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Oregon Health Licensing Agency

About Us
Mission Statement
OHLA-regulated professions
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) protects the health, safety and rights of Oregon consumers by ensuring only qualified applicants are authorized to practice. OHLA establishes, communicates and ensures compliance of regulatory standards for multiple health and related professions
 
In addition, OHLA conducts inspections of licensed facilities, responds to and investigates consumer complaints, and disciplines practitioners found in violation of state law and administrative rule.


 
OHLA Central Agency
OHLA’s primary purpose is to provide more unified and standardized regulatory oversight that results in greater regulatory accountability and efficiency.  The volunteer citizen boards and councils of OHLA provide profession-specific expertise and consultation but are not responsible for central agency operations.
 
As a state consumer protection agency, OHLA plays a leading role in safeguarding the more than 3.5 million Oregon citizens who purchase services from professionals and businesses licensed by the agency.
 
Click here for an overview of OHLA-regulated professions.

 
Agency Goals
The OHLA agency works to achieve the following goals:
  • Actively promote consumer protection through education, enforcement and partnerships

  • Promote a positive business environment by reducing barriers to professional practice

  • Provide excellent customer service to all agency clients and stakeholders

 
Director's Office
The Director's Office provides overall vision and leadership and determination of policy formulation and establishes the agency's strategic goals, legislative initiatives and long-term planning.

The agency director assumes ultimate responsibility for the accountability of the agency, for achieving outcomes, complying with state law and ensuring stewardship of the funds entrusted for agency operations by the Oregon State Legislature.
 
Administrative Services
The Administrative Services Division oversees board and council operations, including planning and coordination of board and council meetings, and manages administrative rulemaking for the agency and for each regulated profession.
 
The office also oversees public information activities to communicate with the agency's wide range of stakeholders.

 
Fiscal Services Division
The Fiscal Services Division develops and oversees a cost allocation model that determines how regulatory programs are assessed fees to cover their costs to the agency; and develops and maintains policies, procedures, and management practices to implement cash, purchasing, property, and inventory controls to protect the assets of the agency.
 
The division also oversees development and management of the agency’s data processing software system.

 
Licensing Division
The Licensing Division reviews applications and conducts examinations to determine if applicants for an authorization to practice are qualified to practice. The division also monitors continuing education compliance for professions with a continuing education requirement.

 
Regulatory Operations Division
The Regulatory Operations Division manages and develops regulatory compliance programs for facility, business, independent contractor and practitioner license holders, and criteria for consumer contracts.
 
The division directs all disciplinary and regulatory aspects of the agency, managing the operations for routine business/practitioner inspections; complaint investigation resolution and mediation; and contested case hearings.

 
Volunteer Citizen Boards
Board meeting
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency oversees the following volunteer citizen boards:
 
Athletic Trainers, Board of
 
Body Art Practitioners, Board of
 
Cosmetology, Board of
 
Denture Technology, Board of
 
Dietitians, Board of Licensed
 
Direct Entry Midwifery, Board of
 
Environmental Health Registration Board
 
Hearing Aids, Advisory Council on  
 
Nursing Home Administrators Board
 
Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board
 
Sex Offender Treatment Board