to ORS 676.616 (Final order authority for contested cases related to practice of direct entry midwifery) and 687.445 (Discipline) , ORS 687.405 (“Direct entry midwifery” defined) to 687.495 (Collection of data on birth and fetal death outcomes) (direct entry midwifery);

(e) ORS 690.350 (Definitions for ORS 690.350 to 690.410) to 690.410 (Minimum standards of education and training) (tattooing, electrolysis, body piercing, earlobe piercing, dermal implanting and scarification);

(f) ORS 694.015 (Definitions for ORS 694.015 to 694.170) to 694.170 (Duties of council) (dealing in hearing aids);

(g) ORS 688.800 (Definitions for ORS 688.800 to 688.840) to 688.840 (Immunity from civil liability) (respiratory therapy and polysomnography);

(h) ORS chapter 700 (environmental sanitation);

(i) ORS 675.365 (Definitions for ORS 675.365 to 675.410) to 675.410 (Duties of Health Licensing Office under ORS 675.365 to 675.410) (sexual abuse specific treatment);

(j) ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office) (nursing home administrators and residential care facility administrators);

(k) ORS 691.405 (Definitions for ORS 691.405 to 691.485) to 691.485 (Board of Licensed Dietitians) (dietitians);

(L) ORS 676.612 (Disciplinary authority) (prohibited acts);

(m) ORS 676.802 (Definitions for ORS 676.802 to 676.830) to 676.830 (Health benefit plan credentialing for applied behavior analysis providers) (applied behavior analysis);

(n) ORS 681.700 (Definitions for ORS 681.700 to 681.730) to 681.730 (Rules) (music therapy);

(o) ORS 676.630 (Definitions for ORS 676.630 to 676.660) to 676.660 (Health Licensing Office authority to discipline persons certified to practice advanced nonablative esthetics procedures) (advanced nonablative esthetics procedure);

(p) ORS 681.740 (Definitions for ORS 681.740 to 681.758) to 681.758 (Rules) (art therapy);

(q) ORS 676.665 (Definitions for ORS 676.665 to 676.689) to 676.689 (Rules) (lactation consultation);

(r) ORS 676.730 (Definitions for ORS 676.730 to 676.748) to 676.748 (Rules) (genetic counseling); and

(s) ORS 676.750 (Definitions for ORS 676.750 to 676.789) to 676.789 (Criminal penalties) (signed language interpretation).

(2) The office may take any other disciplinary action that it finds proper, including but not limited to assessment of costs of disciplinary proceedings, not to exceed $5,000, for violation of any statute listed in subsection (1) of this section or any rule adopted under any statute listed in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not limit the amount of the civil penalty resulting from a violation of ORS 694.042 (Right to rescind hearing aid purchase) .

(4) In imposing a civil penalty under this section, the office shall consider the following factors:

(a) The immediacy and extent to which the violation threatens the public health or safety;

(b) Any prior violations of statutes, rules or orders;

(c) The history of the person incurring a penalty in taking all feasible steps to correct any violation; and

(d) Any other aggravating or mitigating factors.

(5) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) .

(6) The moneys received by the office from civil penalties under this section shall be deposited in the Health Licensing Office Account and are continuously appropriated to the office for the administration and enforcement of the laws the office is charged with administering and enforcing that govern the person against whom the penalty was imposed. [2003 c.547 §4; 2005 c.648 §14; 2007 c.841 §17; 2009 c.701 §17; 2009 c.768 §31; 2011 c.346 §31; 2011 c.630 §20; 2011 c.715 §21; 2013 c.82 §5; 2013 c.314 §17; 2013 c.568 §33; 2013 c.657 §10; 2013 c.771 §17; 2015 c.632 §6; 2015 c.674 §16; 2015 c.722 §11; 2017 c.155 §13; 2017 c.421 §9; 2017 c.499 §20; 2018 c.61 §25; 2021 c.231 §14; 2023 c.414 §26; 2023 c.500 §5]

Source: Section 676.992 — Civil penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.015 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.015
701.015 Business license requirements in cities and metropolitan service districts
Status: in_force

(1) A contractor shall pay directly to any city within the boundaries of a metropolitan service district any business license tax imposed by the city when:

(a) The principal place of business of the contractor is within the city; or

(b) The principal place of business of the contractor is not within the city but the contractor derives gross receipts of $250,000 or more from business conducted within the boundaries of the city during the calendar year for which the business license tax is owed.

(2) A contractor who conducts business during any year in any city within the boundaries of the metropolitan service district other than a city to which the contractor has paid a business license tax for that year may apply for a business license from the metropolitan service district.

(3) When a contractor obtains a business license from the metropolitan service district under subsection (2) of this section, if a city within the boundaries of the metropolitan service district other than a city to which the contractor is required to directly pay a business license tax under subsection (1) of this section demands payment of a business license tax by the contractor, the city shall waive such payment upon presentation of proof by the contractor that the contractor has a business license issued by the metropolitan service district. Possession by the contractor of a current business license issued by the metropolitan service district under subsection (2) of this section shall be proof sufficient to obtain the waiver described in this subsection.

(4) The metropolitan service district shall issue a business license to a contractor when:

(a) The contractor presents proof to the district that the contractor has paid the business license tax imposed by each city within the boundaries of the district to which the contractor must directly pay a business license tax under subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) The contractor pays a license fee to the district. The license fee charged under this paragraph shall be twice the average business license tax charged contractors by cities located within the metropolitan service district plus an amount that is sufficient to reimburse the district for the administrative expenses of the district incurred in carrying out its duties under this section.

(5) The metropolitan service district shall distribute the business license fees collected by the district under this section, less administrative expenses, to the cities that are located wholly or partly within the district and that collect a business license tax. In any year, each such city shall receive such share of the license fees as the number of residential building permits that it issued during that year bears to the total number of residential building permits that were issued during that year by all of the cities located wholly or partly within the district. Distribution of moneys under this subsection shall be made at least once in each year. The metropolitan service district shall determine the number of residential building permits issued by cities within the district from statistics.

(6) As used in this section:

(a) “Business license tax” means any fee paid by a person to a city or county for any form of license that is required by the city or county in order to conduct business in that city or county. The term does not include any franchise fee or privilege tax imposed by a city upon a public utility under ORS 221.420 (Municipal regulation of public utilities) or 221.450 (Privilege tax on public utilities operating without franchise) or any provision of a city charter.

(b) “Conducting business” means to engage in any activity in pursuit of gain including activities carried on by a person through officers, agents and employees as well as activities carried on by a person on that person’s own behalf.

(c) “Principal place of business” means the location in this state of the central administrative office of a person conducting business in this state. [1987 c.581 §2; 1989 c.1064 §§1,2; 1991 c.79 §2; 1999 c.176 §1; 2007 c.541 §44; 2015 c.180 §49]

Source: Section 701.015 — Business license requirements in cities and metropolitan service districts; fees; distribution of fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 702.991 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 702 / Section 702.991
702.991 Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of ORS 702.027 (Restrictions on athlete agents) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(2) An athlete agent who violates ORS 702.030 (Restrictions on inducement of student athletes) (1)(b) is guilty of a Class C felony.

(3) Violation of the athlete agent’s 72-hour notice requirement provided under ORS 702.054 (Notice of contract) (1) is a Class C felony.

(4) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to conduct business as an athlete agent in the State of Oregon unless the person has a valid certificate of registration issued pursuant to ORS 702.012 (Registration requirement) or 702.019 (Temporary certificate of registration) .

(5) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to represent to another person by verbal claim, advertisement, letterhead, business card or any other means that the person is an athlete agent unless the person has a valid certificate of registration issued pursuant to ORS 702.012 (Registration requirement) or 702.019 (Temporary certificate of registration) . [1999 c.1079 §12; 2005 c.525 §20; 2017 c.113 §12; 2019 c.92 §2]

Source: Section 702.991 — Criminal penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors702.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 684.052 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 684 / Section 684.052
684.052 Use of nationally administered test
Status: in_force

In lieu of an examination in any or all required subjects, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may accept a passing grade on a test administered by a national testing agency approved by the board if the test is no less strict than a test administered under ORS 684.050 (Examination) . [1969 c.191 §7]

Source: Section 684.052 — Use of nationally administered test , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors684.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 670.380 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 670 / Section 670.380
670.380 When reciprocal licensing or registration agreements authorized
Status: in_force

(1) If the administrator determines that the standards, qualifications and examinations for licensing or registration of building trades and mechanical and specialty skills of another state are substantially similar to the standards, qualifications and examinations required under applicable Oregon statutes and rules administered by the agency as specified in ORS 455.100 (Duties of director) , the administrator with approval of the designated examining or advisory board may, when it is in the best interest of the economy of the State of Oregon, enter into a reciprocal agreement with such other state to issue without examination licenses or certificate of registration upon proof of licensing or registration in such other state and upon payment of appropriate fees.

(2) Reciprocal agreements may be terminated by the administrator with approval of the designated examining or advisory board, upon a determination that the other party is not maintaining and enforcing standards, qualifications and examinations substantially similar to those of Oregon. [1974 c.47 §§1,2; 1987 c.414 §105; 2003 c.14 §411]

Source: Section 670.380 — When reciprocal licensing or registration agreements authorized; termination , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors670.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 673.455 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 673 / Section 673.455
673.455 Peer review programs
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Board of Accountancy may recognize peer review programs or approve applications for operation of peer review programs, including programs provided by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

(2) Each holder of a permit under ORS 673.150 (Permits to engage in practice of public accountancy) , each person authorized to practice public accountancy in this state under ORS 673.153 (Holders of licenses issued by other states) , each business organization registered under ORS 673.160 (Registration of business organizations) , and each business organization exempt from registration requirements under ORS 673.160 (Registration of business organizations) (3), that performs attestation services or compilation services shall participate in a peer review program described in this section. The peer review shall be conducted by the board or by a peer review program recognized or approved by the board under subsection (1) of this section. A person authorized to practice public accountancy in this state under ORS 673.153 (Holders of licenses issued by other states) who practices as a sole proprietor must meet peer review standards pertaining to business organizations. The person or business organization undergoing the peer review shall bear the cost of the peer review. [1981 c.89 §17; 1983 c.254 §1; 1985 c.605 §18; 1989 c.771 §2; 1993 c.193 §1; 1999 c.322 §29; 2001 c.638 §12; 2003 c.4 §1; 2005 c.39 §7; 2009 c.531 §8; 2015 c.451 §17]

Source: Section 673.455 — Peer review programs; review of persons and business organizations performing attestation services or compilation services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors673.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 696.845 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 696 / Section 696.845
696.845 Acknowledgment of existing agency relationships form
Status: in_force

When signing an offer to purchase, each buyer shall acknowledge the existing agency relationships, if any. When a seller accepts or rejects an offer to purchase in writing, each seller shall acknowledge the existing agency relationships, if any. An agent to the real property transaction shall obtain the signatures of the buyers and the sellers to the acknowledgment, which shall be incorporated into or attached as an addendum to the offer to purchase or to the acceptance. The Real Estate Agency shall prescribe by rule the form and content of the acknowledgment of existing agency relationships. [1993 c.570 §11; 2001 c.300 §49; 2003 c.398 §13; 2005 c.116 §16]

Note: See note under 696.800 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 696.845 — Acknowledgment of existing agency relationships form; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors696.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 677.500 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 677 / Section 677.500
677.500 Policy
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly in requiring the licensure of physician assistants to encourage appropriate use of physician assistants in the delivery of health care services to the extent of a physician assistant’s education and experience. [1981 c.220 §9; 1989 c.830 §31; 1999 c.582 §2; 2010 c.43 §2; 2011 c.550 §2]

Source: Section 677.500 — Policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors677.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.605 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.605
701.605 Recording of written warranty agreement
Status: in_force

(1) To facilitate the handling of warranty work or remediation of defects to a new commercial or residential structure or a zero-lot-line dwelling, a contractor who builds the structure may present for recording in the deed records of the county in which the new structure is built a written warranty agreement that:

(a) Is signed by the contractor and the original owner of the new structure;

(b) Sets forth any express warranties furnished by the contractor; and

(c) Contains the names of the contractor and the original property owner, the title of the document, a legal description of the property and acknowledgment of the signatures of the parties in the same manner as the parties to a deed are acknowledged.

(2) The warranties set forth in the recorded warranty agreement:

(a) Benefit and burden subsequent owners of the structure.

(b) Cease to affect title to the property 10 years after the date the instrument is recorded. [2005 c.169 §2; 2007 c.648 §29]

Note: See note under 701.560 (Definitions for ORS 701.560 to 701.595 and 701.605) .

Source: Section 701.605 — Recording of written warranty agreement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 697.718 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 697 / Section 697.718
697.718 Liability for consumer’s ascertainable loss
Status: in_force

(1) A debt management service provider or a person required to obtain a registration as a debt management service provider under ORS 697.612 (Registration requirement) is liable to a consumer who suffers an ascertainable loss of money or property, real or personal, in connection with the debt management service provider’s or person’s violation of a provision of ORS 697.652 (Written agreement and budget analysis requirement) , 697.662 (Prohibited practices) , 697.682 (Trust accounts for client funds) , 697.692 (Fees) or 697.707 (Required disclosures) .

