Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
Before the Board will renew a license or approve a request for active or
semi-active status under ORS
675.110,
a licensee must:
(a) Submit an application for
license renewal in a form and manner prescribed by the Board, which must
include complete and truthful responses to all of the questions regarding
continuing education, character and fitness, licensee's current information and
status, and any other questions;
(b) Pay the appropriate renewal
fee;
(c) Pay the delinquent fee (if
any); and
(d) Complete the required
healthcare workforce data survey and pay the fee established by the Oregon
Health Authority pursuant to ORS
676.410.
(2) Semi-Active License.
(a) Continuing education requirements shall
be the same as for active licensees as described in OAR 858-040-0015.
(b) Before the Board will approve a request
for semi-active status a licensee must:
(A) Be
at least 62 years of age; and
(B)
Not engage in the practice of psychology as defined in ORS
675.020 for more than twenty client contact hours per week. By renewing a license under
semi-active status, a licensee thereby attests that they continue to meet this
practice limitation.
(3) Renewal Deadline. A license renewal is
due by the license expiration date, which occurs biennially on the last day of
the licensee's birth month. To be considered timely, a licensee must submit
their complete renewal application and correct fees no later than the license
expiration date. Licensee holds the burden of proof of timely
submission.
(4) Failure to Renew
and Delinquent Fees.
(a) Delinquent Fee. A
delinquent fee must be paid for a license renewal that is submitted after the
license expiration date.
(A) The Board shall
have discretion to waive the delinquent fee in documented hardship cases. The
written request for hardship waiver should be made as soon as practicable after
the hardship has occurred, and must include:
(i) A detailed description of the hardship
that caused the licensee to submit their renewal late; and
(ii) Any relevant supporting documentation of
the hardship that occurred.
(B) The Board shall not consider a licensee's
practice of psychology during the 30 days following license expiration date
("grace period") to be unlicensed practice.
(b) Lapse. If an application for license
renewal and the renewal and delinquent fees are not submitted within 30 days
immediately following the due date defined in section (3), the license shall
lapse. An individual whose license has lapsed shall not practice psychology in
Oregon.
(c) Reinstatement. To renew
a license that has lapsed, in addition to the requirements of section (1)
above, an individual must:
(A) Submit a
completed Application for Reinstatement within 60 days of the license
expiration date, in a form and manner prescribed by the Board; and
(B) Disclose whether the individual has
engaged in the unlicensed practice of psychology during the lapsed period;
and
(C) Pay the required
application fee.
(d) If a
license is not renewed or reinstated within the 60 days following the license
expiration date, it shall remain expired, and the individual must reapply for
licensure to practice psychology in Oregon.
(5) Failure to receive a courtesy renewal
reminder from the Board shall not relieve a licensee of renewal requirements
and consequences.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
675.010 - 675.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
675.110
