Title 52, Occupations and Professions

As used in ORS 688.010 to 688.201, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Physical therapist” means a person who is licensed pursuant to ORS 688.010 to 688.201 to practice physical therapy. (2) “Physical therapist aide” means a person who is trained by a physical therapist o…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that providing for state administrative control, supervision, licensure and regulation of the practice of physical therapy in this state serves the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and welfare. (2) It is the intent of…

(1) Unless a person is a licensed physical therapist or holds a permit issued under ORS 688.110, a person shall not: (a) Practice physical therapy; or (b) Use in connection with the name of the person the words or letters, “P.T.,” “R.P.T.,” “L.P.T.,” “physical therapist,” “physio…

ORS 688.010 to 688.201 do not apply to: (1) A person engaging in the domestic application of any activity included in the definition of the practice of physical therapy, if the person does not represent to anyone receiving services or to the public that the person is a physical t…

ORS 688.010 to 688.201 may be cited as the Oregon Physical Therapy Practice Act. [2005 c.627 §2] Note: See second note under 688.015. (Licensing)

(1) Any person desiring to be a licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall apply in writing to the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy in the form and manner provided by the board by rule. (2) Each application shall include or be accompanied by evidence, satis…

(1) Each applicant for a license as a physical therapist shall: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Be of good moral character as determined by the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy. (c)(A) Be a graduate of an accredited professional physical therapy education program approved by…

Each applicant for a license as a physical therapist assistant shall: (1) Be at least 18 years of age. (2) Be of good moral character as determined by the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy. (3) Be a graduate of an accredited physical therapist assistant education program approved …

(1) The Oregon Board of Physical Therapy may approve by rule a national examination to determine the fitness of a person to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. The physical therapist examination must test entry-level competence related to physical th…

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy may require the fingerprints of a person who is: (1) Applying for a license or permit, or renewal of a license or permit, issued under ORS 688.010 t…

(1) The Oregon Board of Physical Therapy may license as a physical therapist or license as a physical therapist assistant, without examination, any person who: (a) Applies for a license as provided in ORS 688.040; (b) Is of good moral character as determined by the board; and (c)…

The Oregon Board of Physical Therapy shall license as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant each applicant who proves to the satisfaction of the board fitness for such license as provided in ORS 688.010 to 688.201. The board shall issue a certificate to each pers…

(1) A person who is licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall renew the person’s license pursuant to the rules of the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy. A person who fails to renew the license on or before the expiration date specified by board rule ma…

(1) The Oregon Board of Physical Therapy, in its discretion, may issue without examination a temporary permit to a person to practice as a physical therapist or to work as a physical therapist assistant in this state if the person files an application for license as provided in O…

A person may not obtain or attempt to obtain a license as a physical therapist or as a physical therapist assistant or a temporary permit under ORS 688.110 by any fraudulent representation. [1959 c.461 §13; 1969 c.339 §13; 1971 c.585 §12; 1975 c.111 §9; 2005 c.21 §8; 2005 c.627 §…

In order to ensure that physical therapy treatment of a patient is based solely on the needs of a patient, any health care practitioner licensed by a health professional regulatory board as defined in ORS 676.160 who owns, in part or in whole, a physical therapy practice, or who …

(1) A physical therapist may perform dry needling, as defined by the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy by rule. (2) The board shall adopt rules to carry out this section, including rules to establish training requirements that a physical therapist must meet in order to perform dry…

(1) As used in this section, “provider of care” means a physician, chiropractic physician, podiatric physician and surgeon, naturopathic physician, dentist, physician associate or nurse practitioner. (2) A licensed physical therapist shall immediately refer a person being treated…

(1) A physical therapist licensed under ORS 688.010 to 688.201 shall: (a) Be responsible for managing all aspects of the physical therapy care of each patient. (b) Ensure the qualifications of all physical therapist assistants and physical therapist aides working under the direct…

A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall report to the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy a change to the physical therapist’s or physical therapist assistant’s name, business or residential address, contact email address or contact telephone number within 30 days…

(1) The Oregon Board of Physical Therapy, after notice and hearing as provided in ORS 688.145, may impose any or all of the following sanctions or take any of the following actions upon any of the grounds specified in subsection (2) of this section: (a) Refuse to license any appl…

(1) When the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy proposes to impose any of the sanctions authorized in ORS 688.140, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183. (2) Judicial review of orders under subsection (1) of this section shall be as provided in OR…

(1) The Oregon Board of Physical Therapy may reinstate a revoked or suspended physical therapist license or physical therapist assistant license if the person whose license was revoked or suspended: (a) Meets the requirements for initial licensure; and (b) Satisfactorily complete…

(1) The Oregon Board of Physical Therapy operates as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472, for purposes of carrying out the provisions of ORS 688.010 to 688.201 and 688.990. The board consists of eight members appointed by the Governor and subject to …