(2) Except as provided in this subsection, an action or suit may not be commenced under this section more than three years after the date on which the debt management service provider or person enters into an agreement for a debt management service with the consumer that suffered the ascertainable loss of money or property or more than three years after the debt management service provider or person performs a debt management service that violates ORS 697.652 (Written agreement and budget analysis requirement) . An action under this section may be commenced within three years after the transaction that is the subject of the action or within two years after the facts on which the action is based were or should have been discovered, but an action may not be commenced more than five years after the transaction. Failure to commence an action on a timely basis is an affirmative defense.

(3) A consumer that has a right of action against a debt management service provider under this section has a right of action against the bond required under ORS 697.642 (Bond requirement) .

(4) A court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action brought under this section. [2009 c.604 §20]

Source: Section 697.718 — Liability for consumer’s ascertainable loss; limitation on time to commence action , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors697.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.102 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.102
701.102 Sanction for past unresolved activity or outstanding matters
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “construction contractor license” means a license issued within the United States to engage in the business of construction contracting.

(2) The Construction Contractors Board may revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a license required under this chapter to a business if:

(a) The business owes a construction debt or has had a construction contractor license revoked or suspended;

(b) An owner, officer or responsible managing individual of the business owes a construction debt or has had a construction contractor license revoked or suspended;

(c) An owner, officer or responsible managing individual of the business was an owner, officer or responsible managing individual of another business at the time the other business incurred a construction debt that is owing or at the time of an event that resulted in the revocation or suspension of the other business’s construction contractor license; or

(d) The board determines that an owner, officer or responsible managing individual of the business is not fit for licensure, based upon information submitted to the board under ORS 701.046 (License application) , submitted in a registration of securities described in ORS 701.046 (License application) (2) or discovered by a board investigation under ORS 701.225 (Investigatory powers of board) .

(3) The board may place a contractor on probation if a total of three or more complaints are filed with the board under ORS 701.139 (Complaint validity) within a 12-month period against the contractor or a former licensed construction contracting business in which the contractor held at least a 10 percent ownership interest, measured as determined by board rule. A contractor may not be placed on probation unless the board determines after investigation that it is likely that the contractor has caused harm to the complainants. The board may require a contractor that is placed on probation to develop a corrective action plan, to attend specific classes and to resolve outstanding complaints. The board may require a contractor that is placed on probation to take training and pass a test, both as described in ORS 701.122 (Training requirements for individuals and businesses) . The board shall take action to terminate the contractor’s license if the contractor is unwilling or unable to comply with the conditions of probation.

(4) The board may use the notification of a final order received under ORS 652.333 (Wage claims against licensed construction contractors and businesses) for purposes of determining whether to:

(a) Revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a license to a business or an owner, officer or responsible managing individual of the business that failed to pay the amounts due pursuant to the final order;

(b) Notwithstanding the conditions specified for probation in subsection (3) of this section, place a contractor on probation as provided in subsection (3) of this section; and

(c) Require a contractor to pay a higher amount to obtain a surety bond as required by a board condition or rule under ORS 701.068 (Bonding requirements) (5) or (6). [Formerly 701.137; 1999 c.344 §8; 1999 c.402 §23a; 2001 c.924 §27; 2005 c.432 §10; 2007 c.648 §27; 2007 c.793 §8; 2009 c.226 §6; 2019 c.444 §5]

Source: Section 701.102 — Sanction for past unresolved activity or outstanding matters; probation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 676.707 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 676 / Section 676.707
676.707 Temporary staffing agency duties regarding personnel, records
Status: in_force

(1) A temporary staffing agency authorized under ORS 676.698 (Temporary staffing agency authorization) , shall:

(a) Ensure all personnel the temporary staffing agency employs or for whom the temporary staffing agency procures temporary employment or that the temporary staffing agency refers or assigns to temporary employment, for the practice or performance of the services provided by the personnel:

(A) Meets any professional authorization or qualification requirements established;

(B) Has completed any state or nationwide criminal records check required for the position in which the personnel is employed or to which the personnel is assigned or referred;

(C) Has completed any required training and continuing education for the position in which the personnel is employed or to which the personnel is assigned or referred;

(D) Possesses the necessary skills, knowledge and experience and meet any other relevant requirements for the position in which the personnel is employed or to which the personnel is assigned or referred; and

(E) Complies with any relevant requirements related to the health of staff employed by the entity at which the personnel is employed or to which the personnel is assigned or referred.

(b) Assign personnel to settings for which the personnel has the appropriate work experience and background to provide the services required by the specific setting.

(c) Retain records for at least 10 years in a manner that makes the records immediately available to the Health Licensing Office upon request of the office.

(d) Meet any other requirements established by the office by rule.

(2) A temporary staffing agency authorized under ORS 676.698 (Temporary staffing agency authorization) , may charge to an entity that engages the temporary staffing agency fees or other amounts related to or associated with the subsequent hiring of personnel by the entity, or pay to the entity such fees or amounts if the temporary staffing agency hires the entity’s staff members, if:

(a) The entity or the temporary staffing agency directly solicits, or attempts to solicit, employment of the personnel or the entity’s staff members; and

(b) An agreement between the temporary staffing agency and the entity allows each party to charge to or receive from the other party the fees or amounts described in this subsection. [2022 c.92 §5; 2023 c.506 §4]

Source: Section 676.707 — Temporary staffing agency duties regarding personnel, records; fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 685.160 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 685 / Section 685.160
685.160 Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine is created, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 (Procedures for confirmation) and 171.565 (Vote required for confirmation) . All members of the board must be residents of this state. Of the members of the board:

(a) Five must be naturopathic physicians who have each practiced continuously in this state for the five years immediately prior to the date of appointment.

(b) Two must be members of the general public who are not naturopathic physicians or a spouse, domestic partner, child, parent or sibling of a naturopathic physician.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Governor may select the members of the board who must be naturopathic physicians from a list of three to five nominees for each vacancy, submitted by a professional organization representing naturopathic physicians.

(b) In selecting the members of the board, the Governor shall strive to balance board representation according to:

(A) Geographic areas of this state; and

(B) Ethnic group.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The term of office of each member is three years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The terms must be staggered so that no more than three terms end each year. A member is eligible for reappointment, but a member may not serve for more than two consecutive full terms. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins immediately upon the expiration of the term of the current member. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall appoint a member to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) A member of the board shall be removed immediately from the board if, during the member’s term, the member:

(A) Is not a resident of this state;

(B) Has been absent from three consecutive board meetings, unless at least one absence is excused; or

(C) Was appointed under subsection (1)(a) of this section and is not a licensed naturopathic physician or a retired naturopathic physician who was a licensed naturopathic physician in good standing at the time of retirement.

(4) The board shall carry into effect the provisions of this chapter and is authorized to issue licenses to practice naturopathic medicine in this state and to adopt a common seal. [Amended by 1971 c.650 §34; 1973 c.792 §40; 1985 c.624 §15; 2003 c.156 §1; 2009 c.535 §§21,41; 2009 c.756 §57; 2015 c.173 §1]

Source: Section 685.160 — Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors685.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 696.525 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 696 / Section 696.525
696.525 Bond for escrow agents
Status: in_force

(1) At the time of filing an application for an escrow agent license, the applicant shall deposit with the Real Estate Commissioner a corporate surety bond running to the State of Oregon, executed by a surety company satisfactory to the commissioner, in the amount required by this section.

(2) If the total annual receipts of client trust funds, as reported in the required annual report of the escrow agent, are:

(a) Less than $30 million, the bond or deposit must be $50,000.

(b) $30 million or more, but less than $60 million, the bond or deposit must be $125,000.

(c) $60 million or more, but less than $100 million, the bond or deposit must be $250,000.

(d) $100 million or more, but less than $300 million, the bond or deposit must be $375,000.

(e) $300 million or more, the bond or deposit must be $500,000.

(3) The provisions of the corporate surety bond must be in the form substantially as follows:

Know All Persons by These Presents, That we, ______ as principal, and ______, a corporation, qualified and authorized to do business in the State of Oregon as surety, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Oregon for the use and benefit of any interested person, in the sum of $______, lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the State of Oregon for the use and benefit aforesaid, for which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

The condition of the above obligation is such that: Whereas the above-named principal has made application for registration as an escrow agent within the meaning of ORS 696.505 (Definitions for ORS 696.505 to 696.590) to 696.590 (Penalty amounts) and is required by the provisions of ORS 696.505 (Definitions for ORS 696.505 to 696.590) to 696.590 (Penalty amounts) to furnish a bond in the sum above named, conditioned as herein set forth:

Now, therefore, if the principal, the principal’s agents and employees, shall strictly, honestly and faithfully comply with the provisions of ORS 696.505 (Definitions for ORS 696.505 to 696.590) to 696.590 (Penalty amounts) , and shall pay all actual damages suffered by any person by reason of the violation of any of the provisions of ORS 696.505 (Definitions for ORS 696.505 to 696.590) to 696.590 (Penalty amounts) , now or hereafter enacted, or by reason of any fraud, dishonesty, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts growing out of any transaction governed by the provisions of ORS 696.505 (Definitions for ORS 696.505 to 696.590) to 696.590 (Penalty amounts) , then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

This bond shall become effective on the ___ day of ______, 2__, and shall remain in force until the surety is released from liability by the commissioner, or until this bond is canceled by the surety. The surety may cancel this bond and be relieved of further liability hereunder by giving 30 days’ written notice to the principal and to the commissioner.

This bond shall be one continuing obligation, and the liability of the surety for the aggregate of any and all claims which may arise hereunder shall in no event exceed the amount of the penalty hereof.

In witness whereof, the seal and signature of the principal hereto is affixed, and the corporate seal and the name of the surety hereto is affixed and attested by its duly authorized officers at ________, Oregon, this ___ day of _________, 2___.

__________________ (Seal)

Principal

__________________ (Seal)

Surety

By __________________

[1963 c.440 §5; 1971 c.398 §4; 1977 c.351 §8; 1981 c.617 §23; 1983 c.258 §9; 1991 c.874 §4; 2001 c.300 §72; 2003 c.427 §7]

Source: Section 696.525 — Bond for escrow agents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors696.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 682.212 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 682 / Section 682.212
682.212 Application fee
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for an emergency medical services provider license shall submit a nonrefundable application fee with the initial application. In addition, an applicant shall submit a nonrefundable examination fee for the following purposes:

(a) Emergency medical services provider written examination;

(b) Emergency medical services provider practical examination; and

(c) A fee deemed necessary by the Oregon Health Authority to cover the fee charged by the national examination agency or other examination service utilized by the authority for the purpose of examining candidates for an emergency medical services provider license.

(2) Subject to the review of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the fees and charges established under this section may not exceed the cost of administering the regulatory program of the authority pertaining to the purpose for which the fee or charge is established, as authorized by the Legislative Assembly for the authority’s budget, as the budget may be modified by the Emergency Board.

(3) All moneys received by the authority under this chapter shall be paid into the General Fund in the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the authority account and such moneys hereby are appropriated continuously to the authority and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. [Formerly 682.155; 2009 c.595 §1084; 2011 c.703 §11]

Note: 682.212 (Application fee) (formerly 823.145) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 682 (formerly ORS chapter 823) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 682.212 — Application fee; examination fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors682.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 676.306 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 676 / Section 676.306
676.306 Executive directors
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “health professional regulatory board” means a health professional regulatory board described in ORS 676.160 (Definitions for ORS 676.165 to 676.180) other than the Oregon Health Authority with regard to the licensure of emergency medical services providers.

(2) Subject to applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law and the approval of the Governor, notwithstanding ORS 182.468 (Administrators) , each health professional regulatory board shall appoint an executive director and prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of the executive director. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor under the direct supervision of the appointing board. The board may request that the Governor remove the executive director.

(3) In addition to any other duties imposed by law or otherwise required of state agencies, the executive director shall keep all records of the board and discharge all duties prescribed by the board.

(4) The executive director shall prepare periodic reports regarding the licensing, monitoring and investigative activities of the board. The executive director shall submit the reports to the board and the Governor. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the board, shall adopt rules specifying requirements for the report content and processes for preparing and submitting the reports. The rules may be consistent with performance management measures and processes initiated by the department. The rules shall require each board to undergo a peer review of board activities by a team of executive directors of other health professional regulatory boards and at least one public member. The department may assess the board for the cost of the peer review. [2009 c.756 §4; 2011 c.703 §46; 2011 c.720 §214]

Source: Section 676.306 — Executive directors; reports; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 696.026 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 696 / Section 696.026
696.026 Registration and renewal of business names
Status: reserved

(1) The Real Estate Agency shall establish by rule systems for the registration and renewal of business names.

(2) The registration system must:

(a) Require the physical address associated with a registered business name to be the main office of a principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager;

(b) Require the registered business name to be:

(A) The corporate name, professional corporate name, business corporate name, cooperative name, limited partnership name, business trust name, reserved name, registered corporate name or assumed business name of active record with the Office of the Secretary of State; or

(B) The name under which the principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager license was issued;

(c) Allow a principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager to register one or more branch offices under the registered business name of the main office; and

(d) Require the name of the principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager who is responsible for:

(A) Maintaining the registration of the business name;

(B) Registering any branch offices of the registered business name;

(C) Registering any additional business names, as described in subsection (14) of this section;

(D) Maintaining the information described in ORS 696.245 (Clients’ trust accounts) for each clients’ trust account opened, closed or transferred by a principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager who conducts professional real estate activity under the registered business name;

(E) Renewing the registration of the business name;

(F) Changing the registered business name, including the associated branch offices;

(G) Maintaining the business address of the main office and any associated branch offices of the registered business name as required by ORS 696.200 (Main office) ; and

(H) Inactivating or reactivating the registration of the business name and associated branch offices.

