Oregon Administrative Code

848-010-0026 Temporary Permits (1) A person who has graduated from a CAPTE accredited physical therapist or physical therapist assistant program in a state or territory of the United States and who is applying for the first time to take the Board approved licensing examination as…

848-010-0027 Temporary Permit for Military Spouse (1) To qualify for a temporary permit to practice under this section, a military spouse must: (a) Be the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is stationed in Oregon. (b) Hold a qualified license. For the…

848-010-0028 Servicemember, Spouse or Domestic Partner SCRA Practice Permit (1) For the purposes of this rule, the following terms are defined: (a) "Domestic partner" means a domestic partner of a servicemember stationed and establishing residence in Oregon. (b) "Servicemember" m…

848-010-0033 Renewal Of License Required (1) All physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licenses lapse on March 31 of each even numbered year, regardless of the initial issue date. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants must renew their licenses to pra…

848-010-0035 Renewal of Lapsed Licenses (1) Any license that is not renewed before April 1 of each even number year shall automatically lapse. No person whose license has lapsed shall practice until the license is renewed. Failure to receive a renewal notice shall not excuse any …

848-010-0044 Grounds for Refusal to License an Applicant After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in ORS 688.145, the Board may refuse to license, or may limit or restrict the license of an applicant who: (1) Is not a person of good moral character as provided in OAR …

848-015-0010 Definitions (1) Under ORS 688.010(4), a physical therapist assistant is defined as a person who assists a physical therapist in the administration of physical therapy. The physical therapist assistant's function is to assist the physical therapist in patient-related …

848-015-0020 Scope of Practice (1) For purposes of the provision of physical therapy services, a physical therapist assistant shall work solely under the clinical supervision and direction of a physical therapist. (2) A physical therapist assistant may provide physical therapy tr…

848-015-0030 Prohibited Acts (1) A physical therapist assistant shall not: (a) Perform an initial evaluation. (b) Perform the required reassessment provided in OAR 848-040-0155. However, a physical therapist assistant may participate with the physical therapist in gathering data …

848-020-0000 Definitions As used in this division: (1) “Physical therapist aide” or “aide” means a person who is not licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, who aids a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant by performing treatment-related tas…

848-020-0010 Eligibility Standards A physical therapist aide shall: (1) Be at least 18 years of age. (2) Have received a high school diploma or equivalent. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 688.160 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 688.160 & 688.210 History: PTLB 4-2004, f. & cert. ef…

848-020-0030 Supervision; Delegation of Supervision; Professional Responsibility of Supervisors and Supervisees (1) The physical therapist shall supervise the physical therapist aide in each treatment task and each non-treatment, patient-related task assigned to the aide. The sup…

848-020-0040 Training (1) Prior to allowing a physical therapist aide to perform any treatment-related task, the supervising physical therapist shall assure that the aide has undertaken 40 hours of on-the-job training as follows: (a) A minimum of 10 hours of instruction on profes…

848-020-0050 Assignment of Tasks to Aides (1) A supervising physical therapist or physical therapist assistant may assign treatment-related tasks and non-treatment, patient-related tasks to an aide. (2) Prior to allowing an aide to perform any treatment-related task: (a) The phys…

848-020-0060 Prohibited Treatment-Related Tasks A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall not permit an aide to perform any of the following treatment-related tasks: (1) Administer iontophoresis. However, an aide who has been trained to do so may assist with iont…

848-035-0010 Purpose The 2005 Oregon Legislation gave new authority to the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy, effective January 1, 2006, to adopt rules establishing minimum continuing competence requirements for all licensees. The following rules set out the requirements. Statutor…

848-035-0015 Definitions As used in this Division: (1) “Continuing Competence” means continuing education mandatory requirements, course work or other professional activities as provided in OAR 848-035-0030(1), (2) and (3). (2) "Certification period" means a 24 month continuing c…

848-035-0020 Required Hours and Period for Completion (1) All licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are required within each certification period to complete 24 hours of continuing competence consistent with the requirements, minimums and maximums as defi…

848-035-0030 Continuing Competence Requirements and Restrictions (1) Mandatory Requirements: Of the 24 required hours of continuing competence, all licensees must complete the following mandatory course requirements as follows, when applicable: (a) Pain Management: All Oregon phy…

848-035-0040 Documentation of Continuing Competence (1) In order to qualify for credit against the required hours, a continuing competence course, seminar or activity must include a completion certificate. The certificate must include the title of the course or activity, the name…

848-040-0100 Definitions As used in this Division: (1) "Authentication" means the process by which the licensee reviews and validates the accuracy of the record entry. By authenticating a record entry, the licensee certifies that the services described were performed by the authe…

848-040-0105 General Standards for Practice (1) Licensees shall practice competently. A licensee practices competently when they apply evidence-based practice with the appropriate knowledge, skill and degree of care and diligence that would be used by a reasonable, careful and pr…

848-040-0107 Standards for Use of Health Care Interpreters (1) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a licensee who is reimbursed with public funds shall work with a health care interpreter from the health care interpreter registry administered by the Oregon Healt…

848-040-0110 General Standards for Record Keeping (1) The licensee who performs the physical therapy service shall prepare a complete and accurate record for every patient, regardless of whether compensation is given or received for the therapy services and regardless of whether …

848-040-0117 Standards For Authorization To Provide Physical Therapy Services As a result of legislative changes effective January 1, 2014, a physical therapist is no longer required to limit treatment of a self-referred patient to 60 days before having to refer the patient to a …

848-040-0120 Standards For Record Of Authorization (1) A written referral received from a provider identified in ORS 688.132(1) shall be included in the patient record. In order to qualify as an authorization, a written referral must include, at a minimum, the name of the patient…

