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Oregon Health Licensing Agency

  • OHLA Oversees Licensing, Regulation of Multiple Health and Related Professions
    ​The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) is a central licensing and regulatory agency that oversees multiple health and related professions. OHLA protects the health, safety and rights of Oregon consumers by ensuring only qualified applicants are authorized to practice.  OHLA reviews and approves applicant qualifications, conducts examinations, inspects thousands of licensed facilities and independent contractors, responds to and investigates consumer complaints, and disciplines licensees who are found in violation of state requirements.
  • Licensees Required to Notify OHLA of Changes to Licensing Information within 30 Days

    Licensees must notify the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) within 30 days of any changes to their licensing information, including but not limited to name and address changes, employment status and work location, telephone numbers, and closure or sale of a business facility or practice.The notification must be in writing and submitted within 30 calendar days. Click here for address or employment changes.

    For legal name changes, licensees must provide additional documentation and complete a Customer Information Update Form (see link below).

    Click here for information on name change documentation requirements.

    Click here to access a Customer Information Update Form on the OHLA Forms page.

    Click here for more information on notification requirements.
  • OHLA Highlights 2013 Proposed Legislation in Licensing Line

    ​The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) highlights
    proposed legislation by the agency and affecting the agency in the latest issue of Licensing Line, the agency's electronic news update.

    From continued streamlining and standardizing agency overarching statutes to profession-specific proposed changes, Licensing Line provides summaries of each agency-proposed bill as well as two bills not proposed by the agency that could affect agency operations.

    Click here to access the February Legislative edition of Licensing Line.

    Click here to access the April Legislative edition of Licensing Line.
OHLA Resources Current Topics
Online License Renewal
Renew computer
It's secure, speedy and saves you a stamp! OHLA's online renewal feature is part of our ongoing efforts to provide customer service excellence and a streamlined regulatory environment.
Consumers Find Help at OHLA
Consumer Help
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 a License Holders Status
Oregon License
Check our online database or to see if a professional is licensed or has been subject to disciplinary action (license suspension, probation or revocation).
News You Can Use
Central issues
Learn about openings on OHLA's volunteer citizen boards and access agency publications and OHLA's online newsletter, Licensing Line.
Search Statewide Licensing Database
Professions
Find information and requirements for all Oregon licenses, certifications, permits and registrations in a single source, including those not overseen by the Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
Testing?  Parking Meter Rates Increased
Applicants who are planning to take a qualifying examination or conduct any other business at the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) in Salem may want to bring extra change:  the City of Salem recently increased parking meter rates from 75 cents to $1.50 per hour.  For more information, visit http://www.cityofsalem.net/Parking/. 
 
Get Informed! Get on the Contact List!
Professions
Licensees and other agency stakeholders can take advantage of the Oregon Health Licensing Agency's distribution lists. When you sign up, you stay informed of happening within your licensing board and the agency.
Watch OHLA Board Meetings Online
OHLA Web
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) now offers online access to all regularly scheduled full board meetings. All you have to do is click on the link on the meeting notice of the meeting you'd like to view at the time the meeting is scheduled. Note:  Online meeting access is not available if there is an executive session scheduled.  Please check the meeting agenda.
Catch the Latest Regulatory News in Licensing Line
Licensing Line
Access the latest issue of OHLA's newsletter, Licensing Line, featuring news of the agency and regulated professions. Licensing Line covers the diverse issues OHLA addresses in collaboration with multiple volunteer citizen boards. You can also sign up to be a Licensing Line subscriber.