Or. Admin. Code § 858-040-0015

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 858-040-0015 - Basic Requirements

(1) Licensees must earn at least 40 continuing education credits during the period between license renewals. Continuing education credit must be reported as follows:

(a) Licensees must submit a Renewal Notice and Reporting Affidavit to the Board office with the fee on or before the due date printed on the notice.

(b) An unsigned or incomplete Renewal Notice and Reporting Affidavit shall be returned to the licensee.

(2) New Licensees. There is no continuing education reporting required for individuals licensed twelve months or less on their first renewal date.

(3) All active and semi-active licensees must complete four hours of professional ethics and/or Oregon State laws and regulations related to the practice of psychology in each reporting period.

(4) All active and semi-active licensees must complete a minimum of seven hours of continuing education dedicated to the topic of pain management. This is a one-time requirement.

(a) One hour must be a course provided by the Oregon Pain Management Commission.

(b) The pain management requirement must be reported within twenty-four months of the first Renewal Notice and Affidavit.

(5) All active and semi-active licensees must complete four hours of continuing education dedicated to the topic of cultural competency in each reporting period.

(6) No continuing education reporting is required for licensees requesting a change from active or semi-active to inactive status.

(7) No continuing education reporting is required for inactive licensees.

(8) The Board may grant exemptions in whole or in part from continuing education requirements, including extension of deadlines, in documented hardship cases.

Or. Admin. Code § 858-040-0015

BPE 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 7-6-99; BPE 2-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-02; BPE 2-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-04; BPE 1-2008, f. & cert. ef. 3-26-08; BPE 1-2010, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-10; BPE 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 9-28-10; BPE 1-2011, f. & cert. ef. 1-25-11; BPE 2-2014, f. 6-2-14, cert. ef. 1-1-15; BPE 2-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1/21/2015; OBP 6-2021, amend filed 11/15/2021, effective 1/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 675.110

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 675.110(14)