Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 833 - MENTAL HEALTH REGULATORY AGENCY, OREGON BOARD OF LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Division 75 - GENERAL LICENSURE PROVISIONS
Section 833-075-0050 - Professional Disclosure Statement (PDS)
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 833-075-0050
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Professional Disclosure Statement (PDS) Content. The PDS must include the following information required by this section and ORS 675.755:
(a) Name, business address and telephone number;
(b) Philosophy and approach to counseling or marriage and
family therapy;
(c) A statement indicating adherence to the Oregon Licensing
Board's Code of Ethics set forth in OAR chapter 833, division 100;
(d) A bill of rights of clients, including a statement that
consumers of counseling or therapy services offered by Oregon licensees have
the right:
(A) To expect that a licensee or temporary practitioner has met
the minimum qualifications of training and experience required by state
law;
(B) To examine public records maintained by the Board and to
have the Board confirm credentials of a licensee or temporary
practitioner;
(C) To obtain a copy of the Code of Ethics;
(D) To report complaints to the Board;
(E) To be informed of the cost of professional services before
receiving the services;
(F) To be assured of privacy and confidentiality while
receiving services as defined by rule or law. Licensees and temporary
practitioners must include an explanation of each exception to confidentiality;
and
(G) To be free from being the object of discrimination on any
basis listed in the Code of Ethics while receiving services.
(e) Formal education and training, including title of highest
relevant degree earned and school granting degree;
(f) Oregon licensure requirements for continuing education and
supervision;
(g) Fee schedule;
(h) A statement indicating the following: "Additional
information about this counselor or therapist is available on the Board's
website: www.oregon.gov/oblpct"; and
(i) The Board's name, address, telephone number, and email
address.
(2) PDS Distribution. Unless exempted under subsection (d), below, licensees and temporary practitioners must provide each client with a PDS consistent with section (1) of this rule.
(a) When providing a PDS via electronic communication,
licensees and temporary practitioners must ensure a means of documenting
confirmation of receipt and acknowledgement of the PDS.
(b) Licensees and temporary practitioners must make a
reasonable effort to assist the client to understand the information presented
in the PDS.
(c) The PDS must be accessible to people with
disabilities.
(d) The PDS distribution requirements of this section do not
apply to:
(A) Licensees on inactive status or not practicing professional
counseling or marriage and family therapy in Oregon;
(B) Licensees and temporary practitioners whose practice
is:
(i) Providing crisis response;
(ii) Serving residential psychiatric patients only;
(iii) Employment by a correctional institution; or
(iv) Employment by a local, state or federal government agency,
a public university listed in ORS 352.002, an organization licensed or
certified by the Oregon Health Authority, or a group practice if the employer
supplies a PDS, informed consent, or equivalent document(s) containing the
information required in section (1) of this rule. Upon a request by the Board,
licensees and temporary practitioners must provide a copy of such document(s)
within ten (10) days.
(e) Unless exempted under subsection (d), above, a licensee or
temporary practitioner who fails to provide a PDS may not charge the client a
fee for services.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 675.785
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 675.785 & ORS 675.755
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