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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0005 - License and Certificate of Registration

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Upon becoming authorized to practice
			 Optometry in Oregon, the licensee will receive:
(a) One original license, printed with and
			 valid only at the address of the reported primary practice location. This
			 current original license must be displayed in plain sight at the primary
			 practice location where it can be viewed by any patient; and
(b) One Portable Multiple Practice Location
			 license, printed with the reported primary practice location address, which may
			 be used to practice at an unlimited number of additional reported practice
			 locations. A Board-issued Portable Multiple Practice Location license must be
			 displayed in plain sight at each non-primary practice location in an area where
			 it can be viewed by any patient. Optometric physicians who wish not to
			 transport this portable license among locations may purchase additional copies
			 of the Portable Multiple Practice Location license from the Board.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0006 - Annual Renewal of Active License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Active licensees must annually renew
			 their license to practice optometry:
(a)
			 Annual license-year renewal periods are established by the Board based upon
			 birth dates of licensees;
(b) If
			 the licensee's date of birth is not available to the Board, a license renewal
			 period will be established for the licensee.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0012 - Inactive Status License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Eligible licensees may be granted an inactive status license upon signed
			 written request. If renewal is not due, the license will be converted from
			 active to inactive at no charge. If renewal is due, the licensee will pay the
			 inactive renewal fee.
(2) To remain
			 in inactive status, a licensee must renew annually. Annual license-year renewal
			 periods are established by the Board based upon birth dates of
			 licensees.
(3) Complete license
			 renewal applications are due on the first day of the month of license
			 expiration (month of licensee's birth date) and must be received in the Board's
			 office or be postmarked to the Board's mailing address on or before the due
			 date.
(4) The license renewal
			 application must include the following to be considered complete:
(a) A completed online renewal application,
			 and
(b) Payment for the correct
			 license renewal fee(s) and any late fee(s).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0013 - Uniformed Services

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) No
			 license renewal fees will be assessed while the licensee is on active duty with
			 the Uniformed Services of the United States:
(a) As a courtesy, the Board will send annual
			 renewal notices to the licensee's current reported email address or, if
			 requested, reported address of record. To avoid being placed into lapsed
			 license status, the licensee must return a completed and signed renewal form
			 with proof of active duty status to the Board within stated
			 timelines;
(b) Licensees under this
			 rule who are moved into lapsed status by the Board may be reinstated at no cost
			 by meeting the requirements of this rule; and
(c) Nothing in this rule may be construed to
			 waive any other reinstatement or reactivation requirements for Oregon
			 licensure.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0014 - Reinstatement of License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
			 person who has been previously licensed by the Board may have the license
			 reinstated to its former status if the person:
(a) Voluntarily surrendered the license to
			 the Board and, at the time of surrender, was in good standing and not
			 surrendering in lieu of discipline or under notice for proposed disciplinary
			 action, or subject to a final order of the Board, or
(b) The license was suspended due to
			 nonpayment of the license renewal fee or late fee and, at the time of
			 suspension, the licensee was not surrendering in lieu of discipline or under
			 notice for proposed disciplinary action, or subject to a final order of the
			 Board.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0016 - Notice of Place of Practice

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Each active and
			 telehealth licensee must notify the Board in writing of each place of practice
			 before engaging in practice at that location. If the licensee is practicing in
			 a mobile facility or with a portable unit, the licensee must report the Base of
			 Operations and specific locations of such practice to the Board in compliance
			 with this rule. Telehealth licensees must notify the Board of any distant site
			 locations including websites, applications and other virtual sites or online
			 platforms.
(a) Within 14 days of termination,
			 but no later than the effective date, of practice at any location, licensee
			 must notify the Board in writing, including information on the custody of any
			 patient records generated by the licensee at that location.
(b) Written notification from a licensee to
			 the Board must be made through the online system. Licensees not using the
			 online system may send by mail, fax or scanned e-mail attachment. Standard
			 e-mail notification from the licensee's professional or personal e-mail will be
			 accepted with an electronic signature that is composed of the licensee's full
			 legal name and optometry license number, followed by the last four digits of
			 the licensee's Social Security number.
(c) Reporting of a multiple practice location
			 organization with multiple practice sites and a centralized patient records
			 system is treated as one practice location for reporting.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0018 - Official Address, Email Address and Telephone Number of Record

