Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 847 - OREGON MEDICAL BOARD
Division 8 - REGISTRATION, USE OF NAME, CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Section 847-008-0065 - Use of Name
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 847-008-0065
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Each licensee of the Board must be licensed under licensee's legal name and must practice under that legal name.
(a) "Legal
name" means the first name, middle name and last or surname, without the use of
initials or nicknames and is the name given at birth or subsequently acquired
through marriage, court order, adoption or naturalization.
(b) Evidence of legal name must be in the
form of official records such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate or a
court order/decree.
(2) When a name is changed, all of the following must be submitted to the Board within 30 days of the name change:
(a) A
signed change of name notification affidavit provided by this Board;
(b) A copy of the legal document showing the
name change; and
(c) The returned
original Oregon license and license card, or engrossed certificate, whichever
is applicable.
(3) A licensee may practice under a variation of their legal name, if:
(a) The variation is part of the licensee's
legal name,
(b) The variation
remains in the same order of the legal name, and
(c) The licensee notifies the Board in
writing of the legal name variation.
(4) Violation of this rule will result in a $195 fine and may be cause for further disciplinary action by the Board.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 677.265
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 677.265
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