Oregon Administrative Code

809-025-0010 Continuing Education Requirements (1) Each registrant shall complete eight (8) hours of qualifying continuing education activities during the annual renewal period as a condition of registration, with the exception of: (a) A registrant that is a Geologist-in-Training…

809-025-0015 Continuing Education Activities (1) The following criteria apply to all continuing education activities regardless of type: (a) Continuing education activities shall be relevant to the public practice of geology, or no credit shall be awarded. Such continuing educati…

809-025-0020 Record Keeping (1) Each registrant is responsible for maintaining records that document completion of the continuing education activity requirements of these rules. Documentation shall support all continuing education activity hours claimed. (2) The registrant’s cont…

809-025-0025 Continuing Education Audit (1) Each active registrant is subject to having continuing education activities and associated documentation audited annually. (2) The Board shall audit at least two (2) to five (5) percent of active registrants annually. Registrants shall …

809-025-0030 Special Considerations Registrants holding geology registrations or licenses in other jurisdictions may use continuing education activities completed in another jurisdiction to meet the continuing education activity requirements of the Board provided those continuing…

809-025-0035 Restoration of Registration (1) In addition to Board requirements set forth for renewal and fees, a registrant requesting to restore a registration that is over one-hundred seventy-nine (179) days expired (i.e., beyond the renewal date) shall provide with the request…

809-025-0040 Exemptions (1) Upon receipt of a written request, the Board, in its sole discretion, may exempt a registrant from the annual continuing education activity requirements as follows: (a) A registrant serving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States for a …

809-025-0045 Noncompliance Any violations of these continuing education activity rules may be misconduct for purposes of 809-020-0030. The following actions are violations of these rules and misconduct: (1) Failure to complete the required continuing education activities; (2) Fai…

809-030-0000 Supervision Standards To determine if an applicant’s or candidate's supervision meets the required qualifications, the Board may use the following standards: (1) The direction, closeness, or continual attention the supervisor has over the applicant’s or candidate's w…

809-030-0005 Experience Standards To determine if an applicant's or candidate's work experience meets the required qualifications for examination, geologist registration, or engineering geologist certification, the Board may use the following standards: (1) The diversity and comp…

809-030-0010 Transcript Standards Applicants shall submit an official transcript for review by the Board. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 193, 192 & 672 History: GE 1-1984, f. & ef. 2-1-84 GE 1-1983, f. & ef. 2-17-83

809-030-0015 Qualifications for Geologist Practice Examination and Geologist Registration (1) To qualify to take the geologist practice section of the national examination, a candidate must have a minimum of 7 years of geology experience computed as follows: (a) The Board require…

809-030-0020 Qualifications for Engineering Geologist Examination and Certification as an Engineering Geologist (1) To qualify to take the engineering geologist examination, the candidate must: (a) Be registered as a geologist with the Board, and;. (b) Meet one of the following w…

809-030-0022 Supervisor Approval for Alternative Work Experience in Engineering Geology (1) A candidate for the engineering geologist examination who intends to qualify based on the pathway described in OAR 809-030-0020(1)(b)(D) must obtain Board approval for any supervisor that …

809-030-0025 Qualifications for Geologist Fundamentals Examination and Certification as a Geologist-in-Training (1) To qualify to take the geologist fundamentals section of the national examination, a candidate shall: (a) Have an undergraduate degree in geology, geological scienc…

809-040-0000 Examination Application (1) Application for an examination or examination section shall be on forms provided by the Board and must be accompanied by the required fee(s), official transcript(s) of education, and, when applicable or requested by the Board, work experie…

809-040-0001 Examination Application Deadlines (1) Application for the national examination (Fundamentals of Geology, Practice of Geology, or both examination sections) must be received at the Board office 100 calendar days prior to the examination administration date for which t…

809-040-0002 Date of Examinations (1) The national examination (Fundamentals of Geology and Practice of Geology examination sections) is administered on the dates set by ASBOG and at testing centers of the ASBOG testing vendor. (2) The Board will generally administer the engineer…

809-040-0003 Examination Notice (1) The Board shall give written notice to each candidate of approval to take an examination or examination section. The Board, at its discretion, may send notice by mailed letter or email. (a) Candidates approved for the national examination (i.e.…

809-040-0004 Picture Identification (1) Picture identification shall be shown by all candidates before taking an examination or examination section as proof of identity. (2) The Board will accept a government issued identification card (must have candidate’s photo and signature) …

809-040-0005 Examination Information and Accommodations (1) The examinations shall be "closed book.” (2) For the national examination, the ASBOG testing vendor shall provide a list of acceptable items that the candidate can bring to the testing center. For the engineering geologi…

809-040-0006 Scope of Geologist Examination The national examination consists of: (1) The Fundamentals of Geology section testing knowledge of geology obtained during education in the geosciences; and (2) The Practice of Geology section testing knowledge, skills, and abilities ga…

809-040-0008 Scope of Engineering Geologist Examination The engineering geologist examination shall be a written examination testing knowledge of engineering geology gained by the required experience in that specialty. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 670.310(1), 672.565 & ORS 672.…

809-040-0009 Examination and Registration (1) A candidate for the Geologist-in-Training registration must pass the Fundamentals of Geology section of the national examination before applying to the Board for the Geologist-in-Training registration. (2) A candidate for the Register…

809-040-0010 Scoring The minimum passing score for each the fundamental and the practical sections of the national examination shall be 70 percent. The passing score of the engineering geologist examination shall be 70 percent. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 670.310(1), 672.555, …

