| Renewal - Annual License |
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| Annual License Renewal |
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Welcome to the Board's Guide to the Annual License Renewal Process
The licenses of physicians who renew for one year are: Emeritus, Emeritus Inactive, and physicians currently in a postgraduate training program.
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| FAQs |
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Frequently Asked Questions about annual license renewal
Answers to most questions regarding annual license renewal can be found here.
If you have a question about the annual license renewal process, please review the responses to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). These are responses to questions Board staff receive every renewal period, so it is likely your question will be answered by reading the FAQs.
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| Mailing Dates of Annual License Renewal Forms |
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License Renewal Forms were mailed out on October 2, 2008 this year.
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| Renewal Form Replacement |
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Call 971-673-2700 to receive a renewal package.
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| Elimination of the Emeritus Inactive Status |
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Why is the Emeritus Inactive status being eliminated?
The Oregon Medical Board supports Emeritus physicians providing volunteer, nonrenumerative care to Oregon patients by offering these physicians a reduced annual license renewal fee of $50. The mission of the Oregon Medical Board is to protect the health, safety and well being of Oregon citizens, and the Board’s position is that physicians practicing in another state should be supported by the state in which the physician is practicing.
The Emeritus Inactive status for physicians not practicing medicine in Oregon is being eliminated as a status either because physicians with this status are practicing in another state and their practice activities are the responsibility of the other state, or if living in Oregon and they are not practicing, their status is Inactive.
Out-of-state physicians with Emeritus Inactive who do not wish to practice in Oregon should change to Inactive. Those out of state physicians who may come to Oregon in the next year may change to Locum Tenens or Active and reactivate their license. If you do not wish to pay the higher renewal fee required for Inactive, Locum Tenens or Active status, you may choose to lapse or retire your license.
Physicians living in Oregon with Emeritus Inactive status may renew as Emeritus but will need to reactivate their license prior to the end of the year (12/31/08), otherwise their license will lapse and they will need to pay the $150 late fee. The Board is streamlining the reactivation process for physicians changing from Emeritus Inactive to Emeritus status. Physicians who have not practiced for more than 12 twelve months will be required to provide evidence of continued medical competency.
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