Oregon Statutes - Chapter 675 - Psychologists; Occupational Therapists; Certified Sex Offender Therapists; Clinical Social Workers; Licensed Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists

• 675.010   Definitions for ORS 675.010 to 675.150.
  As used in ORS 675.010 to 675.150, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Approved doctoral program in psychology” means a doctoral program in psychology accredited...
• 675.020   Practice or representation as psychologist prohibited without license; use of business name or designation.
  (1) To safeguard the people of the State of Oregon from the dangers of unqualified and improper practice of psychology, no person shall, unless exempted...
• 675.025   Application of ORS 58.325 to 58.365.
  ORS 58.325 to 58.365 shall not apply to professional corporations rendering psychological services. [1985 c.90 §11] (Licensing)
• 675.030   Licensing of psychologists after examination; requirements; fee; resident designation; rules.
  (1) Upon application for licensure accompanied by the established fee, the State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall issue a psychologist license to any applicant who...
• 675.040   Examinations for licensing.
  (1) Examinations administered by the State Board of Psychologist Examiners for applicants for licenses under ORS 675.010 to 675.150 shall be held at least once...
• 675.045   Examinations administered by board; rules.
  (1) The State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall adopt rules governing examinations required by the board. (2) When the board requires a board administered examination,...
• 675.050   Licensing without national examination; fee; rules.
  (1) Upon application for licensure accompanied by the established fee, the State Board of Psychologist Examiners may issue a license, without national examination, to any...
• 675.060   [1963 c.396 §7; 1967 c.470 §63; repealed by 1973 c.777 §21]
• 675.063   Limited permit to practice as psychologist; duration.
  Upon application therefor and payment of the required fee, the State Board of Psychologist Examiners may issue a limited permit to practice as a psychologist...
• 675.065   Psychologist associate licensing procedure.
  (1) The State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall issue psychologist associate licenses to applicants who meet requirements of this section, do not possess a doctoral...
• 675.070   Authorized sanctions; grounds for imposing sanctions; civil penalty.
  (1) Where any of the grounds enumerated in subsection (2) of this section exist, the State Board of Psychologist Examiners may impose any of the...
• 675.075   Confidentiality of information obtained under ORS 675.070 or 675.085.
  (1) Any information that the State Board of Psychologist Examiners obtains under ORS 675.070 or 675.085 is confidential as provided under ORS 676.175. (2) Any...
• 675.080   [1963 c.396 §9; repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
• 675.085   Investigation; disciplinary procedure.
  (1) Upon receipt of a complaint under ORS 675.010 to 675.150, the State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall conduct an investigation as described under ORS...
• 675.087   Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license.
  The lapse, suspension or revocation of a license issued under ORS 675.010 to 675.150 by the operation of law, by order of the State Board...
• 675.090   Application of ORS 675.010 to 675.150.
  (1) ORS 675.010 to 675.150 do not apply to: (a) A person who teaches psychology, conducts psychological research or provides consulting services to an organization...
• 675.100   State Board of Psychologist Examiners; confirmation; oath; compensation and expenses.
  (1) There hereby is created a State Board of Psychologist Examiners consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor. Five of the members shall be...
• 675.110   Powers of board; rules; fees.
  The State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall have the following powers, in addition to the powers otherwise granted under ORS 675.010 to 675.150, and shall...
• 675.115   How fees determined.
  Subject to prior approval of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and a report to the Emergency Board prior to adopting the fees and charges,...
• 675.120   [1963 c.396 §13; repealed by 1973 c.777 §21]
• 675.130   Officers; quorum; meetings; records; executive secretary.
  (1) The State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall select one of its members as chairperson, and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with...
• 675.140   State Board of Psychologist Examiners Account; appropriation.
  On or before the 10th day of each month, the State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall pay into the State Treasury all moneys received by...
• 675.150   Enforcement procedures.
  The State Board of Psychologist Examiners may institute and commence injunction proceedings in any circuit court in Oregon to enjoin the unlawful practice of psychology....
• 675.210   Definitions for ORS 675.210 to 675.340.
  As used in ORS 675.210 to 675.340, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board. (2) “Occupational therapist” means a...
• 675.220   Representation as occupational therapist or therapy assistant prohibited without license; exception.
  (1) No person shall practice occupational therapy or purport to be an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or as being able to practice occupational...
• 675.222   Employing unlicensed person prohibited.
  No person shall hire or employ a person to practice as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant unless the person hired or...
• 675.230   Application for licensing.
  Any person desiring to be licensed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall apply in writing to the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board in...
• 675.240   Qualifications for licensing as occupational therapist; rules.
  Except as provided in ORS 675.270, each applicant for licensure under ORS 675.210 to 675.340 as an occupational therapist shall: (1) Have successfully completed an...
• 675.250   Qualifications for licensing as occupational therapy assistant; rules.
  Except as provided in ORS 675.270, an applicant for licensure under ORS 675.210 to 675.340 as an occupational therapy assistant shall: (1) Be at least...