(3) The renewal system must establish:

(a) The form and content of the renewal application;

(b) The schedule for annual renewals of registered business names, including the date of the registered business name expiration; and

(c) The procedures for renewing a registered business name.

(4) Failure to renew a registered business name and pay any required fees by the expiration date of the registration will result in:

(a) The expiration of the registered business name;

(b) The inactivation of all associated licensees; and

(c) The inactivation of all associated branch offices.

(5) The Real Estate Commissioner may by rule provide an opportunity for the late renewal of an expired registered business name.

(6) Only a principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager may register a business name or register a branch office under the registered business name of the main office.

(7) Only a principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager may control and supervise the professional real estate activity conducted under the registered business name.

(8) A business name registered under this section has no license standing.

(9) All professional real estate activity conducted by the principal real estate broker, licensed real estate property manager or real estate licensees associated with a principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager must be conducted under an active registered business name.

(10) A principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager who registers a business name need not be an owner or officer of any entity lawfully entitled to use or have an ownership interest in the registered business name. However, only a principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager may control and supervise the professional real estate activity conducted under the registered business name.

(11) A real estate broker associated with a principal real estate broker may have an ownership interest in any business through which the principal real estate broker conducts professional real estate activity, but may not control or supervise the professional real estate activity of any other real estate licensee.

(12) A licensed real estate property manager associated with a principal real estate broker may have an ownership interest in any business through which the principal real estate broker conducts professional real estate activity, but may not control or supervise the professional real estate activity of a real estate broker or principal real estate broker.

(13) A nonlicensed individual may have an ownership interest in any business through which a licensed real estate property manager or principal real estate broker engages in professional real estate activity, but may not control or supervise the professional real estate activity of any real estate licensee.

(14) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager who registers a business name may register additional business names for business organizations that are affiliated with the registered business name, or business organizations that are subsidiaries of the business with the registered name.

(b) A principal real estate broker or licensed real estate property manager may conduct professional real estate activity under two or more registered business names only if the business organizations are affiliated with, or subsidiaries of, the business with the registered name.

(15) The agency shall establish by rule procedures to allow a real estate broker or principal real estate broker who becomes associated with a different registered business name to continue to engage in professional real estate activity on transactions that began while the real estate broker or principal real estate broker was associated with the original registered business name. [2001 c.300 §8; 2005 c.116 §3; 2005 c.393 §1; 2007 c.319 §6; 2007 c.337 §3; 2009 c.224 §1; 2011 c.158 §6; 2013 c.145 §9; 2017 c.234 §5]

Note: See note under 696.022 (Licensing system for real estate brokers and property managers) .

Source: Section 696.026 — Registration and renewal of business names; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors696.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 689.854 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 689 / Section 689.854
689.854 Civil penalty for violation of ORS 689.515
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to all other penalties provided by law every person who violates ORS 689.515 (Regulation of generic drugs) or any rule adopted thereunder may incur a civil penalty of up to $250 for every such violation.

(2) The penalty imposed under this section may be remitted or mitigated upon such terms and conditions as the State Board of Pharmacy considers proper and consistent with the public health and safety.

(3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) .

(4) Civil penalties recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Board of Pharmacy Account established in ORS 689.139 (State Board of Pharmacy Account) . [Formerly part of 689.515 (Regulation of generic drugs) ; 2005 c.726 §14]

Source: Section 689.854 — Civil penalty for violation of ORS 689.515 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors689.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 670.403 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 670 / Section 670.403
670.403 Professional licensing board report on temporary authorizations
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Professional licensing board” has the meaning given that term in ORS 670.400 (Temporary authorizations) .

(b) “Temporary authorization” means an authorization issued under ORS 670.400 (Temporary authorizations) .

(2) Not later than December 31 of each year, a professional licensing board shall report, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) , to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans on the following information:

(a) The number of temporary authorizations issued to spouses or domestic partners of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are stationed in this state;

(b) The number of applications for temporary authorization received by the professional licensing board for which the professional licensing board did not issue temporary authorizations, and the reasons for which the temporary authorizations were not issued;

(c) The amount of time used to process and issue the temporary authorizations;

(d) The professional licensing board’s efforts to implement and maintain a process to issue temporary authorizations; and

(e) Any other information relevant to the professional licensing board’s efforts to assist spouses or domestic partners of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are stationed in this state with obtaining temporary authorization. [2019 c.626 §1]

Source: Section 670.403 — Professional licensing board report on temporary authorizations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors670.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 678.023 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 678 / Section 678.023
678.023 Use of title “nurse.”
Status: in_force

An individual may not use the title “nurse” unless the individual:

(1) Has earned a nursing degree or a nursing certificate from a nursing education program that is:

(a) Approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing; or

(b) Accredited or approved by another state or United States territory as described under ORS 678.040 (Qualifications of applicants for license) and approved by the board; and

(2) Is licensed by a health professional regulatory board as defined in ORS 676.160 (Definitions for ORS 676.165 to 676.180) to practice the particular health care profession in which the individual’s nursing degree or nursing certificate was earned. [2015 c.345 §6; 2019 c.358 §22; 2021 c.97 §78]

Source: Section 678.023 — Use of title “nurse.” , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 685.085 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 685 / Section 685.085
685.085 Reciprocal license
Status: in_force

A person licensed to practice naturopathic medicine under the laws of another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or Canada who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine that the person possesses qualifications at least equal to those required of persons eligible for licensing under this chapter may be issued a license to practice in this state without written examination upon payment of the license fee required under ORS 685.100 (License certificate) . [1973 c.469 §2; 2001 c.526 §3; 2009 c.43 §16]

Source: Section 685.085 — Reciprocal license , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors685.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 679.140 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 679 / Section 679.140
679.140 Discipline of licensee
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may discipline as provided in this section any person licensed to practice dentistry in this state for any of the following causes:

(a) Conviction of any violation of the law for which the court could impose a punishment if the board makes the finding required by ORS 670.280 (Denial, suspension or revocation of license based on criminal conviction) . The record of conviction or a certified copy thereof, certified by the clerk of the court or by the judge in whose court the conviction is entered, is conclusive evidence of the conviction.

(b) Renting or lending a license or diploma of the dentist to be used as the license or diploma of another person.

(c) Unprofessional conduct.

(d) Any violation of this chapter or ORS 680.010 (Definitions for ORS 680.010 to 680.205) to 680.205 (Services rendered under permit) , of rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or ORS 680.010 (Definitions for ORS 680.010 to 680.205) to 680.205 (Services rendered under permit) or of an order issued by the board.

(e) Engaging in or permitting the performance of unacceptable patient care by the dentist or by any person working under the supervision of the dentist due to a deliberate or negligent act or failure to act by the dentist, regardless of whether actual injury to the patient is established.

(f) Incapacity to practice safely.

(2) “Unprofessional conduct” as used in this chapter includes but is not limited to the following:

(a) Obtaining any fee by fraud or misrepresentation.

(b) Willfully betraying confidences involved in the patient-dentist relationship.

(c) Employing, aiding, abetting or permitting any unlicensed personnel to practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy.

(d) Making use of any advertising statements of a character tending to deceive or mislead the public or that are untruthful.

(e) Impairment as defined in ORS 676.303 (Purposes of health professional regulatory boards) .

(f) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled substance in any manner proscribed by the rules of the board.

(g) Prescribing or dispensing drugs outside the scope of the practice of dentistry or in a manner that impairs the health and safety of an individual.

(h) Disciplinary action by a state licensing or regulatory agency of this or another state regarding a license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or any other health care profession when, in the judgment of the board, the act or conduct resulting in the disciplinary action bears a demonstrable relationship to the ability of the licensee or applicant to practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A certified copy of the record of the disciplinary action is conclusive evidence of the disciplinary action.

(3) The proceedings under this section may be taken by the board from the matters within its knowledge or may be taken upon the information of another, but if the informant is a member of the board, the other members of the board shall constitute the board for the purpose of finding judgment of the accused.

(4) In determining what constitutes unacceptable patient care, the board may take into account all relevant factors and practices, including but not limited to the practices generally and currently followed and accepted by persons licensed to practice dentistry in this state, the current teachings at accredited dental schools, relevant technical reports published in recognized dental journals and the desirability of reasonable experimentation in the furtherance of the dental arts.

(5) In disciplining a person as authorized by subsection (1) of this section, the board may use any or all of the following methods:

(a) Suspend judgment.

(b) Place a licensee on probation.

(c) Suspend a license to practice dentistry in this state.

(d) Revoke a license to practice dentistry in this state.

(e) Place limitations on a license to practice dentistry in this state.

(f) Refuse to renew a license to practice dentistry in this state.

(g) Accept the resignation of a licensee to practice dentistry in this state.

(h) Assess a civil penalty.

(i) Reprimand a licensee.

(j) Impose any other disciplinary action the board in its discretion finds proper, including assessment of the costs of the disciplinary proceedings as a civil penalty.

(6) If the board places any person upon probation as set forth in subsection (5)(b) of this section, the board may determine and may at any time modify the conditions of the probation and may include among them any reasonable condition for the purpose of protection of the public and for the purpose of the rehabilitation of the probationer or both. Upon expiration of the term of probation, further proceedings shall be abated by the board if the person holding the license furnishes the board with evidence that the person is competent to practice dentistry and has complied with the terms of probation. If the evidence fails to establish competence to the satisfaction of the board or if the evidence shows failure to comply with the terms of the probation, the board may revoke or suspend the license.

(7) If a license to practice dentistry in this state is suspended, the person holding the license may not practice during the term of suspension. Upon the expiration of the term of suspension, the license shall be reinstated by the board if the board finds, based upon evidence furnished by the person, that the person is competent to practice dentistry and has not practiced dentistry in this state during the term of suspension. If the evidence fails to establish to the satisfaction of the board that the person is competent or if any evidence shows the person has practiced dentistry in this state during the term of suspension, the board may revoke the license after notice and hearing.

(8) Upon receipt of a complaint under this chapter or ORS 680.010 (Definitions for ORS 680.010 to 680.205) to 680.205 (Services rendered under permit) , the board shall conduct an investigation as described under ORS 676.165 (Complaint investigation) .

(9) Information that the board obtains as part of an investigation into licensee or applicant conduct or as part of a contested case proceeding, consent order or stipulated agreement involving licensee or applicant conduct is confidential as provided under ORS 676.175 (Complaints and investigations confidential) . Notwithstanding ORS 676.165 (Complaint investigation) to 676.180 (Notice prior to disclosure) , the board may disclose confidential information regarding a licensee or an applicant to persons who may evaluate or treat the licensee or applicant for drug abuse, alcohol abuse or any other health related conditions.

(10) The board may impose against any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or ORS 680.010 (Definitions for ORS 680.010 to 680.205) to 680.205 (Services rendered under permit) or rules of the board a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation. Any civil penalty imposed under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) .

(11) Notwithstanding the expiration, suspension, revocation or surrender of the license, or the resignation or retirement of the licensee, the board may:

(a) Proceed with any investigation of, or any action or disciplinary proceedings against, the dentist, dental hygienist or dental therapist; or

(b) Revise or render void an order suspending or revoking the license.

(12) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The board may continue with any proceeding or investigation for a period not to exceed four years from the date of the expiration, suspension, revocation or surrender of the license, or the resignation or retirement of the licensee; or

(b) If the board receives a complaint or initiates an investigation within that four-year period, the board’s jurisdiction continues until the matter is concluded by a final order of the board following any appeal.

(13) Withdrawing the application for license does not close any investigation, action or proceeding against an applicant. [Amended by 1955 c.560 §2; 1961 c.311 §1; 1963 c.284 §8; 1965 c.122 §5; 1971 c.157 §1; 1973 c.554 §1; 1977 c.192 §3a; 1977 c.745 §51; 1979 c.142 §1; 1979 c.744 §53a; 1981 c.185 §2; 1983 c.169 §11; 1985 c.323 §6; 1991 c.734 §73; 1995 c.199 §2; 1997 c.791 §25; 1999 c.253 §1; 1999 c.578 §1; 2003 c.83 §5; 2009 c.756 §39; 2021 c.530 §14]

Source: Section 679.140 — Discipline of licensee; grounds; procedure; sanctions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors679.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 671.080 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 671 / Section 671.080
671.080 Renewal
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A registered architect must periodically renew the registration described in ORS 671.020 (Prohibition on engaging in practice of architecture or use of title without valid certificate of registration) by submitting to the State Board of Architect Examiners, on or before the renewal date the board establishes by rule:

(A) An application for renewal;

(B) Any fees the board authorizes under ORS 671.085 (Fees) ; and

(C) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the registered architect has complied with any continuing education requirements the board adopted under ORS 671.125 (Rulemaking authority of board) , unless the board waives the continuing education requirements.