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Each actively licensed optometric
			 physician must notify the Board in writing of the licensee's primary practice
			 location, which is recorded by the Board as the official address of record. All
			 correspondence from the Board will be sent to the official address of record
			 unless the licensee requests in writing that an alternate complete mailing
			 address be used. Active licensees who do not have a primary practice location
			 may provide the Board with a mailing address.
(2) Each inactive licensee must notify the
			 Board in writing of a complete mailing address.
(3) Post office boxes are not acceptable as a
			 mailing address unless a street address is included with it and it is able to
			 receive certified mail and return receipts.
(4) Each licensee (active or inactive) must
			 provide a telephone number of record to the Board, which by default is
			 disclosable to the public. Upon written request, the Board will hold the
			 telephone number of record of a licensee confidential if it is a personal
			 number not associated with a business.
(5) Failure to notify the Board in writing of
			 a change in the licensee's official address or telephone phone number of record
			 may subject the licensee to disciplinary action and a fee as listed in OAR
			 852-010-0080.
(6) Licensees are
			 requested to submit an official email address for Board communications. Active
			 status licensees are required to have an email address of record to access the
			 online licensing system. Licensees have the ability to opt out of email
			 communications with the agency and continue to receive written information via
			 U.S. mail.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 683 & 182
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 683.070, 683.100, 683.120,
				  683.270 & 182.466
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0021 - Nonprofit Services

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An active or telehealth licensed doctor of optometry in Oregon who volunteers to provide professional services to a charitable nonprofit corporation may request the additional practice location license required for that location from the Board at no charge.
(1) Nonprofit corporation means a charitable corporation as described in section  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and determined by the Oregon Board of Optometry as providing optometric services by volunteer licensed doctors of optometry to populations with limited access to eye care at no charge or at a substantially reduced charge.
(2) "Voluntary basis" means working of one's own free will and without payment for services.
(3) Any entity that owns or operates a nonprofit charitable clinic that provides eye care services must name an actively licensed Oregon optometric physician as its vision services director who is subject to the provisions of ORS 683 and OAR 852. This director is responsible for the patient records on eye care services for the clinic.
(4) Any licensed optometric physician who works at a nonprofit clinic described in (1) above must:
(a) Display a portable multiple practice location license, and
(b) Comply with all other provisions of ORS 683 and OAR 852, including reporting start and end dates of providing services at any practice location.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0022 - Liability Limitations for Volunteers

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An active status licensee may register
			 with the Board at no additional charge to qualify for the provisions of ORS
			 676.340, which provides
			 registrants with specific exemptions from liability for the provision of
			 optometric services to defined charitable organizations without compensation
			 under the terms of the law.
(2)
			 Registration requires submission of a signed form provided by the Board in
			 accordance with ORS 676.345(2).
(3) Initial registration will expire at the
			 licensee's next biennial license renewal date, and biannually thereafter. It is
			 the licensee's responsibility to ensure his or her active registration in this
			 program; no notice will be sent regarding expiration of licensee's
			 registration.
(4) Nothing in this
			 section relieves licensee from the responsibility to comply with all other
			 provisions of ORS 683 and OAR 852, including reporting start and end dates of
			 providing services at any practice location.
(5) Patients treated under the provisions of
			 ORS 676.340 and
			 676.345 in no way waive their
			 rights to file complaints against the doctor of optometry with the Board, and
			 the Board retains all rights and responsibilities under OAR 852 Division
			 60.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 676 & 683
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  676.340,
				  676.345,
				  683.140 &
				  683.325
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 50 - LICENSING › Section 852-050-0025 - State Criminal Records Check and Fitness Determination

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The purpose of
			 this rule is to provide for the reasonable screening of applicants and
			 licensees to determine if they have a history of criminal behavior such that
			 they are not fit to be granted or to hold a license that has been issued by the
			 Board.
(2) The Board may require
			 legible fingerprints for the purpose of a criminal records check and fitness
			 determination of all applicants and licensees including:
(a) Applicants for a license;
(b) Licensees applying to reactivate a
			 license;
(c) Licensees applying to
			 reinstate a license,
(d) Licenses
			 applying to renew a license
(e)
			 Licensees renewing a license; and
(f) Licensees under investigation.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 60 - PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS › Section 852-060-0004 - Processing of Complaints

