Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Regardless of pathway to licensure, if
the applicant is the spouse or legal domestic partner of an active service
military member who is the subject of a military transfer to Oregon, the Board
may issue a temporary license, if the applicant:
(a) Meets all other requirements for
licensure as stated in OAR 852-010-0015;
(b) Provides verification of being in good
standing, with no restrictions or limitations upon, actions taken against, or
investigation or disciplinary action pending against his or her license in any
jurisdiction where the applicant is or has ever been licensed and has an active
status license in another state or province;
(c) The Board's review of the National
Practitioner Data Bank confirms no disciplinary action; and
(d) The military spouse or domestic partner
submits a copy of the marriage certificate or domestic partnership registration
with the name of the applicant and the name of the active duty member of the
Armed Forces of the United States and proof of assignment to a duty station
located in Oregon by official active duty military order for the spouse or
domestic partner named in the marriage certificate or domestic partnership
registration,
(e) Receipt by the
Board's office of the application fee and criminal background check fee as
listed in OAR 852-010-0080;
(f)
Documentation of completion of the required continuing optometric
education;
(g) Documentation of
current CPR certification, as required in OAR 852-080-0040;
(h) Proof of passage of the Oregon optometric
law and administrative rules examination; and
(i) Satisfactory results of a criminal
records background check as defined in OAR 852-050-0025.
(2) Failure of the applicant to provide
confirmation(s) required within 90 days results in automatic expiration of the
temporary license. Applicant may not be reissued a temporary license. The
temporary license is valid until the earliest of the following:
(a) Two years from issuance,
(b) When the spouse's term of service in
Oregon expires, or
(c) The
expiration date of the other jurisdiction's license that was used to qualify
for the Oregon temporary license.
(3) A regular license will be issued upon
meeting the requirements in 852-010-0015.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
683.040,
683.060,
683.270 & HB 2037
(2013)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
683.040,
683.060,
683.270 & HB 2037
(2013)