809-040-0011 Notice of Examination Score The Board will notify candidates of their examination scores. Scores may be provided as numeric or pass/fail scores. The Board, at its discretion, may send score notices by mailed letter or email. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 670.310(1) …

809-040-0020 Review of Examination Test questions, scoring keys, and other data used to administer the national examination and the engineering geologist examination are confidential and may not be disclosed to candidates unless otherwise required by law. Statutory/Other Authorit…

809-040-0021 Proctored Review for Engineering Geologist Examination (1) Candidates who do not pass the engineering geologist examination may request post examination review as described in this rule. (2) For purposes of this rule, a “proctored review” occurs when a candidate who …

809-040-0022 Resubmittal for Examination (1) For purposes of this rule, a resubmittal application is required to: (a) Take an examination or examination section again that a candidate did not pass; or (b) Take an examination or examination section for which the candidate had been…

809-040-0023 Withdrawal from Examination or Rescheduling Examination (1) A candidate can request in writing to withdraw an application to take an examination but forfeits the application fee paid to the Board. (2) For application withdrawal, the following restrictions also apply:…

809-040-0030 Refunds (1) For examination administrations in 2023 and later, the Board does not collect examination fees for the national examination. Candidates pay the national examination fees directly to the ASBOG testing vendor. The refundability of fees paid to the ASBOG tes…

809-050-0000 Use of Seal A facsimile of a registrant's seal shall be affixed to final products created in the public practice of geology. (1) A Registered Geologist shall use a seal bearing the Registered Geologist's name, certificate number, and registration title, as shown in E…

809-050-0005 Signature (1) After the registrant’s seal has been applied to the original or record copy, the registrant shall place the registrant’s handwritten signature in permanent ink across the seal. The registrant shall write the word “Expires” followed by the registration e…

809-050-0010 Qualifications for Cooperative Registration or Temporary Permits (1) To qualify for cooperative registration as a geologist, the applicant shall: (a) Hold a valid registration, obtained by passing the ASBOG examination, from a state, territory or possession of the Un…

809-050-0015 Military Portability and Temporary Military Spouse Registration (1) For purposes of this rule, “Armed Forces of the United States” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps of the United States or a reserve unit of one of those branch…

809-050-0025 Criminal Conviction Determination Process (1) Prior to beginning an education program required for registration in geology or engineering geology, an individual who was convicted of a crime may petition the Board for a determination as to whether the criminal convict…

809-050-0050 Required Application Information (1) The Board will not issue or renew any registration or specialty certification unless an applicant or registrant provides his or her Social Security Number on the application or renewal form. (a) A registrant need not provide the S…

809-055-0000 Complaint Process (1) "Complaint" is any issue related to compliance with the statutes and rules the Board administers or enforces in ORS 672.505 to 675.705 and OAR Chapter 809, including but not limited to: the public practice of geology or offer to publicly practic…

809-055-0010 Contested Case Proceedings The State Board of Geologist Examiners adopts the Attorney General’s Model Rules for Contested Case Proceedings, OAR 137-003-0501 to 137-003-0700, as the rules of procedure for contested cases. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183.341 & 670.3…

809-055-0020 Contested Case Procedure (1) A hearing request shall be made in writing to the Board by the party or his/her representative within 30 days of the mailing date of the Notice of Proposed Action. (2) Each request for hearing must include an answer containing: (a) An adm…

809-060-0001 Appointment of Board Members (1) The Public Member shall be appointed by the Governor. (2) The Governor may select and appoint any qualified Registered Geologist to fill a Board geologist position. (3) If the Governor does not appoint a licensee to fill the expired t…

809-060-0002 Vacancies (1) A vacancy exists when a Board member completes the term for that position, resigns, becomes incapacitated, or otherwise is incapable of performing the duties of a Board member, or is removed from office or is not re-appointed by the Governor upon expira…

809-060-0003 Qualifications for Membership on the Board (1) A registrant is qualified to seek nomination for Board membership if: (a) The registrant holds an active registration with the Board; and (b) Has lived in the State of Oregon for at least one year preceding appointment t…

811-001-0001 Notice of Proposed Rule Prior to the adoption, amendment or repeal of any administrative rule, the Board shall give notice of its intended action: (1) In the Secretary of State's bulletin referred to in ORS 183.360 at least 21 days prior to the effective date; (2) By…

811-001-0005 Model Rules of Procedure Pursuant to the provisions of ORS 183.341, the Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopts the Attorney General's Uniform and Model Rules of Procedure under the Administrative Procedures Act July 2014, these rules shall be controlling except as ot…

811-001-0010 Rules of Procedure in Contested Cases (1) In addition to the requirements of the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure adopted by the Board, the notice to parties in contested cases may include a statement that an answer to the allegations will be requested and…

811-001-0025 Procedure in Disciplinary Proceedings All proceedings relating to the refusal to grant, suspension, or revocation of a license to practice chiropractic or for the reissuance or reinstatement of a license which has been suspended or revoked or for the disciplining of …

811-001-0060 Purchase of Board-Provided Materials For the following materials and services available to the public and licensees, the OBCE may charge as follows: (1) List of licensees: $25.00. (2) Ornamental wall certificate: $50.00. (3) Requests requiring records search: Labor —…

811-001-0070 Mediation Communications (1) The words and phrases used in this rule have the same meaning as given to them in ORS 36.110 and 36.234. (2) Nothing in this rule affects any confidentiality created by other law. Nothing in this rule relieves a public body from complying…

811-010-0005 Definitions As used in OAR Chapter 811 unless otherwise required by context: (1) "Advertising" means any form of information intended for promotion. (2) “Applicant” or “Subject Individual”: (a) “Applicant” means a person applying for a license to practice chiropracti…