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Board processes complaints in accordance with the
				requirements of ORS 676.160 to
				676.180 and the provisions of
				ORS 683.278,
				683.325,
				683.335.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 676 & 683
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  676.160 - ORS
				  676.180
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 60 - PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS › Section 852-060-0025 - Disciplinary Action

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) When
			 disciplining an optometric physician or any other person, the Oregon Board of
			 Optometry may do any of the following:
(a)
			 Deny an initial license;
(b)
			 Suspend, refuse to renew or revoke a license;
(c) Impose probation on any
			 licensee;
(d) Limit the practice of
			 any licensee; and
(e) Take other
			 disciplinary action as the Board in its discretion finds proper, including the
			 assessment of the costs of the disciplinary proceedings as a civil penalty, the
			 assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, or
			 both.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 60 - PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS › Section 852-060-0027 - Definition of Unprofessional Conduct

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Unprofessional conduct within the meaning of ORS 683.140(1)(c)
				includes, but is not limited to:
(1)
			 Any conduct or practice contrary to recognized standards of ethics of the
			 optometric profession.
(2) Fraud,
			 misrepresentation or dishonesty, including but not limited to:
(a) Advertising optometric services,
			 treatments, or advice in which untruthful, improbable, misleading or deceitful
			 statements are made.
(b)
			 Misrepresenting any facts to a patient concerning treatments or fees.
(c) Making a false statement to the Board or
			 to an agent of the Board.
(d)
			 Willfully deceiving or attempting to deceive the Board, an employee of the
			 Board, or an agent of the Board in any application or renewal, or in reference
			 to any matter under investigation by the Board. This includes but is not
			 limited to the omission, alteration or destruction of any records in order to
			 obstruct or delay an investigation by the Board, or to omit, alter or falsify
			 any information in patient or business records to avoid potential disciplinary
			 action.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 60 - PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS › Section 852-060-0028 - Definition of Gross Ignorance or Inefficiency

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In determining gross ignorance or inefficiency within the
				meaning of ORS
				683.140(1)(c)
				the Board may take into account relevant factors and practices, including but
				not limited to the standard of practice generally and currently followed and
				accepted by persons licensed to practice optometry in this state, the current
				teachings at accredited optometry schools, relevant technical reports published
				in recognized optometry journals, and the desirability of reasonable
				experimentation in the furtherance of the practice of optometry. Gross
				Ignorance or Inefficiency may include, but is not limited to:
(1) Lacking the knowledge or ability to
			 discharge professional obligations within the practice of optometry.
(2) Deviating from the standards of learning
			 or skill ordinarily possessed and applied by other practitioners in the state
			 of Oregon acting in the same or similar circumstances.
(3) Failing to exercise the degree of care
			 which is ordinarily exercised by the average practitioner acting in the same or
			 similar circumstances.
(4) Failing
			 to conform to the minimal standard of acceptable and prevailing practice of
			 optometry in this state.
(5)
			 Failing to perform adequate testing or failing to use test results to assess
			 the patient and prepare an adequate plan of care.
(6) Failing to adequately document patient
			 care provided, maintain adequate patient records, and/or to document patient
			 care or plan of care.
(7) Exceeding
			 the scope of practice.
(8) Any
			 practice or conduct that does, or might, constitute a danger to the health or
			 safety of the patient.
(9) Any
			 conduct, practice or condition that does or might adversely affect an
			 optometrist's ability to safely and skillfully practice optometry.
(10) Gross malpractice or repeated
			 malpractice.
(11) Failing to timely
			 comply with provisions of federal law or state statute governing the practice
			 of optometry.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 683; ORS 182
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  683.140,
				  683.270  & 182.466
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 60 - PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS › Section 852-060-0060 - Model Rules of Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions of ORS
				183.341, the Oregon Board of
				Optometry adopts the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure under the
				Administrative Procedures Act current edition; these rules of procedure are
				controlling except as otherwise required by statute or rule.
The full text of the Attorney General's Model Rules of
				  Procedure is available from the office of the Attorney General or Board of
				  Optometry.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 683 & 182
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  183.341(2)
				  & 182.466
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 60 - PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS › Section 852-060-0065 - Requiring an Answer to Charges as Part of Notices to Parties in Contested Cases