• 675.260   [1977 c.858 §7; 1981 c.250 §5; 1989 c.338 §1; repealed by 1997 c.104 §5]
• 675.270   Licensing without examination; fee.
  (1) The Occupational Therapy Licensing Board may license without examination any person who applies and meets the requirements under ORS 675.210 to 675.340, and: (a)...
• 675.280   License period; fee; issuance of certificate; certificate as evidence; posting.
  Licenses issued under ORS 675.210 to 675.340 shall expire on May 31 of even-numbered years. The Occupational Therapy Licensing Board shall license any person who...
• 675.290   License renewal procedure; delinquent fee.
  Each licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall apply to the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board prior to the expiration of a license for a...
• 675.300   Grounds and procedures for denial, refusal to renew, suspension or revocation of license; confidentiality of information.
  (1) The Occupational Therapy Licensing Board may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license or may impose probationary conditions where the licensee or...
• 675.310   Occupational Therapy Licensing Board; appointment; qualifications; nomination procedure; compensation and expenses; term.
  (1) There is created in the Department of Human Services the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board. The board is composed of five members appointed by the...
• 675.320   Powers of board; rules.
  The Occupational Therapy Licensing Board shall have the following powers in addition to powers otherwise granted under ORS 675.210 to 675.340 or necessary to carry...
• 675.330   Occupational Therapy Licensing Board Account.
  (1) The Occupational Therapy Licensing Board Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the...
• 675.335   Investigation of alleged violations; subpoenas.
  (1) Upon the complaint of any citizen of this state, or upon its own motion, the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board may investigate any alleged violation...
• 675.336   Civil penalties.
  (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...
• 675.337   Establishing schedule of civil penalties; rules.
  (1) After public hearing, the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board by rule shall adopt a schedule establishing the civil penalty that may be imposed under ORS...
• 675.340   Enforcement procedure.
  The district attorney shall prosecute all persons charged with violations of any of the provisions of ORS 675.210 to 675.340 and 675.990 (2). The director,...
• 675.360   Legislative findings.
  (1) The Legislative Assembly hereby declares that the comprehensive treatment of sex offenders who are subject to the supervision of the criminal justice and juvenile...
• 675.365   Definitions for ORS 675.360 to 675.410.
  As used in ORS 675.360 to 675.410: (1) “Certified associate sex offender therapist” means a person who is certified under ORS 675.375 or 675.380 to...
• 675.370   Representation as certified sex offender therapist prohibited without certification; fraudulent certification.
   (1) Unless a person has applied for and received certification under ORS 675.375 or 675.380, a person may not claim certification as or represent that...
• 675.375   Certification of clinical sex offender therapist or associate sex offender therapist; requirements; renewal of certification.
  (1) To obtain certification as a clinical sex offender therapist or associate sex offender therapist, an applicant shall complete an application developed and prescribed by...
• 675.380   Reciprocal certification.
  Upon receipt of an application and the appropriate fees under ORS 675.375, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency shall certify a clinical sex offender therapist or...
• 675.385   Disciplinary authority of Oregon Health Licensing Agency; grounds for discipline; authorized sanctions.
  (1) In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases, and at the direction of the Sex Offender Treatment Board, the Oregon Health...
• 675.390   Confidentiality of communication by clients; exceptions.
  A certified sex offender therapist, or any employee of a certified sex offender therapist, may not disclose any communication made by a client during the...
• 675.395   Sex Offender Treatment Board; membership; appointment; term; compensation and expenses; officers; meetings.
  (1) The Sex Offender Treatment Board is established within the Oregon Health Licensing Agency. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor...
• 675.400   Duties of board.
  The Sex Offender Treatment Board shall: (1) Determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for certification as clinical sex offender therapists or associate sex offender...
• 675.405   Fees; rules.
  (1) The Oregon Health Licensing Agency, in consultation with the Sex Offender Treatment Board, shall establish by rule and shall collect fees and charges to...
• 675.410   Duties of Oregon Health Licensing Agency under ORS 675.360 to 675.410.
  (1) The Oregon Health Licensing Agency shall: (a) Issue certifications to persons determined by the agency to be qualified. (b) Make all disbursements necessary to...
• 675.510   Definitions for ORS 675.510 to 675.600.
  As used in ORS 675.510 to 675.600, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Clinical Social Workers. (2) “Clinical social...
• 675.520   Use of title prohibited without license.
  After July 1, 1990, no person shall use the title or purport to be a “licensed clinical social worker” or use any other title that...
• 675.530   License; qualifications; rules.
  Upon application therefor accompanied by the fee established under ORS 675.571, the State Board of Clinical Social Workers shall issue a license to any applicant...
• 675.535   Examination; rules.
  (1) The State Board of Clinical Social Workers shall adopt rules stating the subject on which an applicant may be examined, how the written examination...
• 675.537   Certificate of social work associate; requirements.
