Title 52, Occupations and Professions

A person who engages in the practice of sexual abuse specific treatment as a certified clinical sexual offense therapist, and who did not hold an active Oregon mental health professional license or equivalent license as determined by the Health Licensing Office as of the date of …

(1) In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases, and at the direction of the Sexual Offense Treatment Board, the Health Licensing Office may impose a form of discipline listed in ORS 676.612 against a certified clinical sexual offense therapist, certified asso…

A certified sexual offense therapist, or any employee of a certified sexual offense therapist, may not disclose any communication made by a client during the course of noninvestigatory professional treatment or rehabilitation, except: (1) When the client or a person authorized to…

(1) The Sexual Offense Treatment Board is established within the Health Licensing Office. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor from lists of recommended persons submitted as provided in subsection (2) of this section. All members of the board must be…

The Sexual Offense Treatment Board shall: (1) Determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for certification as clinical sexual offense therapists, associate sexual offense therapists, secondary clinical sexual offense therapists and sexual offense therapist interns und…

(1) The Health Licensing Office shall: (a) Issue certifications to persons determined by the office to be qualified. (b) Make all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 675.365 to 675.410. (c) Maintain a registry of all current certified sexual offense therapi…

As used in ORS 675.510 to 675.600, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Authorization to practice regulated social work” means a certificate or license issued by the State Board of Licensed Social Workers under ORS 675.510 to 675.600. (2) “Clinical social work” means: (a) …

(1) A person may not use any title, words or abbreviations, including the title “social worker,” that indicate that the person has an authorization to practice regulated social work unless the person is a regulated social worker. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohib…

A person may not practice clinical social work unless the person is a clinical social worker licensed under ORS 675.530 or a clinical social work associate certified under ORS 675.537, except if the person is: (1) Licensed or certified by the State of Oregon to provide mental hea…

(1) If an applicant for initial licensure as a clinical social worker has complied with the requirements of this section and has paid the fee under ORS 675.571, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers shall issue a license to the applicant. (2) An applicant for licensure as a …

(1) The State Board of Licensed Social Workers may adopt rules providing for: (a) The temporary licensure of clinical social workers; (b) The temporary registration of baccalaureate social workers; (c) The temporary licensure of master’s social workers; and (d) The temporary cert…

(1) If an applicant for initial registration for the practice of baccalaureate social work has complied with the requirements of this section and has paid the fee under ORS 675.571, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers shall register the applicant as a baccalaureate social …

(1) If an applicant for initial licensure for the practice of master’s social work has complied with the requirements of this section and has paid the fee under ORS 675.571, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers shall issue a license to the applicant. (2) An applicant for li…

(1) The State Board of Licensed Social Workers may adopt rules to establish written examination requirements for: (a) The practice of baccalaureate social work under ORS 675.532; (b) The practice of master’s social work under ORS 675.533; or (c) Clinical social work licensure und…

(1) If an applicant for initial certification as a clinical social work associate has complied with the requirements of this section and has paid the fee under ORS 675.571, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers shall certify the applicant. Upon certification, the board shall…

(1) Subject to subsection (8) of this section, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers may impose any or all of the sanctions specified in subsection (2) of this section, upon proof, after a hearing pursuant to the provisions of ORS chapter 183 relating to a contested case, th…

To safeguard the people of the State of Oregon from the dangers of unqualified and improper practice of social work, a regulated social worker whose authorization to practice regulated social work has been revoked by the State Board of Licensed Social Workers may not: (1) Engage …

If the State Board of Licensed Social Workers has revoked or refused to reissue or renew an authorization to practice regulated social work, the board may reissue the authorization after one year from the date of the revocation or the date the reissuance or renewal was refused. […

(1) An authorization to practice regulated social work granted by the State Board of Licensed Social Workers under ORS 675.510 to 675.600 is effective when the authorization is issued by the board. (2) An authorization to practice regulated social work granted by the board expire…

(1) The State Board of Licensed Social Workers may establish by rule continuing education requirements for the renewal of authorizations to practice regulated social work. (2) The board may require applicants for renewal of authorization to practice regulated social work to submi…

(1) The State Board of Licensed Social Workers shall collect fees for: (a) Examination and reexamination. (b) An initial authorization to practice regulated social work. (c) Renewal of an authorization to practice regulated social work. (d) Delinquent renewal of an authorization …

(1) A regulated social worker or any employee of the regulated social worker may not disclose any communication given by a client in the course of noninvestigatory professional activity when the communication was given to enable the regulated social worker to aid the client, exce…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Impaired professional” means a regulated social worker who is unable to practice with professional skill and safety by reason of habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs, alcohol or other substances that impair ability or by reason of a mental…