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to the notice requirements under the Attorney
				General's Model Rules of Procedure adopted by OAR 852-60-0060, the notice to
				parties in contested cases must include the statement that an answer to any
				assertions or charges of unprofessional conduct, sexual abuse, sexual violation
				or sexual impropriety will be required and will list the consequences of
				failure to answer. A statement of the consequences of failure to answer may be
				satisfied by enclosing a copy of OAR 852-060-0070  with the
				notice.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 683 & 182
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  183.413 &
				  182.466
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 60 - PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS › Section 852-060-0070 - Hearing Requests, Answers, and Consequences of Failure to Answer

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A hearing
			 request and answer when required by OAR 852-060-0065  must be made in writing to
			 the Board by the party or his or her representative. Any required answer must
			 include the following:
(a) An admission or
			 denial of each factual matter alleged in the notice that requires an answer;
			 and
(b) A short and plain statement
			 of each relevant affirmative defense the party may have.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 60 - PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS › Section 852-060-0075 - Discovery

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An order requiring discovery will be responded to pursuant to
				OAR 137-003-0025  included in the Uniform and Model Rules of Procedure under the
				Administrative Procedures Act and ORS
				676.175. In addition, ORS
				676.175 provides that contested
				case hearings are closed to members of the public.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 683 & 182
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  683.155 &
				  182.466
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
"Hour" means clock hour of 60 minutes of instruction time, plus
				or minus 10 minutes. "Half-hour" means 30 minutes of instruction time, plus or
				minus five minutes.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 683 & 182
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  683.210 &
				  182.466
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0016 - Continuing Optometric Education Not Required for Inactive Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Those licensees
			 who have been granted inactive status by the Board are not required to complete
			 the continuing optometric education requirement in OAR 852-070-0010.
(2) If an inactive licensee applies to change
			 to active status, the licensee must comply with OAR 852-070-0010  for the
			 continuing education license year previous to the year in which active status
			 is granted by the Board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 683
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  683.210
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0020 - Application for Credit

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Each continuing education offering must be approved by the
				Board in order for an optometric physician to obtain credit. Upon application
				the Board may:
(1) Grant credit, to
			 the extent determined by it, for any course, or individual or group study
			 deemed suitable to carry out the purposes of ORS
			 683.210. To be granted credit,
			 any course offering must be open to all optometric physicians licensed in
			 Oregon.
(2) Grant credit, to the
			 extent determined by it, for publication of articles and papers of scientific
			 and educational interest published in recognized scientific publications. The
			 licensee must be the first or second author to earn credit and the paper must
			 have been published in the licensee's CE reporting period.
(3) Grant credit, to the extent determined by
			 it, for courses that relate to the maintenance or advancement of professional
			 skills and abilities. Courses that relate primarily to practice management or
			 jurisprudence will not be granted credit.
(4) Teaching courses at an accredited health
			 care institution or accredited optometric school or university and meet the
			 requirements of 852-070-0010.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 683
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  683.210 &
				  683.270
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0025 - Credit for Conducting Course or Presenting Material

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Any optometric physician who prepares and presents a continuing
				education course approved for credit by the Board is entitled to three hours of
				continuing education credit for each credit hour of the initial presentation of
				the course. No credit will be given for repeat presentations unless application
				for credit has been filed in advance with the Board and appropriate evidence
				submitted that additional study or research was necessary for such additional
				presentation. The Board may then grant, to the extent deemed suitable by it,
				credit for the additional presentation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 683
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  683.210
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0030 - CE Requirements for Applicants and First-Time Renewals

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Applicants must
			 meet the requirements for continuing education for initial licensure based on
			 when they graduated from optometry school:
(a)
			 Applicants who submit completed applications and are licensed less than one
			 year after graduation from optometry school are not required to submit
			 continuing education for initial licensure. At first renewal, licensees who
			 graduated less than one year are only required to meet the pain management and
			 cultural competency continuing education requirements per OAR 852-070-0010 (4)
 
			 & (8).
(b) Applicants receiving
			 initial licensure one year or more after graduation from optometry school must
			 submit required continuing education to receive initial licensure.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0035 - Responsibility to Notify Board