  Upon application therefor accompanied by the fee established under ORS 675.571, the State Board of Clinical Social Workers shall issue a certificate of clinical social...
• 675.540   Grounds for disciplinary action; authorized sanctions; investigation.
  (1) The State Board of Clinical Social Workers may impose any or all of the sanctions specified in subsection (2) of this section, upon proof,...
• 675.550   Reissuance of revoked certificate or license.
  In case a certificate or license has been revoked or the renewal thereof refused, the State Board of Clinical Social Workers may reissue such certificate...
• 675.560   When certificate or license effective; rules; renewal; continuing education.
  (1) Associate certification or licensure shall be effective when an associate certificate or license is issued by the State Board of Clinical Social Workers. (2)...
• 675.565   Continuing education.
  The State Board of Clinical Social Workers shall require evidence of continuing education as a requirement for renewal of licensure in order to insure the...
• 675.570   [1977 c.677 §8; 1979 c.769 §7; 1985 c.52 §5; repealed by 1989 c.721 §35 (675.571 enacted in lieu of 675.570)]
• 675.571   Fees; authorization; uses.
  (1) The State Board of Clinical Social Workers shall collect fees for application for certification, annual renewal of certification, examination, reexamination, licensure and annual renewal...
• 675.580   Confidentiality of communication by client; exceptions.
  (1) A licensed clinical social worker, a certified clinical social work associate or any employees of the licensed clinical social worker shall not disclose any...
• 675.583   Duty to report evidence of impairment or unprofessional conduct; confidentiality of report; limitation on liability.
  (1) A licensed clinical social worker shall report to the State Board of Clinical Social Workers any information the licensed clinical social worker has that...
• 675.585   Investigation of alleged violation; confidentiality of information; limitation of liability.
  (1) Upon complaint of any person, or upon its own initiative, the State Board of Clinical Social Workers may investigate any alleged violation of ORS...
• 675.590   State Board of Clinical Social Workers; term; qualifications.
  (1) There is established a State Board of Clinical Social Workers. (2) The Governor shall appoint seven members to the board, consisting of members as...
• 675.595   General powers of board; fees.
  In addition to the powers otherwise granted under ORS 675.510 to 675.600, the State Board of Clinical Social Workers shall have the following powers: (1)...
• 675.597   Disposition of receipts.
  All moneys received by the State Board of Clinical Social Workers under ORS 675.510 to 675.600 shall be paid into the General Fund in the...
• 675.600   Duties of board; rules.
  (1) The State Board of Clinical Social Workers shall: (a) Pursuant to ORS chapter 183, make rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS...
• 675.610   [1977 c.677 §15; 1979 c.769 §11; repealed by 1985 c.52 §2]
• 675.705   Definitions for ORS 675.715 to 675.835.
  As used in ORS 675.715 to 675.835: (1) “Board” means the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists. (2) “Licensed marriage and family therapist”...
• 675.715   Application; fee; qualifications; examinations; licensing.
  In order to obtain a license as a professional counselor or a marriage and family therapist, an applicant shall make application on a form and...
• 675.720   Internship; registration requirements; renewal; ethical standards.
  (1) If an applicant for a license under ORS 675.715 possesses the graduate degree required by ORS 675.715 but has not submitted documentation satisfactory to...
• 675.725   Annual license; rules; fees; effect of expiration of license.
  (1) A license issued under ORS 675.715 to 675.835 is subject to annual renewal. (2) A licensee seeking renewal of a license shall: (a) Pay...
• 675.735   Reciprocal license.
  Upon application therefor accompanied by the appropriate fees established under ORS 675.785, the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists shall grant a license...
• 675.745   Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license or refusal to issue license; probation; confidentiality of information; penalties.
  (1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or to renew any license issued under...
• 675.755   Professional disclosure statement required; content; exemptions; rules.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, prior to the performance of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy, the licensee must...
• 675.765   Confidentiality of information; exceptions.
  A licensee or any employee of the licensee shall not disclose any communication given the licensee by a client in the course of noninvestigatory professional...
• 675.775   Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists; members; appointment; term.
  (1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists is established. (2) The board shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by...
• 675.785   Powers and duties of board; rules; fees.
  The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists has the following powers: (1) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the...
• 675.795   Board meeting; quorum; per diem; officers.
  (1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists shall meet at least once a year at a place, time and hour determined by...
• 675.805   Use of moneys received by board.
  All moneys received by the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists under ORS 675.715 to 675.835 shall be paid into the General Fund...
• 675.825   Prohibited conduct; civil penalty.
  (1) No person shall: (a) Attempt to obtain or obtain a license or renewal thereof by bribery or fraudulent representation. (b) Purport to the public...
• 675.835   Injunctive proceedings.
  (1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists may commence injunction proceedings in any circuit court to enjoin violation of ORS 675.825. (2)...
• 675.990   Penalties.
  (1)(a) Violation of any provision of ORS 675.010 to 675.150 is a Class C misdemeanor. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, violation of ORS...

Last modified: August 7, 2008