(b) The board shall renew the registered architect’s certificate of registration after the applicant complies with the requirements described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(2) If a registered architect does not renew the certificate of registration on or before the renewal deadline the board establishes by rule, the certificate of registration expires on the 61st day after the renewal deadline.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A person is no longer a registered architect and forfeits the right to engage in the practice of architecture in this state if, for a period of more than 60 days after a renewal deadline, the person fails to pay a renewal fee or any late fee the board imposes or if the person fails to submit evidence satisfactory to the board of the person’s compliance with continuing education requirements the board adopts under ORS 671.125 (Rulemaking authority of board) , unless the board waives the continuing education requirements.

(b) The board may reinstate as a registered architect a person that failed to renew the person’s certificate of registration only if the person passes any examination the board requires, the person complies with any continuing education requirements the board adopted under ORS 671.125 (Rulemaking authority of board) and the person pays all outstanding renewal fees, late fees and penalties.

(4) The board may grant inactive status to any registered architect who ceases to engage in the practice of architecture and, while in good standing, submits to the board a written request for inactive status. The registered architect may resume practice by passing any examinations the board requires, complying with any continuing education requirements the board adopts under ORS 671.125 (Rulemaking authority of board) and paying any required fees and penalties. [Amended by 1957 c.408 §4; 1973 c.832 §23; 1977 c.803 §10; 1977 c.873 §2a; 1991 c.910 §5; 1997 c.643 §10; 1999 c.802 §§2,3; 2003 c.763 §5; 2013 c.196 §8; 2023 c.70 §10]

Source: Section 671.080 — Renewal; fee; effect of failure to renew; inactive status; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors671.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 674.850 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 674 / Section 674.850
674.850 Civil penalties
Status: in_force

(1) The Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board may impose a civil penalty, not to exceed $500 for each violation, on a person who violates a provision of ORS 674.130 (Appraisal standards for federally related transactions) to 674.150 (Maintenance of appraisal records) or a rule or final order of the board or a judgment made by a court upon application of the board.

(2) The board may impose a civil penalty on a person who violates ORS 674.100 (Persons engaged in real estate appraisal activity required to be certified, licensed or registered) (1) in an amount that is:

(a) Not less than $100 and not more than $500 for the first violation; and

(b) Not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 for a subsequent violation.

(3) In addition to the civil penalties set forth in subsection (2) of this section, the board may impose a civil penalty on a person who violates ORS 674.100 (Persons engaged in real estate appraisal activity required to be certified, licensed or registered) (1) in an amount that does not exceed the amount by which the person profited in the transaction in violation of ORS 674.100 (Persons engaged in real estate appraisal activity required to be certified, licensed or registered) (1).

(4) The board shall impose civil penalties under this section in the manner provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) .

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of other enforcement provisions contained in ORS 674.140 (Grounds for discipline) and 674.310 (Duties and powers of board) .

(b) The civil penalty provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section are in addition to and not in lieu of the criminal penalties for uncertified, unlicensed or unregistered real estate appraisal activity in ORS 674.990 (Criminal penalties) .

(6) The remedies provided in this section are in addition to and not exclusive of other remedies provided by law. [1991 c.5 §§13,14; 1993 c.744 §223; 2003 c.576 §541; 2005 c.109 §7; 2005 c.254 §9a]

Source: Section 674.850 — Civil penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors674.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 673.725 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 673 / Section 673.725
673.725 State Board of Tax Practitioners
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a State Board of Tax Practitioners. The board shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor.

(2) The term of office for each member shall be three years and no member shall be eligible for appointment to more than three terms of office, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor or reappoint the incumbent member if the incumbent member is eligible for reappointment. The Governor shall fill vacancies on the board as they may occur and a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve the unexpired term of the predecessor.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Of the members of the board six shall be licensed as tax consultants under ORS 673.605 (Definitions for ORS 673.605 to 673.740) to 673.740 (Educational program as remedy) . Each of the six shall have been engaged in the preparation of personal income tax returns for another and for a valuable consideration for no less than five years.

(b) One member of the board shall be a member of the general public.

(4) All appointments of members of the board by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III, Oregon Constitution. [1973 c.387 §21; 1983 c.110 §2; 1987 c.414 §68; 1993 c.744 §249a; 1997 c.21 §3; 2001 c.136 §8]

Source: Section 673.725 — State Board of Tax Practitioners; term; qualification , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors673.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 681.420 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 681 / Section 681.420
681.420 Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology shall:

(1) Administer, coordinate and enforce the provisions of this chapter;

(2) Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for any license as issued under this chapter and supervise the examination of such applicants;

(3) Investigate persons engaging in practices which violate the provisions of this chapter;

(4) Conduct hearings and keep records and minutes as the board deems necessary to an orderly dispatch of business;

(5) Adopt rules and regulations, including but not limited to governing ethical standards of practice under this chapter; and

(6) Adopt a seal by which the board shall authenticate its proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records and acts of the board, signed by the executive director or chairperson of the board and stamped with the seal, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of such documents. [Formerly 694.465; 1995 c.280 §18; 2005 c.698 §18]

Source: Section 681.420 — Powers and duties; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors681.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 675.336 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 675 / Section 675.336
675.336 Civil penalties
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board may impose a civil penalty on a person who violates any provision of ORS 675.210 (Definitions for ORS 675.210 to 675.340) to 675.340 (Enforcement procedure) or 675.850 (Prohibition on practice of conversion therapy) in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.

(2) The board shall impose civil penalties under this section in the manner provided by ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) .

(3) All penalties recovered under this section shall be paid into the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board Account established in ORS 675.330 (Occupational Therapy Licensing Board Account) and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of ORS 675.210 (Definitions for ORS 675.210 to 675.340) to 675.340 (Enforcement procedure) . [1991 c.734 §112; 1991 c.791 §2; 2005 c.726 §23; 2011 c.132 §3; 2015 c.79 §4]

Source: Section 675.336 — Civil penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors675.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 684.140 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 684 / Section 684.140
684.140 Officers of board
Status: in_force

The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall annually elect a president, a vice president and a secretary-treasurer from its membership. The executive director of the board shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board which shall be open to public inspection at all times during business hours. [Amended by 1991 c.892 §9; 2009 c.756 §53]

Source: Section 684.140 — Officers of board , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors684.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 696.255 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 696 / Section 696.255
696.255 Nonresident license equivalent to appointment of commissioner as agent for service of process
Status: in_force

(1) The acceptance by a nonresident of a real estate license shall be considered equivalent to an appointment by the nonresident of the Real Estate Commissioner as the nonresident licensee’s true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served any lawful summons, process or pleading in any action or suit against the nonresident licensee in any court of this state, arising out of any business done by the nonresident licensee as a real estate licensee in this state. The acceptance shall be considered equivalent to an agreement by the nonresident licensee that any summons, process or pleading so served shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served on the nonresident licensee personally in this state.

(2) If it appears by the certificate of the sheriff of the county in which an action or suit has been filed against a nonresident licensee, that the defendant cannot be found in this state, service of any summons, process or pleading in the action or suit may be made by leaving a copy thereof, with a fee of $2, in the hands of the commissioner or in the commissioner’s office. Such service shall be sufficient and valid personal service upon the defendant; provided that:

(a) Notice of the service and copy of the summons, process or pleading is sent forthwith by registered mail or by certified mail with return receipt by the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney to the defendant, at the most recent address furnished to the commissioner by the nonresident licensee or to the nonresident licensee’s last-known address; and

(b) The affidavit of the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney of the mailing is appended to the summons, process or pleading and entered as a part of the return thereof.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, personal service outside of the state in accordance with the statutes relating to personal service of summons outside of the state shall relieve the plaintiff from the mailing requirement under this section.

(4) Any summons served as provided in this section shall require the defendant to appear and answer the complaint within four weeks after receipt thereof by the commissioner.

(5) The fee of $2 paid by the plaintiff to the commissioner shall be taxed as costs in favor of the plaintiff if the plaintiff prevails in the action.

(6) The commissioner shall keep a record of each summons, process or pleading served upon the commissioner under this section, showing the day and hour of service. [1981 c.617 §12a; 1989 c.532 §9; 1991 c.249 §62]

Source: Section 696.255 — Nonresident license equivalent to appointment of commissioner as agent for service of process; service on commissioner; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors696.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.002 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.002
701.002 Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 928, Oregon Laws 1989, shall be known as the Construction Contractors Licensing Act. [Formerly 701.900]

Note: Legislative Counsel has substituted “chapter 928, Oregon Laws 1989,” for the words “this Act” in section 31, chapter 928, Oregon Laws 1989, compiled as 701.900 and renumbered 701.002 (Short title) in 2001. Specific ORS references have not been substituted, pursuant to 173.160 (Powers and duties of Legislative Counsel in preparing editions for publication) . The sections for which substitution otherwise would be made may be determined by referring to the 1989 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.

Source: Section 701.002 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 699.008 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 699 / Section 699.008
699.008 Facility fees
Status: in_force

(1) A hotelkeeper or innkeeper may not charge a facility fee in addition to the price of rental of a guest room in the hotel or inn unless the hotelkeeper or innkeeper discloses the facility fee at the time that a guest reserves or rents a guest room, whichever is sooner.

(2) A travel arrangement company that facilitates the reservation or rental of a guest room in a hotel or inn shall disclose at the time of reservation or rental, whichever is sooner, any facility fee that the hotel or inn charges in addition to the price of rental of a guest room.

(3) This section does not prohibit the hotelkeeper or innkeeper from assessing any state or local transient lodging taxes. [2017 c.213 §2]

Source: Section 699.008 — Facility fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors699.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 675.385 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 675 / Section 675.385
675.385 Disciplinary authority of Health Licensing Office
Status: in_force

(1) In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases, and at the direction of the Sexual Offense Treatment Board, the Health Licensing Office may impose a form of discipline listed in ORS 676.612 (Disciplinary authority) against a certified clinical sexual offense therapist, certified associate sexual offense therapist, certified secondary clinical sexual offense therapist or certified sexual offense therapist intern for any of the grounds listed in ORS 676.612 (Disciplinary authority) and for any violation of the provisions of, or rules adopted under, ORS 675.365 (Definitions for ORS 675.365 to 675.410) to 675.410 (Duties of Health Licensing Office under ORS 675.365 to 675.410) .

(2) The office may impose disciplinary sanctions against a certified clinical sexual offense therapist, certified associate sexual offense therapist, certified secondary clinical sexual offense therapist or certified sexual offense therapist intern for any of the following reasons:

(a) The person was convicted of violating ORS 675.390 (Confidentiality of communication by clients) , or of a felony or misdemeanor that brings into question the person’s competence or integrity as a certified clinical sexual offense therapist, certified associate sexual offense therapist, certified secondary clinical sexual offense therapist or certified sexual offense therapist intern.

(b) The person’s mental health professional license, or equivalent license, has been revoked, suspended or restricted by the issuing authority.

(c) The person has violated ORS 675.370 (Unauthorized practice or use of title prohibited) (1), or any rules adopted by the office pertaining to certification.

(d) The person has failed to file or has filed a false, misleading or incomplete professional disclosure statement with the office.

(e) The person has practiced beyond the scope of the person’s certification under ORS 675.380 (Reciprocal certification) . [2007 c.841 §6; 2013 c.568 §13; 2017 c.421 §7; 2019 c.68 §7]

Note: See note under 675.365 (Definitions for ORS 675.365 to 675.410) .

Source: Section 675.385 — Disciplinary authority of Health Licensing Office; grounds for discipline; authorized sanctions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors675.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 676.635 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 676 / Section 676.635
676.635 Prohibition on unauthorized practice of advanced nonablative esthetics procedures or unauthorized use of title
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not practice advanced nonablative esthetics procedures or use a title, word or abbreviation, including the designation certified advanced esthetician, that indicates that the person is authorized to practice advanced nonablative esthetics procedures unless the person is certified by the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians under ORS 676.640 (Certification for practice of advanced nonablative esthetics procedures) .

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 677.080 (Prohibited acts) , a certified advanced esthetician may practice advanced nonablative esthetics procedures.

(3) This section does not apply to:

(a) A person who is a licensed health care professional if the person’s scope of practice includes the practice of advanced nonablative esthetics procedures; or

(b) A student enrolled in an advanced nonablative esthetics education program or training program or in an advanced nonablative esthetics program that combines education and training. [2015 c.722 §2]

Source: Section 676.635 — Prohibition on unauthorized practice of advanced nonablative esthetics procedures or unauthorized use of title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 675.240 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 675 / Section 675.240
675.240 Qualifications for licensing as occupational therapist
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in ORS 675.270 (Licensing without examination) , an applicant for licensure under ORS 675.210 (Definitions for ORS 675.210 to 675.340) to 675.340 (Enforcement procedure) as an occupational therapist must:

(a) Have successfully completed an educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, with concentration in biological or physical science, psychology and sociology, and with education in selected manual skills.

(b) Pass to the satisfaction of the board an examination adopted by the board to determine the fitness of the applicant for practice as an occupational therapist or be entitled to be licensed as provided in ORS 675.270 (Licensing without examination) .

(c) Have successfully completed at least six months of supervised field work that complies with rules adopted by the board.

(d) Comply with continuing education requirements as adopted by the board by rule.

(e) If an applicant has been unlicensed for more than three years, complete a board-approved reentry program or retake the board-approved national examination to determine fitness for practice as an occupational therapist.

