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If you can't resolve a problem or issue with a practitioner of one of the health and related professions OHLA regulates, we can help.

Check our online database to see if a professional is licensed or has been subject to disciplinary action (license suspension, probation or revocation).

The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) offers the following resources to facility owners and practitioners to help you stay in compliance while protecting public health and safety and upholding professional standards.

Click on the links below to learn more.

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More than 35 people applied for the director position of the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA).

After initial screening, 14 applicants are scheduled to be interviewed in June by a balanced panel of agency staff and volunteer citizen board chairs.

The director of the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) appoints executive-level positions such as the OHLA director.

The appointment is expected to be made by July 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year and biennium.

OHLA postponed fee changes for practitioner applications, examinations, original and renewal certification, and late renewals to July 1, 2009. The current late renewal fee for practitioners of $25 per year in expired status will change to $25 for the first month and $10 per month thereafter in expired status on July 1, 2009.

OHLA clarifies newly adopted agency administrative rules related to fingerprinting and fitness-to-practice determinations in an answers-to-frequently-asked-questions section linked below.

The key word in the new rules is "may," which means the agency may use fingerprinting as one more tool to confirm an applicant's identity and determine the applicant's fitness to practice any of the multiple health and related professions the agency oversees.

However, OHLA will not require fingerprinting of all applicants, only in instances where the agency has reasonable cause for concern that an applicant or licensee has falsified application information or whose background, specifically any criminal history, may pose a risk to the public.

OHLA has revised new identification requirements in response to stakeholder feedback and upon further review by agency staff. Applicants for authorizations to practice should review the new requirements prior to sitting for an examination or applying.