Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING
Division 70 - HEALTH PROFESSIONALS' SERVICES PROGRAM
Section 851-070-0060 - Approval of Independent Third-Party Evaluators
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 851-070-0060
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) To be approved by the Board as an independent third-party evaluator, an evaluator must:
(a) Be licensed as required by the
jurisdiction in which the evaluator works;
(b) Have a minimum of a Master's Degree in a
mental health discipline;
(c)
Provide evidence of additional education and experience as shown by one of the
following:
(A) Department of Transportation
Substance Abuse Professional qualification;
(B) Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
(CADC) II or III; an evaluation done by a CADC 1 may be accepted if:
(i) Signed off by a CADC II or III; or
(ii) Per the Board evaluation
process be qualified to perform the appropriate level of evaluation;
(C) Board Certified in Addiction
Medicine by either ASAM or American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
(d) Provide evidence of
assessments at the licensure level of the licensee being evaluated.
(e) The Board will not accept an evaluator as
independent in a particular case if, in the Board's judgment, the evaluator's
judgment is likely to be influenced by a personal or professional relationship
with a licensee.
(f) If the
evaluation does not contain return to work criteria, qualified Board staff or
another third party evaluator will review the evaluation to determine the
return to work criteria.
(2) Evaluation of cognitive or physical impairment may be established by a Licensed Independent Practitioner who has met their Licensing Board's requirement for practice in the area of physical and cognitive assessment.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 676.200
Stats. Implemented: ORS 676.200
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