(1) Upon complaint of any person, or upon its own initiative, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers may investigate any alleged violation of ORS 675.510 to 675.600. (2) Any information that the board obtains pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is confidential as provi…

(1) There is established a State Board of Licensed Social Workers. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. All members of the board must be residents of this st…

In addition to the powers otherwise granted under ORS 675.510 to 675.600, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers shall have the following powers: (1) To determine the qualifications of applicants to practice social work in this state. (2) To cause to have examinations prepare…

The State Board of Licensed Social Workers Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the State Board of Licensed Social Workers Account shall be credited to the account. Moneys in the account are continuously app…

The State Board of Licensed Social Workers shall: (1) Pursuant to ORS chapter 183, adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 675.510 to 675.600. (2) Publish annually a list of the names and addresses of all persons who have been authorized to practice regulated soc…

The Oregon Health Authority shall create workforce training and establish endorsements or certifications for behavioral health providers of co-occurring disorder treatment. [2021 c.667 §10] Note: 675.650, 675.653, 675.655, 675.658, 675.661 and 675.664 were enacted into law by the…

The Behavioral Health Incentive Subaccount is created in the Health Care Provider Incentive Fund established in ORS 676.450. The Behavioral Health Incentive Subaccount consists of moneys appropriated to the subaccount by the Legislative Assembly and gifts, grants and donations fr…

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall provide incentives to increase the recruitment and retention of providers in the behavioral health care workforce with associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees or other credentials that increase access to services that are peer- a…

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a program to provide grants to licensed psychologists, marriage and family therapists licensed under ORS 675.715, professional counselors licensed under ORS 675.715, and clinical social workers licensed under ORS 675.530 to provide …

A public or private entity that employs mental health care providers who supervise associates, interns or other individuals who must have supervised clinical experience as a condition of licensure as a mental health care provider shall pay all costs incurred by the supervisor in …

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall coordinate with systems of higher education and with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in considering workforce investments under ORS 675.655 and 675.658. (2) The authority shall ensure that investments made in accordance with ORS …

As used in ORS 675.715 to 675.835: (1) “Assessment” means assessment under standards developed by a national body responsible for accrediting graduate training programs in clinical counseling for professional counselors or in marriage and family therapy for marriage and family th…

(1) In order to obtain a license as a professional counselor or a marriage and family therapist, an applicant shall make application on a form and in such a manner as the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists prescribes, accompanied by the nonrefundable …

(1) If an applicant for a license under ORS 675.715 possesses the graduate degree required by ORS 675.715 but has not submitted documentation satisfactory to the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists that the applicant has the required supervised clinica…

(1) A license issued under ORS 675.715 to 675.835 is subject to renewal. (2) A licensee seeking renewal of a license shall: (a) Pay the license renewal fee on or before the renewal date established by the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists by rule; (b…

(1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists may issue a limited permit to practice as a professional counselor or marriage and family therapist to an applicant who submits to the board: (a) A completed application; (b) Proof that the applicant is autho…

Upon application therefor accompanied by the appropriate fees established under ORS 675.785, the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists shall grant a license as a professional counselor or marriage and family therapist if the applicant provides evidence t…

(1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or to renew any license issued under ORS 675.715 to 675.835 upon proof that the applicant for licensure or the licensee: (a) Except as provided in subsection (8) o…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, prior to the performance of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy, a licensee must furnish the client with a copy of a professional disclosure statement. If the licensee fails to provide the statement, the…

A licensee or any employee of the licensee shall not disclose any communication given the licensee by a client in the course of noninvestigatory professional activity when such communication was given to enable the licensee to aid the client, except: (1) When the client or those …

(1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists is established. The board consists of eight members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. All members of the board must be resi…

The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists has the following powers and duties: (1) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of the laws the board is charged with adminis…

(1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists shall meet at least once a year at a place, time and hour determined by the board. The board also shall meet at other times and places specified when called by the chair of the board or by a majority of the m…

All moneys received by the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists under ORS 675.715 to 675.835 shall be paid into the General Fund in the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists Accoun…

A licensee shall practice under one of the following names: (1) The name of the licensee. (2) An assumed business name or other designation that describes a place, institution, organization or agency where or in connection with which the licensee conducts practice. [2009 c.549 §7…

Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a licensee who has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee of another board has engaged in prohibited conduct shall report the prohibited conduct as defined i…

(1) The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists shall establish by rule a schedule of the violations described in ORS 675.745 according to the penalties imposed for each type of violation. (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the …