(2) An applicant meets the requirements of subsection (1)(c) of this section if the applicant provides the board with documentation of military experience that the board determines is substantially equivalent to the experience required by subsection (1)(c) of this section. [1977 c.858 §5; 1981 c.250 §3; 1997 c.104 §1; 2007 c.316 §1; 2012 c.43 §5]

Source: Section 675.240 — Qualifications for licensing as occupational therapist; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors675.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.086 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.086
701.086 Key employee continuing education
Status: in_force

(1) A commercial general contractor level 1 or commercial specialty contractor level 1 shall have a key employee, or combination of key employees, who completes at least 40 hours of continuing education per year.

(2) A commercial general contractor level 2 or commercial specialty contractor level 2 shall have a key employee, or combination of key employees, who completes the equivalent of at least 16 hours of continuing education per year.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a commercial general contractor level 1 or commercial specialty contractor level 1 has no more than four key employees, the contractor shall have a key employee, or combination of key employees, that completes continuing education each year equivalent to the number of key employees multiplied by eight hours.

(4) Continuing education may be provided by post-secondary institutions, trade schools, trade associations, professional societies, private companies, public agencies, business associations and contractor-provided in-house training programs. Continuing education topics may include, but need not be limited to, construction means, methods and business practices.

(5) A contractor applying for renewal shall certify the number of continuing education hours completed during the preceding licensing period.

(6) A contractor subject to this section shall maintain records of the continuing education completed by key employees.

(7) This section does not apply to a commercial contractor:

(a) That is subject to regulation under ORS 479.510 (Short title) to 479.945 (Restricted energy contractor’s license) or 480.510 (Short title) to 480.670 (Civil penalty for Boiler and Pressure Vessel Law violations) or ORS chapter 693; or

(b) As provided by rule by the Construction Contractors Board. [Formerly 701.124]

Source: Section 701.086 — Key employee continuing education , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 703.200 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 703 / Section 703.200
703.200 Issuance of licenses
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may issue licenses for polygraph examiners and trainees in accordance with ORS 703.010 (Definitions) to 703.310 (Polygraph equipment requirements) .

(2) The department shall prescribe the manner and contents of any examination conducted by it under ORS 703.010 (Definitions) to 703.310 (Polygraph equipment requirements) .

(3) The department may prescribe the requirements for internship of any person who is licensed as a trainee under ORS 703.010 (Definitions) to 703.310 (Polygraph equipment requirements) . [1975 c.608 §16; 1997 c.853 §54]

Source: Section 703.200 — Issuance of licenses; examination and internship requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors703.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 689.804 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 689 / Section 689.804
689.804 Administration of short-acting opioid antagonist by certain persons
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, “social services agency” includes, but is not limited to, homeless shelters and crisis centers.

(2) A person may administer to an individual a short-acting opioid antagonist, as defined in ORS 689.800 (Opioid overdose) , that was not distributed to the person if:

(a) The individual to whom the short-acting opioid antagonist is being administered appears to be experiencing an opioid overdose as defined in ORS 689.800 (Opioid overdose) ; and

(b) The person who administers the short-acting opioid antagonist is an employee of a social services agency or is trained under rules adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to ORS 339.869 (Administration of medication and short-acting opioid antagonists) .

(3) For the purposes of protecting public health and safety, the Oregon Health Authority may adopt rules for the administration of short-acting opioid antagonists by employees of a social services agency under this section. [Formerly 689.684]

Source: Section 689.804 — Administration of short-acting opioid antagonist by certain persons; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors689.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.088 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.088
701.088 Contractor rehabilitating illegal drug manufacturing site
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Illegal drug manufacturing site” has the meaning given that term in ORS 453.858 (Definitions for ORS 453.855 to 453.912) .

(b) “Nonprofit organization” means an organization or group of organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) The Construction Contractors Board shall adopt rules prescribing terms and conditions under which a general or specialty contractor that is a nonprofit organization engaged in rehabilitating an illegal drug manufacturing site may substitute a letter of credit from a bank authorized to do business in this state, or substitute a cash deposit, for a bond required under ORS 701.068 (Bonding requirements) . A letter of credit or cash deposit described in this section substitutes for a bond only for purposes of work the contractor performs on an illegal drug manufacturing site. The letter of credit or cash deposit must be equivalent in amount to the bond that would otherwise be required of the contractor under ORS 701.068 (Bonding requirements) .

(3) The board may charge a contractor a fee to cover any expense incurred by the board in allowing the contractor to substitute a letter of credit or cash deposit under this section.

(4) A contractor that supplies a letter of credit or cash deposit under this section is considered to be bonded under ORS 701.068 (Bonding requirements) for purposes of performing rehabilitation work on illegal drug manufacturing sites. A letter of credit or cash deposit that a contractor supplies under this section is considered to be a surety bond issued under ORS 701.068 (Bonding requirements) for purposes of claims involving the contractor’s rehabilitation work on illegal drug manufacturing sites. The issuer of a letter of credit described in this section is considered to be a surety for a bond only for purposes of receiving notification of a determination under ORS 701.068 (Bonding requirements) or 701.146 (Resolution of complaints involving work on large commercial structures or certain small commercial structures) . [2007 c.203 §2; 2011 c.630 §§40,61; 2016 c.99 §3]

Source: Section 701.088 — Contractor rehabilitating illegal drug manufacturing site; substitution for bond; fee; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 697.058 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 697 / Section 697.058
697.058 Agency records
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, every collection agency shall keep a record of all sums collected by it, and of all disbursements made by it, and shall maintain and keep all such records and all customers’ funds within this state. Collection agencies shall maintain accounting records of collections for and payments to customers for a period of six years from the date of the last entry thereon. Collection agencies shall keep other records for a period of two years from the date of the last entry thereon. Collection agencies, or any employee thereof, shall not intentionally make any false entry in any collection agency record or intentionally mutilate, destroy or otherwise dispose of any such record within the time limits provided in this section. This subsection does not apply to out-of-state collection agencies.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, every collection agency shall establish and maintain a regular, active business office in this state for the purpose of conducting business in this state. The office shall be open to the public during reasonable, stated business hours. This subsection does not apply to out-of-state collection agencies.

(3) A collection agency shall not commingle the money of customers with other moneys.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, a collection agency shall maintain a separate trust account in this state for customers’ funds and shall keep funds in such trust account until disbursed to the customer. This subsection does not apply to out-of-state collection agencies.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, every collection agency that requires customers to pay an amount for services prior to the time that the services are rendered shall maintain a separate trust account in this state for prepayments and shall keep prepayment funds in the trust account for 180 days or until the services for which prepayment is made are performed, whichever occurs first.

(6) Every collection agency, within 30 days after the close of each calendar or fiscal month, shall report and pay to its customers the net proceeds due and payable of all collections made during that calendar or fiscal month. When the net proceeds are less than $5 at the end of any calendar or fiscal month, payments may be deferred for a period not to exceed three months.

(7) Upon the motion of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or upon receipt of a complaint by a customer of the collection agency, the director may audit the collection agency’s trust accounts with respect to any violation by the collection agency of this section. If the director finds any discrepancy in the trust accounts, the director also may audit the operating account of the collection agency. The collection agency shall pay the reasonable cost of an audit under this section, as determined by the director.

(8) If a collection agency does not pay the cost of the audit determined under subsection (7) of this section, the director may assign the delinquent account to the Department of Revenue for collection in the manner that other debts are collected under ORS 293.250 (Collections Unit) .

(9) The director, by rule or order, may exempt a collection agency from the requirements of subsection (1), (2), (4) or (5) of this section if the collection agency:

(a) Satisfies the director that the books, records and trust accounts of the collection agency may be examined by the director without undue delay or expense;

(b) Provides for timely and convenient remittance of debtor payments and funds owed to the customer; and

(c) Complies with all conditions the director may require relating to additional bonding requirements and to provisions for auditing financial statements of trust accounts, receiving payments from and communicating with debtors, and remitting funds to customers. [1981 c.85 §9; 1983 c.69 §2; 1995 c.622 §9; 1999 c.413 §2; 1999 c.468 §2]

Source: Section 697.058 — Agency records; business office; trust accounts; reporting requirements; audit of trust accounts; cost of audit; exemptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors697.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 696.232 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 696 / Section 696.232
696.232 License status of employee of agency
Status: in_force

(1) The license status of a real estate licensee employed by the Real Estate Agency shall be placed on hold at the time that the real estate licensee commences employment with the agency. At the termination of the employment, the license may be returned to the real estate licensee as an active or inactive license. The agency shall activate a license placed on hold without payment of further fee, and the license expires on the date on which it would have expired if the license had not been placed on hold.

(2) During the time of employment at the agency, the employee may not conduct professional real estate activity.

(3) Except as stated in subsection (1) of this section, the real estate licensee is subject to the provisions of ORS 696.010 (Definitions) to 696.495 (Revolving fund) , 696.600 (Definitions for ORS 696.392, 696.600 to 696.785 and 696.995) to 696.785 (Commissioner duties when illegal commingling of funds found) , 696.800 (Definitions) to 696.870 (Duties of real estate licensee under ORS 105.462 to 105.490, 696.301 and 696.870) and 696.995 (Civil penalties for violation of ORS 696.603, 696.606 or 696.612) . [1975 c.746 §16; 1977 c.649 §35; 1983 c.258 §6; 2001 c.300 §63; 2005 c.116 §7; 2017 c.234 §14]

Source: Section 696.232 — License status of employee of agency; reissuance upon termination of employment , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors696.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 682.041 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 682 / Section 682.041
682.041 Legislative intent regarding regulation of ambulance services
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly declares that the regulation of ambulance services and the establishment of ambulance service areas are important functions of counties, cities and rural fire protection districts in this state. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly in ORS 478.260 (Fire chief) , 682.027 (Definition of “ambulance services” for ORS 682.031, 682.062 and 682.066) , 682.031 (Local ordinances regulating ambulances and emergency medical services providers) , 682.041 (Legislative intent regarding regulation of ambulance services) , 682.062 (County plan for ambulance and emergency medical services) , 682.063 (Requirements for adoption and review of ambulance service plan by counties) and 682.066 (Provision of ambulance services when county plan not adopted) to affirm the authority of counties, cities and rural fire protection districts to regulate ambulance services and areas and to exempt such regulation from liability under federal antitrust laws. [Formerly 682.315]

Source: Section 682.041 — Legislative intent regarding regulation of ambulance services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors682.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 677.015 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 677 / Section 677.015
677.015 Statement of purpose
Status: in_force

Recognizing that to practice medicine is not a natural right of any person but is a privilege granted by legislative authority, it is necessary in the interests of the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state to provide for the granting of that privilege and the regulation of its use, to the end that the public is protected from the practice of medicine by unauthorized or unqualified persons and from unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to practice under this chapter. [1967 c.470 §2]

Source: Section 677.015 — Statement of purpose , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors677.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 701.540 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 701 / Section 701.540
701.540 Licensing
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Board-up services” means covering over the openings of a damaged structure to secure against weather or unauthorized or unsafe entry.

(b) “Man-made or natural disaster” means a fire, flood, earthquake, crime or other sudden event that causes a structure or the contents of a structure to suffer damage as described in rules adopted by the Construction Contractors Board.

(c) “Restoration work” means the performance, on a residential or small commercial structure, of:

(A) Nonroutine cleaning, water removal, personal property inventory or other services undertaken because of damage to the structure, or to the contents of the structure, that was caused by a man-made or natural disaster;

(B) Debris removal that does not require demolition work on the structure; and

(C) Board-up services.

(d) “Restoration work” does not mean:

(A) The repair or replacement of physical components of a structure;

(B) Demolition of all or part of a structure; or

(C) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(C) of this subsection, any work on a residential or small commercial structure that requires a license endorsement listed in subsection (3)(b)(A) to (C) or (E) to (H) of this section.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The board may issue a licensee an endorsement as a residential restoration contractor. A license endorsement as a residential restoration contractor authorizes the licensee to perform restoration work, but does not authorize the performance of other contractor activities.

(b) Notwithstanding ORS 701.122 (Training requirements for individuals and businesses) , the board may not require a residential restoration contractor to take a test measuring the knowledge of the contractor regarding business practices and laws affecting construction contractors.

(c) ORS 701.082 (Residential contractor continuing education requirements) does not apply to residential restoration contractors, but the board may establish continuing education requirements for residential restoration contractors by rule.

(3) For purposes of ORS 701.021 (License requirement) (1), the appropriate license endorsements to arrange for, undertake, offer to undertake or submit a bid to do restoration work for compensation, or with the expectation to be compensated, are:

(a) The following if the work is on a residential structure:

(A) Residential general contractor.

(B) Residential specialty contractor.

(C) Residential limited contractor.

(D) Residential restoration contractor.

(b) The following if the restoration work is on or in connection with a small commercial structure:

(A) Residential general contractor.

(B) Residential specialty contractor.

(C) Residential limited contractor.

(D) Residential restoration contractor.

(E) Commercial general contractor level 1.

(F) Commercial specialty contractor level 1.

(G) Commercial general contractor level 2.

(H) Commercial specialty contractor level 2.

(4) The board may adopt rules to regulate the arranging, undertaking, offering to undertake and submission of bids for restoration work by licensees of the board, including but not limited to rules establishing minimum standards of practice and professional conduct for the offering or performance of restoration work. [2015 c.498 §2]

Source: Section 701.540 — Licensing; standards and practices; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 690.225 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 690 / Section 690.225
690.225 Inspections
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the Health Licensing Office shall provide for the inspection of facilities.