848-040-0125 Standards For Initiation Of Physical Therapy (1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, prior to initiating the first physical therapy treatment, a physical therapist shall perform an initial evaluation of each patient and determine a plan of care as p…

848-040-0130 Standards For The Documentation Of An Initial Evaluation Except as provided in subsection (5) of OAR 848-040-0125, the physical therapist who performs an initial evaluation shall document: (1) The patient's identifying information; (2) The patient's reason for seekin…

848-040-0135 Standards For The Plan of Care (1) Prior to initiation of treatment, a physical therapy plan of care for the patient shall be determined by a physical therapist. As appropriate, a plan of care may include the IFSP, or, in a school setting, a plan of care may include …

848-040-0140 Standards For The Documentation Of The Plan Of Care (1) The documentation of the plan of care shall include: (a) Objectively measurable treatment goals that incorporate the patient’s goals; (b) Proposed therapeutic interventions to accomplish the goals; and (c) Propo…

848-040-0145 Standards For Providing Treatment (1) A licensee shall not permit an aide to administer a task that is prohibited under OAR 848-020-0060, and shall not permit an aide to administer a non-prohibited procedure or modality to a patient unless a licensee has previously a…

848-040-0147 Standards for Treatment by a Student PT or Student PTA (1) A physical therapist may allow a student physical therapist (SPT) or student physical therapist assistant (SPTA), as defined in OAR 848-040-0100(12), to provide treatment consistent with the individual studen…

848-040-0150 Standards For The Documentation of Treatment Provided (1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of OAR 848-040-0125, documentation of treatment for each patient visit shall include at a minimum: (a) Subjective status of patient; (b) Specific therapeutic interventions,…

848-040-0155 Standards For Reexamination (1) A physical therapist shall reexamine a patient periodically as follows: (a) Anytime there are significant changes in the patient’s condition or status that would result in a change in the goals or the plan of care; (b) When the interva…

848-040-0160 Standards For The Documentation of a Reexamination (1) When a physical therapist is required to perform a reexamination under OAR 848-040-0155, the documentation of the reexamination shall include at a minimum: (a) Subjective status of patient; and, (b) Any change in…

848-040-0165 Standards For Discharging A Patient From Therapy (1) A physical therapist shall discharge a patient from an episode of physical therapy treatment when the therapist determines: (a) The patient has reached all physical therapy goals and additional goals are not identi…

848-040-0170 Standards For Discharge Records (1) Within 30 days following the patient's last scheduled visit or last contact, the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall document a final summary of the patient's physical therapy status upon discharge from the pat…

848-040-0175 Standards for Screening Services (1) “Physical therapy screening” means: (a) The process of determining whether a person or animal would benefit from a physical therapy evaluation or referral to another health care professional; and (b) The process of determining whe…

848-040-0180 Standards for Telehealth Services (1) A Licensee may provide telehealth services to a patient who is domiciled or physically present in the state of Oregon at the time the services are provided. An aide may not provide telehealth services. (2) Telehealth services pro…

848-040-0190 Standards for Community Education, Prevention, Health Promotion and Wellness Services (1) A licensee may provide non-individualized instruction to a group of persons in the community or group of employees in a workplace: (a) To promote and teach physical activity wit…

848-045-0010 Authority and Sanctions (1) If a licensee practices in a manner detrimental to the public health and safety or engages in illegal, unethical or unprofessional conduct as defined by the statutes and OAR 848-045-0020(2), the Board, after notice and opportunity for hear…

848-045-0020 Grounds for Discipline of a Licensee (1) The Board may impose a sanction as provided in 848-045-0010(1) on a licensee for illegal, unethical or unprofessional conduct. As used in this rule, "licensee" means a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant, a te…

848-055-0001 Compact Commission Rules (1) Pursuant to ORS 688.240 Section 9.A.2, the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy hereby adopts as rule the Physical Therapy Compact Commission Rules as adopted by the Commission effective December 2025, with the following additions: (a) These …

850-001-0000 Notice of Rulemaking Before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule relating to the practice of naturopathic medicine, with the exception of temporary rules, the Board will give notice of the intended action: (1) In the Secretary of State's Bulletin referred t…

850-001-0005 Model Rules of Practice and Procedure The Model Rules of Practice and Procedure promulgated by the Attorney General of the State of Oregon under the Administrative Procedure Act are by this reference adopted as the rules of procedure of the Board of Naturopathic Medi…

850-001-0010 Requiring an Answer to Charges as Part of Notices to Parties in Contested Cases (1) A hearing request, and answer when required, shall be made in writing to the Board by the party or the party’s attorney. (2) An answer shall be made in writing to the Board with any r…

850-001-0015 Hearing Request and Answers: Consequences of Failure to Answer (1) A hearing request shall be made in writing to the board by the party or the parties’ attorney. (2) An answer, when required, shall be made in writing to the board by the party or the parties’ attorney…

850-005-0175 Board Terms The term for each member of the Board will be three years, with no more than three Board member terms expiring in the same year. Statutory/Other Authority: 685.125 Statutes/Other Implemented: 685.160 History: Renumbered from 850-030-0175, BNE 8-2005, f. &…

850-005-0190 Board and Formulary Council Member Compensation (1) Board and Formulary Council members of the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, receive compensation per ORS 292.495 and ORS 685.190 for time spent in the performance of their official duties. (2) Board and Formul…

850-010-0005 Definitions As used in OAR 850-010-0010 to 850-060-0226 unless otherwise required by context: (1) "Board" means Oregon State Board of Naturopathic Medicine. (2) "Diagnosis" is a determination by a licensed naturopathic physician of the nature and etiology of a diseas…