Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 852 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
Division 50 - LICENSING
Section 852-050-0001 - License Required
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 852-050-0001
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise exempted by Oregon law, all persons practicing optometry in the state of Oregon must possess a valid, unrevoked, active status Oregon license.
(a) Optometry school graduates who
have not been granted an Oregon optometry license are prohibited from the
practice of optometry. When working in optometry prior to licensure, graduates
may perform the work of unlicensed technicians under the supervision of a
licensed optometrist, but cannot be referred to in any terms that imply being a
doctor.
(2) Doctors of optometry who are not practicing in Oregon may hold an inactive status license.
(3) Those granted an inactive status license by the Board are exempt from ORS 683.100 and OAR 852-50-0016, which require the licensee to report each Oregon practice location to the Board:
(a) Inactive licensees are required to
maintain a current mailing address and phone number of record with the Board.
Upon written request, the Board will hold the phone number of record of an
inactive licensee confidential if it is a personal number not associated with a
business entity; and
(b) Inactive
licensees failing to notify the Board in writing of any changes to their
address or phone number of record before the change are subject to the fee
listed in OAR 852-010-0080.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 683
Stats. Implemented: ORS 683.070, 683.100, 683.120 & 683.270
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