(2) Inspections conducted under this section shall determine whether the facilities comply with the health, safety, infection control and licensing rules of the Board of Cosmetology.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The office may not inspect a school unless the Higher Education Coordinating Commission requests the office’s assistance in carrying out an inspection of a school.

(b) The office may not impose any disciplinary action on a school. [1977 c.886 §26; 1983 c.151 §17; 1987 c.31 §11; 1987 c.414 §86; 1989 c.491 §68; 1993 c.45 §299; 1993 c.267 §16; 1995 c.343 §69; 1999 c.425 §23; 1999 c.885 §21a; 2003 c.547 §49; 2005 c.648 §64; 2012 c.104 §45; 2013 c.568 §§90,91; 2023 c.273 §13]

Note: The amendments to 690.225 (Inspections) by section 13, chapter 273, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative July 1, 2024. See section 19, chapter 273, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

690.225 (Inspections) . (1) In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the Health Licensing Office shall provide for the inspection of facilities and schools licensed to teach practitioner skills under ORS 345.010 (Definitions for ORS 345.010 to 345.340 and 345.992 to 345.997) to 345.450 (Annual inspection fee) .

(2) Inspections conducted under this section shall determine whether the facilities comply with the health, safety, infection control and licensing rules of the Board of Cosmetology and whether the schools comply with the health, safety and infection control requirements under ORS 345.010 (Definitions for ORS 345.010 to 345.340 and 345.992 to 345.997) to 345.450 (Annual inspection fee) and rules of the office. A report of the results of the inspection shall be submitted to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

Note: Section 16, chapter 273, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 16. A school that teaches a curriculum that was approved by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission before the operative date specified in section 19 of this 2023 Act [July 1, 2024] may continue to teach the curriculum after the operative date specified in section 19 of this 2023 Act unless the Health Licensing Office determines that the curriculum must be approved by the office pursuant to rules adopted by the Board of Cosmetology under ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) . [2023 c.273 §16]

Source: Section 690.225 — Inspections , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors690.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 679.555 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 679 / Section 679.555
679.555 Rules for certification as dental assistant
Status: in_force

(1) In adopting rules related to the requirements for certification as a dental assistant, including any type of expanded function dental assistant, the Oregon Board of Dentistry may require an applicant for certification to pass a written examination. If passage of a written examination is required for certification as a dental assistant, including any type of expanded function dental assistant, the board may accept the results of any examination that is:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) Administered by a dental education program in this state that is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, or its successor organization, and approved by the board by rule;

(B) Administered by a dental education program in this state that is approved by the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition of the American Dental Association, or its successor organization, and approved by the board by rule; or

(C) An examination comparable to an examination described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph that is administered by a testing agency approved by the board by rule; and

(b) Offered in plain language in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

(2) The board may not require an applicant for certification as a dental assistant, including any type of expanded function dental assistant, to complete more than one written examination for certification as that type of dental assistant. [2023 c.436 §2]

Note: 679.555 (Rules for certification as dental assistant) becomes operative July 1, 2025. See section 4, chapter 436, Oregon Laws 2023.

Source: Section 679.555 — Rules for certification as dental assistant; examination requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors679.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 671.990 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 671 / Section 671.990
671.990 Penalties for violations of ORS 671.010 to 671.220 or 671.530
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A person that violates a provision of ORS 671.010 (Definitions) to 671.220 (Board action to enjoin violations) or a rule the State Board of Architect Examiners adopts under ORS 671.010 (Definitions) to 671.220 (Board action to enjoin violations) is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. A civil penalty under this subsection is in addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty or sanction provided by law.

(b) The board may impose a civil penalty under this section only in accordance with ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) .

(c) Notwithstanding ORS 670.335 (Disposition of fees received by boards) , the board shall deposit all civil penalties recovered under this section into an account the board establishes in accordance with ORS 182.470 (Accounts for and investment of moneys collected or received by semi-independent state agencies) . Moneys the board deposits are appropriated continuously to the board and may be used only for the administration and enforcement of ORS 182.456 (Definitions for ORS 182.456 to 182.472) to 182.472 (Reports) and 671.010 (Definitions) to 671.220 (Board action to enjoin violations) .

(2) Violation of ORS 671.530 (Licensing requirements) is a misdemeanor. [Subsection (2) enacted as 1961 c.431 §24; subsection (3) enacted as 1971 c.764 §22; 1977 c.803 §17; 1981 c.536 §18; 2023 c.70 §17]

Source: Section 671.990 — Penalties for violations of ORS 671.010 to 671.220 or 671.530 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors671.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 686.230 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 686 / Section 686.230
686.230 Compensation and expenses of members
Status: in_force

A member is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [Amended by 1963 c.58 §1; 1967 c.191 §3; 1969 c.314 §87]

Source: Section 686.230 — Compensation and expenses of members , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors686.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 676.150 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 676 / Section 676.150
676.150 Duty to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct, arrests and convictions
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Board” means the:

(A) State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology;

(B) State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;

(C) State Board of Licensed Social Workers;

(D) Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists;

(E) Oregon Board of Dentistry;

(F) Board of Licensed Dietitians;

(G) State Board of Massage Therapists;

(H) Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine;

(I) Oregon State Board of Nursing;

(J) Long Term Care Administrators Board;

(K) Oregon Board of Optometry;

(L) State Board of Pharmacy;

(M) Oregon Medical Board;

(N) Occupational Therapy Licensing Board;

(O) Oregon Board of Physical Therapy;

(P) Oregon Board of Psychology;

(Q) Board of Medical Imaging;

(R) State Board of Direct Entry Midwifery;

(S) State Board of Denture Technology;

(T) Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board;

(U) Oregon Health Authority, to the extent that the authority licenses emergency medical services providers;

(V) Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board;

(W) State Mortuary and Cemetery Board; or

(X) Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board.

(b) “Licensee” means a health professional licensed or certified by or registered with a board.

(c) “Prohibited conduct” means conduct by a licensee that:

(A) Constitutes a criminal act against a patient or client; or

(B) Constitutes a criminal act that creates a risk of harm to a patient or client.

(d) “Unprofessional conduct” means conduct unbecoming a licensee or detrimental to the best interests of the public, including conduct contrary to recognized standards of ethics of the licensee’s profession or conduct that endangers the health, safety or welfare of a patient or client.

(2) Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a licensee who has reasonable cause to believe that another licensee has engaged in prohibited or unprofessional conduct shall report the conduct to the board responsible for the licensee who is believed to have engaged in the conduct. The reporting licensee shall report the conduct without undue delay, but in no event later than 10 working days after the reporting licensee learns of the conduct.

(3) A licensee who is convicted of a misdemeanor or felony or who is arrested for a felony crime shall report the conviction or arrest to the licensee’s board within 10 days after the conviction or arrest.

(4) The board responsible for a licensee who is reported to have engaged in prohibited or unprofessional conduct shall investigate in accordance with the board’s rules. If the board has reasonable cause to believe that the licensee has engaged in prohibited conduct, the board shall present the facts to an appropriate law enforcement agency without undue delay, but in no event later than 10 working days after the board finds reasonable cause to believe that the licensee engaged in prohibited conduct.

(5) A licensee who fails to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct as required by subsection (2) of this section or the licensee’s conviction or arrest as required by subsection (3) of this section is subject to discipline by the board responsible for the licensee.

(6) A licensee who fails to report prohibited conduct as required by subsection (2) of this section commits a Class A violation.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a report under subsection (2) or (3) of this section is confidential under ORS 676.175 (Complaints and investigations confidential) .

(b) A board may disclose a report as provided in ORS 676.177 (Disclosure of confidential information to another public entity) .

(c) If the Health Licensing Office receives a report described in this subsection, the report is confidential and the office may only disclose the report pursuant to ORS 676.595 (Disclosure of certain investigatory information) and 676.599 (Disclosure of information to other public entity) .

(8) Except as part of an application for a license or for renewal of a license and except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a board may not require a licensee to report the licensee’s criminal conduct.

(9) The obligations imposed by this section are in addition to and not in lieu of other obligations to report unprofessional conduct as provided by statute.

(10) A licensee who reports to a board in good faith as required by subsection (2) of this section is immune from civil liability for making the report.

(11) A board and the members, employees and contractors of the board are immune from civil liability for actions taken in good faith as a result of a report received under subsection (2) or (3) of this section. [2009 c.536 §1; 2011 c.630 §21; 2011 c.703 §44; 2011 c.715 §19; 2011 c.720 §213; 2017 c.6 §22; 2018 c.61 §19; 2019 c.43 §5; 2019 c.456 §13; 2023 c.500 §11]

Source: Section 676.150 — Duty to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct, arrests and convictions; investigation; confidentiality; immunity from liability , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 678.720 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 678 / Section 678.720
678.720 Prohibited acts relating to administration of nursing homes
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Unless an individual holds an active license issued under ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office) , an individual may not:

(A) Practice or offer to practice as a nursing home administrator; or

(B) Use in connection with the name of the individual the words or letters “nursing home administrator,” “NHA” or any other words, letters or abbreviations or insignia tending to indicate that the individual is a licensed nursing home administrator.

(b) A nursing home must be conducted or operated under the supervision of a nursing home administrator who holds an active license issued under ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Unless an individual holds an active license issued under ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office) , an individual may not:

(A) Practice or offer to practice as a residential care facility administrator; or

(B) Use in connection with the name of the individual the words or letters “residential care facility administrator,” “RCFA” or any other words, letters or abbreviations or insignia tending to indicate that the individual is a licensed residential care facility administrator.

(b) Subject to rules adopted under paragraph (c) of this subsection, a residential care facility must be conducted or operated under the supervision of a residential care facility administrator who holds an active license issued under ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office) .

(c) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules to allow a residential care facility to be operated by an individual who is not a residential care facility administrator who holds an active license under ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office) in transitional, emergency and similar situations. [1971 c.663 §2; 2009 c.768 §15; 2013 c.314 §18; 2018 c.61 §6]

Source: Section 678.720 — Prohibited acts relating to administration of nursing homes; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 682.051 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 682 / Section 682.051
682.051 Unlawful operation of unlicensed ambulance vehicle or unlicensed ambulance service
Status: in_force

(1) A person or governmental unit commits the offense of unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance or the offense of unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance service if the person or governmental unit advertises or operates in this state a motor vehicle, aircraft or watercraft ambulance that:

(a) Is not operated by an ambulance service licensed under this chapter;

(b) Is not licensed under this chapter; and

(c) Does not meet the minimum requirements established under this chapter by the Oregon Health Authority in consultation with the State Emergency Medical Service Committee for that type of ambulance.

(2) This section does not apply to any ambulance or any person if the ambulance or person is exempted by ORS 682.035 (Application of ORS chapter 682) or 682.079 (Power of Oregon Health Authority to grant exemptions or variances) from regulation by the authority.

(3) Authority of political subdivisions to regulate ambulance services or to regulate or allow the use of ambulances is limited under ORS 682.031 (Local ordinances regulating ambulances and emergency medical services providers) .

(4) The offense described in this section, unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance or ambulance service, is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of continuing violation shall be considered a separate offense.

(5) In addition to the penalties prescribed by subsection (4) of this section, the authority may impose upon a licensed ambulance service a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation of this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder. Each day of continuing violation shall be considered a separate violation for purposes of this subsection. [Formerly 682.015; 2009 c.595 §1071; 2011 c.703 §51]

Source: Section 682.051 — Unlawful operation of unlicensed ambulance vehicle or unlicensed ambulance service; penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors682.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 686.375 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 686 / Section 686.375
686.375 Veterinary technician license
Status: in_force

Upon application, accompanied by payment of the fee adopted by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board by rule, the board shall issue a veterinary technician license to any applicant who furnishes satisfactory evidence that the applicant has met the requirements for licensure as a veterinary technician established by the board by rule. [2003 c.178 §1]

Note: 686.375 (Veterinary technician license) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 686 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 686.375 — Veterinary technician license; fee; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors686.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 692.415 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 692 / Section 692.415
692.415 Report of death filing fee
Status: in_force

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall impose and collect a filing fee of $30 for each report of death. The board shall deposit the amount received into the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account established under ORS 692.375 (State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account) . The fee shall be used as follows:

(a) $16 to be used to carry out the requirements of ORS 97.170 (Disposition of unclaimed body of deceased person) (5); and

(b) $14 to be used in the same manner as other funds credited to the account are used.