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Each active licensee must notify the Board of Optometry in writing of
			 completion of the required hours of approved continuing education credits as
			 part of the license renewal per OAR 852-050-0006.
(2) Notification for at least the total
			 number of required hours must be submitted at one time.
(3) If sufficient proof of continuing
			 education is not received by the Board by the license year renewal period
			 deadline, the license will not be renewed until the continuing education
			 deficiency is made up in a manner acceptable to and approved by the
			 Board.
(4) Licensees must submit
			 certificates of attendance or other proof of attendance acceptable to the Board
			 when selected for audit or required to submit to renew a lapsed or late
			 license.
(5) Any licensee who has
			 completed the required continuing optometric education course work by the
			 license year renewal period but fails to meet the submission deadline is
			 subject to a late fee as listed in OAR 852-010-0080.
(6) The Board will not refund any fee unless
			 there has been an error by the Board in the charging of the fee. Information
			 not known by the Board because the licensee, applicant, or other person or
			 entity has not supplied the correct information is not considered an
			 error.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 683
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  683.210
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0037 - Continuing Education Reporting and Audit

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Optometric Physicians seeking to renew
			 their active status license shall submit with their renewal application a
			 completed form provided by the Board certifying that they have met the CE and
			 CPR certification requirements set forth in these rules. Any optometric
			 physician renewing a license more than 30 days after their due date, or
			 restoring a lapsed license, will provide original documentation verifying that
			 they have met the continuing education requirement per
			 852-050-0006,
			 in addition to the form.
(2) The
			 licensee is responsible for ensuring that all reported CE hours have been
			 pre-approved by the Board before attesting to their completion. A licensee may
			 not submit CE credit that has not been pre-approved by the Board.
(a) All requests for course approval must be
			 received by the Board at least 30 days before the license renewal due date for
			 consideration for credit for the current renewal period.
(b) If the Board does not approve the
			 course(s) within the due date, the licensee must submit additional acceptable
			 credits by the renewal due date or the renewal will be considered incomplete
			 and late.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0045 - Board Responsibility for Provision of Continuing Optometric Education

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Oregon Board of Optometry must provide or approve education
				programs to fulfill the requirements of this section
Stat. Auth.: ORS 683
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  683.140 &
				  683.210
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0047 - Continuing Education Approval

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Licensees or
			 course providers can submit appropriate courses for Board approval. In order to
			 grant approval, a written request may be submitted up to 60 days in advance of
			 the course. Courses must be submitted for Board approval within 12 months of
			 course completion. The request process must be completed within 60 days of
			 initial information submission.
(a) A
			 completed agency request form, which may include:
(b) Name and contact information of the
			 course sponsor.
(c) Date and
			 location of the course or program.
(d) Brief learning objectives.
(e) The number of clocks hours for the
			 presentation. 1 hour is no less than 50 minutes of presentation time; 30
			 minutes is no less than 25 minutes of presentation time. The CE type being
			 requested.
(f) Curriculum Vitae of
			 the presenters. Licensed health care providers and postsecondary academic
			 instructors are exempt from this requirement.
(g) Powerpoint slides or an itemized course
			 outline. If submitting an outline, the general expectation is 1 page of
			 information per course hour of CE credit.
(h) A sample certificate of
			 completion.
(i) For online
			 pre-recorded or non-interactive courses, a copy of the quiz that will be used
			 to verify successful completion must be submitted with the request.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0054 - COPE Approved Continuing Optometric Education Courses

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The Oregon
			 Board of Optometry accepts courses related to the maintenance or advancement of
			 professional skills and clinical abilities approved by COPE (Council on
			 Optometric Practitioner Education). If such a course has been COPE approved,
			 the Board will accept the course as meeting its continuing education
			 requirements for license renewal except for courses in Category D as indicated
			 in (4) below.
(2) COPE course
			 category A: Clinical Optometry which includes Contact Lenses (CL), Functional
			 Vision/Pediatrics (FV), General Optometry (GO), Low Vision (LV), and Public
			 Health (PB).
(3) COPE course
			 categories B: Ocular Disease and C: Related Systemic Disease are approved as
			 meeting the Board's nine hours per license year requirement of continuing
			 optometric education in the area of diagnosis, treatment and management of
			 ocular disease:
(a) Ocular Disease includes
			 Glaucoma (GL), Injection Skills (IS), Laser Procedures (LP), Peri-Operative
			 Management of Ophthalmic Surgery (PO), Surgery Procedures (SP), and Treatment
			 and Management of Ocular Disease (TD); and
(b) Related Systemic Disease includes
			 Neuro-Optometry (NO), Pharmacology (PH), and Systemic/Ocular Disease
			 (SD).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 70 - CONTINUING OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION › Section 852-070-0055 - Continuing Optometric Education Provided by Outside Entities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All continuing
			 optometric education provided by other organizations (non-COPE) must be
			 submitted to the Board for approval before credit will be granted. Persons
			 submitting courses for credit review must allow at least 30 days for the
			 review. Renewing active status licensees may not count a course toward meeting
			 the continuing education requirement before it is approved by the
			 Board.
(2) Approval or denial of
			 the continuing optometric education will be based on course:
(a) Relevance to modern optometric
			 practice;
(b) Provision of skills
			 or information which can translate to improved patient care;
(c) Content being recognized and accepted as
			 sound scientific thought;
(d)
			 Provision of heightened content standards needed by optometric physicians;
			 and
(e) Presenter(s) credentials,
			 as evidenced by a submitted curriculum vitae and an academic degree or
			 combination of academic achievement and special expertise acceptable to the
			 Board.
(f) Online pre-recorded or
			 non-interactive courses require a quiz of at least 15 questions for course
			 approval. Licensees must pass the quiz with a score of at least 75%. For a .50
			 course there must be a minimum of 5 questions, a 1.0 course must require a
			 minimum of 10 questions. Courses longer than 1.0 hour must increase question
			 numbers based on the .5 or 1.0 requirement. For example, a 2 hour course would
			 require a minimum of 20 questions.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 80 - PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS › Section 852-080-0020 - Designation of Topical Formulary