(1) All moneys received under ORS 688.010 to 688.201 shall be paid into an account established by the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy under ORS 182.470. The board may establish an additional account under ORS 182.470 for the purpose of meeting financial obligations imposed on th…

(1) Any licensed health facility, licensed physical therapist, licensed physical therapist assistant, the Oregon Physical Therapy Association, physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 or dentist shall, and any other person may, report suspected violations of ORS 688.010 to 688.20…

The provisions of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact are as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physic…

As used in ORS 688.405 to 688.605: (1) “Actively engaged” means: (a) Practicing medical imaging; (b) Supervising or providing administrative services for medical imaging licensees, or students or trainees learning a medical imaging modality, at an institution that provides medica…

(1) A person may not: (a) Practice a medical imaging modality or purport to be a medical imaging licensee unless the person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605; (b) Operate an X-ray machine as described in ORS 688.515 (1) and (2) or purport to …

(1) A person licensed in one of the medical imaging modalities in accordance with the provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605 may use the identifying titles and initials of the person’s credentialing organization. (2) A person who holds a permit as a limited X-ray machine operator i…

The provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605 do not apply to the following persons: (1) Persons who operate dental X-ray equipment for the sole purpose of oral radiography. (2) Students in approved schools, while practicing one of the medical imaging modalities or subspecialties unde…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging shall issue: (a) A license to practice a specified medical imaging modality in the State of Oregon to each person who meets the qualifications for a license as provided in ORS 688.455. The license shall identify the modality or subspecialty for wh…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging shall issue a license to a person to practice a medical imaging modality if the person makes an application in writing and pays a fee in an amount established by the board and if the person, at the time of application: (a) Is at least 18 years of …

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging may waive the requirements listed in ORS 688.455 (1)(b) for an individual who: (a) Has substantial experience, as determined by the board, practicing the medical imaging modality for which the waiver is sought; and (b) Performs that medical imagin…

Persons who operate hybrid imaging or radiation therapy equipment incorporating more than one medical imaging modality shall: (1) Hold a primary credential in at least one of the modalities in use. (2) Be a medical imaging licensee in at least one of the modalities in use and hav…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging shall oversee examinations given each year for a limited X-ray machine operator permit. (2) A limited X-ray machine operator permit applicant who fails to pass an examination may take additional examinations as required by the board by rule. (3) T…

The Board of Medical Imaging may license as a radiographer, without examination, any person who: (1) Applies for a license as provided in ORS 688.455; and (2) On the date of making application is a radiographer under the laws of any other state, territory of the United States or …

(1) At the time a biennial renewal fee is submitted, the Board of Medical Imaging shall require each licensee and permittee to submit evidence of continuing education pertinent to the license or permit. (2) A holder of a limited X-ray machine operator permit shall submit evidence…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Fluoroscopy” means a technique for generating X-ray images and for presenting the X-ray images simultaneously and continuously as a visible image. (b) “Physician associate” means a physician associate licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525. (c) “T…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging shall issue a limited X-ray machine operator permit to an applicant to practice under the supervision of a licensed physician, a licensed nurse practitioner or a licensed physician associate if the applicant meets the requirements as provided in t…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging may issue a limited permit in bone densitometry to an individual who is certified in bone densitometry by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, its successor agency or another agency approved by the board, and who meets the requirem…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging may grant inactive status to a person who holds a license or a limited X-ray machine operator permit who notifies the board of the person’s: (a) Intent not to practice a medical imaging modality or subspecialty or as a limited X-ray machine operat…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging, after notice of and hearing as required under the contested case procedures of ORS chapter 183, may take any of the following actions against a person described in subsection (2) of this section: (a) Refuse to issue a license or permit to any app…

(1)(a) There is created the Board of Medical Imaging. The board consists of 12 members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. Each member of the board must be a resident of this state. Of the members …

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging shall adopt rules that are necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605 and 688.915. (2) In adopting rules, the board shall act with benefit of the advice of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon. (3) The board may appoint…

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Board of Medical Imaging may require the fingerprints of a person who: (1) Is applying for a license, or renewal of a license, under ORS 688.445 and 688.455; (2)(a) Is employed or a…

The Board of Medical Imaging by rule shall establish and collect reasonable fees for: (1) Oversight of limited X-ray machine operator permit examinations. (2) Special interpretation of examination results. (3) Duplication of permits, licenses and wall certificates. (4) Reproducti…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging shall approve programs of continuing education in medical imaging modalities and for limited X-ray machine operators to meet the requirements of ORS 688.505. (2) The board may seek volunteers from the various medical imaging modalities to review a…

(1) The Board of Medical Imaging Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Except for moneys otherwise designated by statute, all fees, contributions and other moneys received by the Board of Medical Imaging must be paid into the S…

The section manager of the Radiation Protection Services Section of the Oregon Health Authority shall enforce the provisions of ORS 688.405 to 688.605. The section manager, or a designee of the Board of Medical Imaging, shall conduct, under the direction of the board, inspections…