(2) The board shall adopt rules regarding the use of the fee described in subsection (1) of this section and shall consider historical data related to expenditures made for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of ORS 97.170 (Disposition of unclaimed body of deceased person) (5) and 692.375 (State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account) . Expenditures relating to the administration of the fee may not exceed five percent of the moneys collected. [Formerly 413.825; 2021 c.352 §1]

Note: 692.415 (Report of death filing fee) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 692 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 692.415 — Report of death filing fee; use of funds; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors692.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 702.065 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 702 / Section 702.065
702.065 Uniformity of law
Status: in_force

In applying and construing ORS 702.005 (Definitions) to 702.065 (Uniformity of law) , 702.991 (Criminal penalties) and 702.994 (Civil penalties) , the courts, a prosecuting attorney as defined in ORS 646.605 (Definitions for ORS 336.184 and 646.605 to 646.652) and the Department of Education shall give consideration to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that have enacted the Uniform Athlete Agents Act. [2005 c.525 §21; 2013 c.54 §9]

Source: Section 702.065 — Uniformity of law , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors702.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 688.015 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 688 / Section 688.015
688.015 Findings and purpose
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that providing for state administrative control, supervision, licensure and regulation of the practice of physical therapy in this state serves the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and welfare.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that only individuals who meet and maintain prescribed standards of competence may engage in the practice of physical therapy as authorized by ORS 688.010 (Definitions for ORS 688.010 to 688.201) to 688.201 (Disposition of receipts) and implemented by the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy. [2005 c.627 §1; 2019 c.43 §14]

Note: 688.015 (Findings and purpose) and 688.035 (Short title) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 688 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 688.015 — Findings and purpose , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors688.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 671.510 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 671 / Section 671.510
671.510 Short title
Status: in_force

ORS 671.510 (Short title) to 671.760 (Business income tax) may be cited as the Landscape Contractors Law. [1971 c.764 §1; 1973 c.832 §25]

Source: Section 671.510 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors671.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 678.362 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 678 / Section 678.362
678.362 Circulating nurses
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Circulating nurse” means a registered nurse who is responsible for coordinating the nursing care and safety needs of the patient in the operating room and who also meets the needs of operating room team members during surgery.

(b) “Ambulatory surgical center” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015 (Definitions) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The duties of a circulating nurse performed in an operating room of an ambulatory surgical center or a hospital shall be performed by a registered nurse licensed under ORS 678.010 (Definitions for ORS 678.010 to 678.410) to 678.410 (Fees) .

(b) In any case requiring general anesthesia, a circulating nurse shall be assigned to, and present in, an operating room for the duration of the surgical procedure unless it becomes necessary for the circulating nurse to leave the operating room as part of the surgical procedure. While assigned to a surgical procedure, a circulating nurse may not be assigned to any other patient or procedure.

(c) Nothing in this section precludes a circulating nurse from being relieved during a surgical procedure by another circulating nurse assigned to continue the surgical procedure.

(3) At the request of an ambulatory surgical center or a hospital, the Oregon Health Authority may grant a variance from the requirements of this section based on patient care needs or the nursing practices of the surgical center or hospital. [2005 c.665 §3; 2009 c.595 §1059; 2019 c.231 §1]

Note: 678.362 (Circulating nurses) was added to and made a part of 678.010 (Definitions for ORS 678.010 to 678.410) to 678.448 (Use of titles “Certified Nursing Assistant,” “nursing assistant,” “nurse aide” or “CNA.”) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 678.362 — Circulating nurses; duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 676.479 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 676 / Section 676.479
676.479 Oregon Health Authority reimbursements for on-the-job training of health care professionals
Status: in_force

The Oregon Health Authority shall provide reimbursements to employers participating in a labor-management training trust to expand on-the-job training, apprenticeship opportunities and other programs that support the development of health care professionals, including medical technicians, certified nursing assistants and phlebotomists. [2023 c.441 §4; 2023 c.602 §55]

Source: Section 676.479 — Oregon Health Authority reimbursements for on-the-job training of health care professionals , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 688.995 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 688 / Section 688.995
688.995 Criminal penalty for violation of ORS 688.800 to 688.840
Status: in_force

Violation of any provision of ORS 688.800 (Definitions for ORS 688.800 to 688.840) to 688.840 (Immunity from civil liability) , or of any rule adopted thereunder, is a Class B misdemeanor. [1997 c.792 §9; 2003 c.547 §37]

Source: Section 688.995 — Criminal penalty for violation of ORS 688.800 to 688.840 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors688.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 692.320 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 692 / Section 692.320
692.320 Powers and duties
Status: in_force

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may adopt and enforce rules for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare relating to the following:

(a) The licensing of or issuance of certificates of authority for funeral service practitioners, embalmers, death care consultants, funeral establishments, crematoriums, cemeteries and other facilities for final disposition of human remains.

(b) The registration of trainees.

(c) The practice of funeral service practitioners, embalmers and death care consultants, and the operation of funeral establishments, immediate disposition companies, crematoriums, cemeteries and other facilities for final disposition of human remains.

(d) Sanitary conditions of funeral establishments, crematoriums, cemeteries, other facilities for final disposition of human remains and any location at which human remains are stored, temporarily held or processed prior to final disposition.

(e) Matters necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Subject to paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of this subsection, the board:

(A) Shall inspect, at least once every two years, the premises and records of funeral establishments, cemeteries, crematoriums, immediate disposition companies and other facilities used for the final disposition of human remains and any other location at which human remains may be stored, temporarily held or processed prior to final disposition; and

(B) May make random inspections or establish a self-inspection program to supplement inspections required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

(b) The board shall employ one or more persons to perform inspections under this subsection and to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and ORS chapters 97 and 432 or rules adopted under this chapter and ORS chapters 97 and 432, except that the board may not employ a person under this paragraph if the person is a member of the board or actively engaged in a profession or practice regulated by this chapter. However, a person who is a member of the board or actively engaged in a practice or profession regulated by this chapter may perform inspections pursuant to a self-inspection program established under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(c) The board may inspect records under this subsection only to the extent that is necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and ORS chapters 97 and 432 or rules adopted under this chapter or ORS chapters 97 and 432.

(d) The board may not inspect any area used as living quarters under this subsection.

(e) The board may adopt rules setting forth criteria by which an exempt operating cemetery is exempt from inspections described in paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection.

(3) The board may hold hearings, conduct investigations, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony in order to carry out the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(4) The board shall have a common seal and, subject to any applicable provision of the State Personnel Relations Law, may employ staff, fix the compensation for staff and incur other necessary expenses. [Amended by 1957 c.596 §8; 1973 c.411 §11; 1983 c.389 §6; 1983 c.810 §22; 1985 c.207 §17; 1987 c.252 §1; 1989 c.177 §12; 1993 c.248 §4; 1997 c.638 §11; 2009 c.709 §6; 2009 c.756 §86; 2015 c.367 §18; 2015 c.516 §1]

Source: Section 692.320 — Powers and duties; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors692.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 697.522 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 697 / Section 697.522
697.522 Receipt
Status: in_force

A check-cashing business shall provide a receipt to the individual for whom the business cashes a payment instrument. The receipt must display at least:

(1) The name, assumed business name or trade name of the check-cashing business;

(2) The transaction date;

(3) The face amount of the payment instrument; and

(4) The fee charged or collected for cashing the payment instrument. [2007 c.358 §8]

Source: Section 697.522 — Receipt; contents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors697.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 690.165 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 690 / Section 690.165
690.165 Powers of board
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers otherwise granted by ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) , the Board of Cosmetology shall have the power to:

(1) Determine whether applicants are qualified to take certification examinations, except as that power is vested in the Health Licensing Office under ORS 690.046 (Practitioner certification requirements) .

(2) Administer, approve or recognize certification examinations and designate the time, place and administrators of certification examinations.

(3) Contract for the administration of examinations as part of regional or national examinations and contract with independent testing services for examination administration.

(4) Pursuant to ORS 676.568 (Office responsibilities) , direct the office to issue authorizations to individuals determined by the board to be qualified.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 690.205 (Rules) (2) or other provision of law, adopt rules establishing and enforcing standards for safety, infection control, professional conduct, curriculum and any other matters relating to fields of practice, facilities or locations used by persons providing services regulated by ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) .

(6) Pursuant to ORS 676.612 (Disciplinary authority) and 690.167 (Disciplinary authority of Health Licensing Office) , direct the office to suspend, revoke, limit or refuse to issue or renew authorizations or impose a period of probationary activity on the holder.

(7) Do any act necessary or proper to effect and carry out the duties required of the board by ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) .

(8) Adopt rules prescribing standards of professional conduct for persons practicing hair design, barbering, esthetics, nail technology or natural hair care.

(9) Consult with the office about the issuance and renewal of a license under ORS 690.055 (Facility license and temporary facility permit requirements) .

(10) Pursuant to ORS 690.046 (Practitioner certification requirements) , direct the office to approve a school’s curriculum. [1977 c.886 §21; 1983 c.151 §14; 1987 c.31 §9; 1993 c.267 §13; 1995 c.343 §68; 1999 c.425 §18; 2003 c.547 §46; 2005 c.117 §6; 2005 c.648 §60; 2009 c.701 §41; 2013 c.290 §6; 2013 c.314 §43; 2013 c.568 §87; 2023 c.273 §10]

Note: The amendments to 690.165 (Powers of board) by section 10, chapter 273, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative July 1, 2024. See section 19, chapter 273, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

690.165 (Powers of board) . In addition to the powers otherwise granted by ORS 345.430 (Determination of qualifications of out-of-state or out-of-country applicants to take board test) and 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) , the Board of Cosmetology shall have the power to:

(1) Determine whether applicants are qualified to take certification examinations.

(2) Administer, approve or recognize certification examinations and designate the time, place and administrators of certification examinations.

(3) Contract for the administration of examinations as part of regional or national examinations and contract with independent testing services for examination administration.

(4) Pursuant to ORS 676.568 (Office responsibilities) , direct the Health Licensing Office to issue certificates, registrations, licenses and permits to individuals determined by the board to be qualified.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 690.205 (Rules) (2) or other provision of law, adopt rules establishing and enforcing standards for safety, infection control, professional conduct and any other matters relating to fields of practice, facilities or locations used by persons providing services regulated by ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) .

(6) Pursuant to ORS 676.612 (Disciplinary authority) and 690.167 (Disciplinary authority of Health Licensing Office) , direct the office to suspend, revoke, limit or refuse to issue or renew certificates, registrations, licenses or permits or impose a period of probationary activity on the holder.

(7) Do any act necessary or proper to effect and carry out the duties required of the board by ORS 690.005 (Definitions for ORS 690.005 to 690.225) to 690.225 (Inspections) .

(8) Adopt rules prescribing standards of professional conduct for persons practicing hair design, barbering, esthetics, nail technology or natural hair care.

(9) Consult with the office about the issuance and renewal of a license under ORS 690.055 (Facility license and temporary facility permit requirements) authorizing a facility to provide barbering, esthetics, hair design, nail technology services or natural hair care.

Source: Section 690.165 — Powers of board; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors690.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 671.627 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 671 / Section 671.627
671.627 Rescission of contract with landscape contracting business
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A person that executes a written contract with a landscape contracting business for work on real property that the person owns or leases may, within three business days after the date of execution, rescind the contract as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(b) A person that intends to rescind a contract described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall deliver to the landscape contracting business a written notice that clearly states the person’s intent to rescind the contract. For purposes of this paragraph, a written notice includes notice by means of facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic notice in written form.

(2) A person may not rescind a contract as provided in subsection (1) of this section if:

(a) The person agrees in writing that the landscape contracting business may begin work under the contract before the three-day period set forth in subsection (1) of this section expires; or

(b) The person agrees to an amendment of the terms or conditions of the contract after the three-day period set forth in subsection (1) of this section expires.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) At the same time a landscape contracting business executes a contract described in subsection (1) of this section, the landscape contracting business shall provide written notice of the right of rescission under this section to the person with whom the landscape contracting business enters into the contract.

(b) The State Landscape Contractors Board by rule may specify the form and content of the notice described in paragraph (a) of this subsection. [2023 c.304 §2]

Source: Section 671.627 — Rescission of contract with landscape contracting business; deadline; written notices between parties; prohibitions; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors671.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 684.092 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 684 / Section 684.092
684.092 Completion of continuing education and pain management program required
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a chiropractic physician submitting a fee under ORS 684.090 (Annual registration) shall, at the same time, verify with satisfactory evidence the successful completion of approved continuing chiropractic education during the preceding 12-month period as provided in subsection (2) of this section and completion, or documentation of completion within the previous 36 months, of:

(a) A one-hour pain management education program approved by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and developed based on recommendations of the Pain Management Commission; or

(b) An equivalent pain management education program, as determined by the board.

(2) A chiropractic physician submitting a fee under ORS 684.090 (Annual registration) shall verify completion during the previous 12-month period of:

(a) At least 20 hours of approved continuing chiropractic education, for a person actively practicing chiropractic.

(b) At least six hours of approved continuing chiropractic education, for an active senior.

(3) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may exempt a chiropractic physician from the requirements of subsection (1) of this section upon an application by the chiropractic physician showing by evidence satisfactory to the board that the chiropractic physician is unable to comply with the requirements because of unusual or extenuating circumstances or because no program has been approved by the board. [1969 c.191 §5; 1995 c.79 §345; 1995 c.493 §6; 1997 c.264 §9; 2001 c.987 §16; 2007 c.618 §5; 2021 c.50 §8]

Source: Section 684.092 — Completion of continuing education and pain management program required; exemptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors684.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 688.405 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 688 / Section 688.405
688.405 Definitions for ORS 688.405 to 688.605
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 688.405 (Definitions for ORS 688.405 to 688.605) to 688.605 (Duty to report violation) :

(1) “Actively engaged” means:

(a) Practicing medical imaging;

(b) Supervising or providing administrative services for medical imaging licensees, or students or trainees learning a medical imaging modality, at an institution that provides medical imaging services;

(c) Teaching, providing instruction for or administrating a medical imaging program at an institution recognized by the Board of Medical Imaging as an educational institution; or

(d) Having retired from the practice of medical imaging, provided that the retired medical imaging licensee has not been retired for more than six years and was in good standing with the board at the time of retirement.