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Pursuant to ORS
				683.010(3) and
				683.270(j),
				optometric physicians are qualified to use, administer, and prescribe topical
				pharmaceutical agents as designated by the Oregon Board of Optometry. The
				following formulary of pharmaceutical agents for topical use in the practice of
				optometry are designated, subject to the conditions in 852-080-0030:
(1) Category 1 - Ocular lubricants,
			 artificial tears, and irrigating solutions;
(2) Category 2 - Mydriatics;
(3) Category 3 - Cycloplegics;
(4) Category 4 - Anesthetics;
(5) Category 5 - Dyes;
(6) Category 6 - Miotics;
(7) Category 7 - Astringents and
			 antiseptics;
(8) Category 8 -
			 Caustic agents;
(9) Category 9 -
			 Antihistamines and decongestants;
(10) Category 10 - Anti-louse
			 agents;
(11) Category 11 -
			 Hyperosmotics;
(12) Category 12 -
			 Anti-infectives (antibiotics, anti-virals, anti-fungals);
(13) Category 13 - Anti-glaucoma and ocular
			 hypotensives;
(14) Category 14 -
			 Anti-inflammatories;
(15) Category
			 15 - Any combination of the above agents;
(16) Category 16 - Other agents as approved
			 by the Board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 182 & 683
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  683.010,
				  683.270 &
				  182.466
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 80 - PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS › Section 852-080-0025 - Adoption of Nontopical Formulary

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Pursuant to ORS
				683.010(3)
				optometric physicians are qualified to use, administer, and prescribe
				nontopical pharmaceutical agents adopted by the Council on Optometric
				Nontopical Formulary under ORS
				683.240(2) and
				approved by the Board. The Oregon Board of Optometry adopts the following
				nontopical formulary subject to the conditions in 852-080-0030:
(1) Category 17 - Anesthetics;
(2) Category 18 - Analgesics;
(3) Category 19 - Dyes;
(4) Category 20 - Anti-allergy
			 agents;
(5) Category 21 -
			 Anti-infectives (antibiotics, anti-virals, anti-fungals);
(6) Category 22 - Anti-glaucoma and ocular
			 hypotensives;
(7) Category 23 -
			 Anti-inflammatory agents;
(8)
			 Category 24 - Any combination of the above agents;
(9) Category 25 - Emergency use
			 agents.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 683 & 182
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  683.240 &
				  182.466
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 80 - PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS › Section 852-080-0030 - Conditions of Formulary Application

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following conditions apply to the formulary of
				pharmaceutical agents in 852-080-0020  and 852-080-0025:
(1) Optometric physicians certified for
			 Topical Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents (TPA), Nontopical Therapeutic
			 Pharmaceutical Agents (AT) or Nontopical Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents with
			 Injections (ATI) may use, administer, and prescribe any and all
			 over-the-counter pharmaceutical agents.
(2) Optometric physicians certified for
			 topical TPA use may use, administer and prescribe topical agents in Categories
			 1-16.
(3) Optometric physicians
			 certified for nontopical TPA use have the designation "AT" or "ATI" printed on
			 their licenses, and may use, administer and prescribe topical and nontopical
			 agents in Categories 1-24 as indicated for procedures that are permitted under
			 OAR Chapter 852, Division 20 Standards of Optometric Practice.
(4) Glaucoma Treatment:
(a) Optometric physicians treating a patient
			 with antiglaucoma medication must consult with an ophthalmologist if:
(A) The glaucoma progresses despite the use
			 of two glaucoma medications;
(B)
			 More than two medications are required to control the glaucoma; or
(C) A secondary glaucoma develops;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Division 80 - PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS › Section 852-080-0040 - Certification to Use Pharmaceutical Agents

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Inactive Status Topical TPA Certification
			 (T): Any inactive status optometric physician licensed in Oregon who seeks TPA
			 certification must:
(a) Pass the National
			 Board of Examiners in Optometry's "Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease"
			 (TMOD) on or after January 1, 2002 or have passed a 100-hour TPA course
			 approved by the Board;
(b) Pay the
			 TPA examination and licensure fee as listed in OAR 852-010-0080  for topical TPA
			 certification and submit the Board request form; and
(c) Obtain a license from the Oregon Board of
			 Optometry indicating "Certified to use Topical Therapeutic Pharmaceutical
			 Agents."
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 20 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Section 853-020-0000 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Board" means the Long Term Care
					Administrators Board.
(2) "CEU"
					means a continuing education unit and the numerical value determined by the
					board to be earned by a renewal applicant by attending a specified training
					course. The terms "continuing education credit" and "continuing education unit"
					are synonymous and may be used interchangeably.
(3) "Continuing Education" means
					post-licensure education to maintain professional competency to practice
					nursing home administration or residential care facility administration, and
					improve administration skills, in the interest of safety, health and welfare of
					the people served.
(4)
					"Experience" means prior performance in administration, including planning,
					organizing, directing, staffing, and budgeting of a licensed long-term care
					facility.
(5) "Experience in
					health-care management" means experience in administration, planning,
					organizing, directing, staffing and budgeting of a licensed health-care
					facility.
(6) "Long-Term Care
					Facility" means a licensed facility as defined in ORS 442.015.
(7) "NAB" means the National Association of
					Long Term Care Administrator Boards.
(8) "Office" means the Health Licensing
					Office.
(9) "Official transcript"
					means an original document certified by an accredited college or university
					indicating a student's hours and types of coursework, examinations and scores,
					and submitted by the college or university by mail or courier to the Office in
					a sealed envelope.
(10) "One year"
					of employment means a period equivalent to 40 hours a week for 48 weeks.
(11) "Preceptor" means a person
					who is registered to train and supervise an administrator in training
					(AIT).
(12) "Residential care
					facility administrator" means an administrator as defined in ORS
					678.710.
(13) "Residential care
					facility" means a facility as defined in ORS 443.400.
(14) "Trainee"; "administrator-in-training";
					or "AIT" means a person who is completing the residency or intern requirements
					for licensure as a nursing home administrator.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 676.560, ORS 676.565, ORS
							678.710-678.820, ORS 678.990 & 2018 House Bill 4129
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 676.560, ORS 676.565, ORS
							678.710-678.820, ORS 678.990 & 2018 House Bill
							4129
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 30 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 853-030-0000 - Nursing Home Administrator Application Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An individual applying for a nursing home administrator license
				must:
(1) Meet the requirements of OAR
			 331 Division 30.
(2) Submit a
			 completed application form prescribed by the Office and pay application
			 fee.
(3) Provide documentation of
			 one of these pathways:
(a) Pathway 1 -
			 Qualification through the AIT Program. Applicant must:
(A) Submit an official transcript
			 demonstrating attainment of a bachelor's degree;
(B) Submit completed Certificate of Training
			 form prescribed by the Office;
(C)
			 Request official documentation of a passing score on the NAB examination. The
			 examination must be passed within one year before or after the date of
			 application. The documentation must come from NAB directly to the Office and
			 the applicant is responsible for payment of fees assessed by NAB in obtaining
			 required official documentation. The Office may notify NAB that an applicant is
			 qualified to take the NAB examination;
(D) Pass the Board-approved state examination
			 within one year before or one year after the application date; and pay related
			 fees.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 30 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 853-030-0010 - Nursing Home Administrator Provisional Licenses - Application and Issuance