(2) “Approved school” means a school accredited in one of the medical imaging modalities or subspecialties by a national post-secondary accreditation body and whose graduates are qualified to sit for a credentialing examination recognized by the board in the graduate’s medical imaging modality or subspecialty.

(3) “Clinical instructor” means an individual assigned to supervise students in a clinical setting who is:

(a) A licensed physician who routinely supervises the medical imaging modality being studied by a student; or

(b) An individual licensed by the board and credentialed by a credentialing organization in the medical imaging modality being studied by a student.

(4) “Credential” means the recognition awarded to an individual who meets the requirements of a credentialing organization.

(5) “Credentialing organization” means a nationally recognized organization that issues credentials through testing or evaluations that determine that a person meets defined standards for training and competence in a medical imaging modality.

(6) “Diagnostic medical sonography” means the use of nonionizing high frequency sound waves with specialized equipment to direct the sound waves into areas of the human body to generate images for the assessment and diagnosis of various medical conditions.

(7) “Graduate” means an individual who has completed the didactic and clinical education at an approved school, including documented clinical proficiency, but who has not met all requirements for credentialing by a credentialing organization.

(8) “Hybrid imaging or radiation therapy equipment” means equipment that combines more than one medical imaging modality into a single device.

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Ionizing radiation” means alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, X-rays, neutrons, high-speed electrons, high-speed protons or other particles capable of producing ions.

(b) “Ionizing radiation” does not include nonionizing radiation.

(10) “License” means a license issued by the board to practice one or more of the medical imaging modalities.

(11) “Licensed nurse practitioner” means a nurse practitioner licensed in Oregon.

(12) “Licensed physician” means a physician or surgeon licensed in Oregon.

(13) “Licensed physician assistant” means a physician assistant licensed in Oregon.

(14) “Limited X-ray machine operator” means a person who performs diagnostic X-ray procedures under the supervision of a licensed physician, licensed nurse practitioner or licensed physician assistant using equipment that emits external ionizing radiation resulting in diagnostic radiographic images that are limited to select human anatomical sites.

(15) “Limited X-ray machine operator course of study” means a board-approved set of didactic and clinical experience elements designed to prepare a person for gaining practical experience and for passing the limited X-ray machine operator examination.

(16) “Magnetic resonance imaging” means the process by which certain nuclei, when placed in a magnetic field, absorb and release energy in the form of radio waves that are analyzed by a computer thereby producing an image of human anatomy and physiological information.

(17) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Medical imaging” means the use of specialized equipment for the production of visual representations of human anatomy, tissues or organs.

(b) “Medical imaging” includes but is not limited to X-ray, single photon emission, positron emission technology, ultrasound, magnetic fields, visible light and radio waves.

(18) “Medical imaging licensee” means a person other than a limited X-ray machine operator who holds a valid license and operates medical imaging equipment for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes under the supervision of a licensed physician.

(19) “Medical imaging modality” means:

(a) Diagnostic medical sonography and all its subspecialties;

(b) Magnetic resonance imaging and all its subspecialties;

(c) Nuclear medicine technology and all its subspecialties;

(d) Radiation therapy and all its subspecialties; or

(e) Radiography and all its subspecialties.

(20) “Nonionizing radiation” includes radiation such as radiofrequency or microwaves, visible, infrared or ultraviolet light or ultrasound.

(21) “Nuclear medicine technology” means the specialized equipment that measures radiation emitted by radionuclides, including counters and cameras that form medical images for interpretation by a physician, or assists in therapeutic use of radionuclides.

(22) “Radiation therapy” means the use of ionizing radiation on a human being for therapeutic purposes.

(23) “Radiographer” means a person other than a licensed physician who performs a comprehensive set of diagnostic radiographic procedures under the supervision of a licensed physician using external ionizing radiation to produce radiographic, fluoroscopic or digital images.

(24) “Radiography” means the use of ionizing radiation to produce radiographic, fluoroscopic or digital images of human anatomy for diagnostic purposes.

(25) “Radiologist” means a person licensed to practice medicine in the State of Oregon who is certified by or board eligible for certification by the American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Association, the Royal College of Radiologists or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

(26) “Student” means an individual enrolled in:

(a) An approved school; or

(b) A limited X-ray machine operator course of study.

(27) “Supervision” means the act of monitoring and reviewing the performance of medical imaging licensees or limited X-ray machine operators through regular inspections of work produced, regardless of whether the supervising individual is continuously physically present during the use of medical imaging equipment or X-ray equipment. [1977 c.534 §2; 1981 c.603 §6; 1999 c.517 §1; 2009 c.833 §1; 2011 c.9 §86; 2013 c.87 §1; 2015 c.385 §2]

Source: Section 688.405 — Definitions for ORS 688.405 to 688.605 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors688.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 694.055 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 694 / Section 694.055
694.055 Application for license
Status: in_force

An applicant for licensure under this chapter shall pay the applicable fees established under ORS 676.576 (Fees) and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Health Licensing Office that the applicant:

(1) Is a person 18 years of age or older.

(2) Has graduated from high school or has been awarded a certificate for passing an approved high school equivalency test such as the General Educational Development (GED) test.

(3) Has completed the training and has the experience required under ORS 694.065 (Training and experience requirements) . [1959 c.634 §4; 1967 c.631 §4; 1973 c.182 §7; 1973 c.827 §76; 1985 c.227 §7; 1993 c.133 §3; 1997 c.319 §1; 2001 c.104 §274; 2003 c.547 §78; 2005 c.648 §92; 2013 c.314 §53; 2013 c.568 §145; 2017 c.66 §27]

Source: Section 694.055 — Application for license; qualifications; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors694.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 671.755 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 671 / Section 671.755
671.755 Issuance of business license by metropolitan service district
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Business license tax” means any fee paid by a person to a city or county for any form of license that is required by the city or county in order to conduct business in that city or county. “Business license tax” does not mean a franchise fee or privilege tax imposed by a city upon a public utility under ORS 221.420 (Municipal regulation of public utilities) or 221.450 (Privilege tax on public utilities operating without franchise) or under a city charter.

(b) “Conducting business” means engaging directly, or through officers, agents and employees, in an activity in pursuit of gain.

(c) “Principal place of business” means the location in this state of the central administrative office of a person conducting business in this state.

(d) “Within a metropolitan service district” means that city limits are wholly or partially inside district boundaries.

(2) A landscape contracting business shall pay directly to any city within a metropolitan service district any business license tax imposed by the city if:

(a) The landscape contracting business has its principal place of business within the city; or

(b) The landscape contracting business does not have its principal place of business within the city but derives gross receipts of $250,000 or more from conducting business within the city during the calendar year for which the tax is owed.

(3) A landscape contracting business may apply for a business license from a metropolitan service district if the business conducts business in a city that is within the district but that is not a city to which the business directly pays a business license tax for that year.

(4) The metropolitan service district shall issue a business license to a landscape contracting business if:

(a) The business proves to the district that the business has directly paid the business license tax imposed by each city within the district to which the business must directly pay a business license tax; and

(b) The business pays a license fee to the district.

(5) The license fee charged under subsection (4) of this section shall be twice the average business license tax charged to landscape contracting businesses by cities located within the metropolitan service district plus an amount that is sufficient to reimburse the district for the administrative expenses of the district incurred in carrying out its duties under this section.

(6) If a landscape contracting business is issued a business license by the metropolitan service district under subsection (4) of this section, and a city within the district other than a city described in subsection (2) of this section demands that the business pay a business license tax, the demanding city shall waive payment of the tax if the business proves by possession or otherwise that the business has a business license issued by the metropolitan service district for the calendar year for which the tax is owed.

(7) The metropolitan service district shall distribute the business license fees collected by the district under this section, less administrative expenses, to the cities within the district that collect a business license tax. In any year, each of the cities shall receive a share of the license fees based upon the proportion that the number of residential building permits the city issued during the year bears to the total number of residential building permits issued during the year by all of the cities within the district. The district shall determine the number of residential building permits issued by cities within the district from statistics. A district shall distribute moneys under this subsection at least once each year. [2007 c.541 §47; 2015 c.180 §48]

Source: Section 671.755 — Issuance of business license by metropolitan service district; city business license tax , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors671.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 679.280 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 679 / Section 679.280
679.280 Dental committees or consultants for improving standards of practice
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Board of Dentistry may appoint a consultant or a committee or committees, each consisting of one or more licensed dentists in this state, to study and report to the board the condition of and dental treatment rendered to any person or persons by any licensed dentist or dentists in this state or by any person purporting to practice dentistry in this state. Any person, hospital, sanatorium, professional grievance committee, nursing or rest home or other organization may, subject to the laws governing privileged or confidential communications, provide information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda or other data relating to the condition and treatment of any person to the consultant or committee or to the board, to be used in the course of any study for the purpose of improving the standards of dental practice or to enable the board to assess the desirability of disciplinary action relating thereto; and no liability of any kind or character for damages or other relief shall arise or be enforced against the person or organization by reason of having provided the information or material, or arise or be enforced against any consultant or member of the committee by reason of having released or published the findings and conclusions of the consultants or committees to advance dental science and dental education, or by reason of having released or published generally a summary of those studies. When used by the board to assess the desirability of disciplinary action, the testimony given to and the proceedings, reports, statements, opinions, findings and conclusions of the consultants and committees and the board shall be confidential as provided under ORS 676.175 (Complaints and investigations confidential) , but this shall not preclude the use of the subpoena power with respect to the actual records of dentists, patients, hospitals, sanitaria, nursing or rest homes.

(2) There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall arise against, any consultant or member of a duly appointed committee for any act or proceeding undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions of that consultant or committee, if the consultant or committee member acts without malice, has made a reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter on which the consultant or committee member acts, and acts in a reasonable belief that the action taken is warranted by the facts known to the consultant or committee member after that reasonable effort to obtain the facts. [1965 c.122 §2; 1977 c.192 §9; 1997 c.791 §27]

Source: Section 679.280 — Dental committees or consultants for improving standards of practice; liability; confidentiality of proceedings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors679.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 700.010 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 700 / Section 700.010
700.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Board” means the Environmental Health Registration Board, established within the Health Licensing Office.

(2) “Certified professional soil scientist” means a person registered in good standing with the American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops and Soils.

(3) “Environmental health specialist” means a person who by education, training and experience in the sanitary, biological and physical sciences is qualified to perform duties in environmental sanitation, including but not limited to scientific investigation and education and counseling in environmental sanitation.

(4) “Environmental health specialist trainee” means a person who lacks the combination of training, education and experience required for a registered environmental health specialist, but who is engaged in meeting the requirements.

(5) “Environmental sanitation” means the art and science of applying sanitary, biological and physical science principles and knowledge to improve and control the environment and factors therein for the protection of the health and welfare of the public.

(6) “Registrant” means any person registered with the office under this chapter.

(7) “Registration” means written authorization issued under ORS 700.030 (Qualifications of environmental health specialist applicant) or 700.053 (Qualifications of waste water specialist applicant) for the holder to perform duties in the fields of environmental sanitation or waste water sanitation.

(8) “Science courses relating to environmental sanitation” include courses in public or community health or in sanitary, biological or physical sciences.

(9) “Trainee registration” means written authorization issued under ORS 700.035 (Registration of environmental health specialist trainees) or 700.062 (Waste water specialist trainee registration) for the holder to perform duties as an environmental health specialist trainee or as a waste water specialist trainee.

(10) “Waste water specialist” means a person who by education, training and experience in the sanitary, biological and physical sciences is qualified to perform duties in the field of waste water treatment, disposal and reuse where soil is used in the final stage of the treatment process.

(11) “Waste water specialist trainee” means a person who lacks the combination of training, education and experience required for a registered waste water specialist, but who is engaged in the process of meeting the requirements. [Amended by 1967 c.476 §1; 1971 c.650 §41; 1983 c.189 §9; 1995 c.572 §1; 1999 c.885 §34; 2003 c.547 §91; 2005 c.648 §104; 2013 c.568 §125]

Source: Section 700.010 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors700.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 677.410 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 677 / Section 677.410
677.410 Voluntary limitation of license
Status: in_force

A licensee may request in writing to the Oregon Medical Board a limitation of license to practice medicine or podiatry, respectively. The board may grant such request for limitation and shall have authority, if it deems appropriate, to attach conditions to the license of the licensee within the provisions of ORS 677.205 (Grounds for discipline) and 677.410 (Voluntary limitation of license) to 677.425 (Confidential information) . Removal of a voluntary limitation on licensure to practice medicine or podiatry shall be determined by the board. [1975 c.796 §5; 1981 c.339 §1; 1983 c.486 §41]

Source: Section 677.410 — Voluntary limitation of license; removal of limitation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors677.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 674.230 — OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 674 / Section 674.230
674.230 Forwarding of complaints
Status: in_force

The Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board shall adopt rules requiring an appraisal management company to forward a complaint from a person with an interest in a real estate transaction for which an appraisal was arranged by the appraisal management company to the client that requested the appraisal. [2010 c.87 §7; 2011 c.447 §14]

Note: See note under 674.200 (Definitions for ORS 674.200 to 674.250) .

Source: Section 674.230 — Forwarding of complaints; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors674.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).