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A facility may be administered by a provisionally authorized
						nursing home administrator in the event of an emergency. An emergency includes,
						but is not limited to, the death, incapacitation, or unexpected resignation of
						an authorized nursing home administrator. An administrator resigning with
						notice is not an emergency for the purposes of this rule.
(1) The provisional license is valid:
(a) Only for the nursing home where the
					emergency exists; and
(b) Until an
					licensed nursing home administrator is employed or six months, whichever comes
					first.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 30 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 853-030-0020 - Application for Registration as a Nursing Home Administrator In Training (AIT)

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An individual applying for an AIT registration must:
(1) Meet the requirements of OAR 331 Division
					30;
(2) Submit a completed
					application form prescribed by the Office;
(3) Pay fees.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 676.565, ORS 678.710-678.820,
							ORS 678.990 & ORS 676.560
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 676.565, ORS 678.710-678.820,
							ORS 678.990 & ORS 676.560
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 30 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 853-030-0030 - Nursing Home Administrator Preceptor Application and Maintenance

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
An individual applying for a Preceptor registration
				must:
(1)  Meet the requirements of OAR 331 Division 30;
(2)  Submit a completed application form prescribed by the
				Office;
(3)  Hold an active Oregon nursing home administrator license
				with no current or pending disciplinary action, and not owe the Office fines,
				fees, or civil penalties;
(4)  Have been an authorized nursing home administrator for at
				least three years; and
(5)  Have attended a Board-approved workshop for preceptors in
				Oregon within three years preceding the date of application for
				registration.
(6)  After being registered, a Preceptor must attend a
				Board-approved workshop for Preceptors every three years.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 676.560, ORS 676.565, ORS
				  678.710-678.820 & ORS 678.990
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 676.560, ORS 676.565, ORS
				  678.710-678.820 & ORS 678.990
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 30 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 853-030-0040 - Nursing Home AIT Program

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The AIT
			 program consists of 960 hours of Preceptor-supervised training.
(2) An AIT program applicant must be
			 registered before beginning the AIT program.
(3) An AIT must complete the AIT program in
			 no less than six months and no more than two years after the Office approves
			 the application. An AIT failing to complete the program within two years after
			 the approval date, the applicant must reapply and, if accepted, must begin the
			 program again.
(4) An AIT Program
			 applicant who is in good standing with the Office, with no current or pending
			 Office disciplinary action and no fines, fees, or civil penalties currently
			 owing to the Office, may apply for a waiver of 80 hours of the AIT Program
			 pertaining to resident care and quality of life if the applicant demonstrates
			 to the satisfaction of the Health Licensing Office that:
(a) the applicant holds a current credential
			 as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) with no current or pending disciplinary
			 action related to that credential; or
(b) the applicant holds a certificate of
			 completion from a CNA program and the certificate was issued within two years
			 of the date on which the Office receives the applicant's AIT Program
			 application.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 30 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 853-030-0045 - Nursing Home AIT Program Preceptor Duties

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A registered Preceptor must:
(1) Train only one AIT at a time.
(2) Meet one-on-one with the AIT for at least
			 four hours per month to discuss the strengths, progress, and competency
			 development needs of the AIT, and to suggest methods of improvement. In-person
			 consultation must be documented on a form prescribed by the Office.
(3) Sign the Certificate of Training
			 completion forms.
(4) Notify the
			 Office within 10 business days if they are no longer supervising the
			 AIT.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 678.710-678.820, ORS 678.990  & 2018 House Bill 4129
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 678.710-678.820, ORS 678.990  & 2018 House Bill 4129
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 30 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 853-030-0050 - Long Term Care Administrators Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
					The Board-approved examinations are:
(a) The
					Nursing Home Administrator NAB examination;
(b) The Nursing Home Administrator Oregon
					laws and rules examination administered by the Office; and
(c) The Residential Care Facility
					Administrator Oregon laws and rules examination administered by the
					Office.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 853 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH LICENSING OFFICE, LONG TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS BOARD › Division 30 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 853-030-0060 - Examination Retakes

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All examinations retakes are subject to examination fees and
						the examination schedule set by the Office.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 676.560, ORS 676.565, ORS
							678.710-678.820, ORS 678.990 & 2018 House Bill 4129
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 676.560, ORS 676.565, ORS
							678.710-678.820, ORS 678.990 & 2018 House Bill
							4129