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Deadline Extended: Seeking Members to Serve on the Direct Entry Midwifery Legend Drugs and Devices Rules Advisory Committee

​The deadline for submitting interest forms to serve on the Board of Direct Entry Midwifery (Board) Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) has been extended, and the April 23 and May 14 RAC meetings have been canceled. 

The Health Licensing Office (HLO) and the Board are seeking individuals and communities who are likely to be affected by the rule changes to serve on the RAC. Members of RACs provide unique perspectives, subject matter expertise, and lived experience with direct entry midwifery, community birth services, consumer safety, and the purchase and administration of legend drugs and devices.

RAC meetings are expected to begin in July 2025 and end in September 2025. Those interested in serving on the RAC should submit a completed Application to Serve on Rules Advisory Committee form to josh.page@oha.oregon.gov or mail it to 1430 Tandem Ave, Suite 180, Salem, OR 97301, c/o Josh Page, no later than noon on May 15, 2025. 

If you have questions, contact Samie Patnode at samie.patnode@oha.oregon.gov or call (503) 373-1917, or Josh Page at josh.page@oha.oregon.gov or call (503) 934-0720.

Upcoming HLO Closures Due to State Holidays

​Mark your calendar and note that the Health Licensing Office (and all State of Oregon agencies) will be closed on the following state holidays:

  • Monday, May 26, 2025, for Memorial Day
  • Thursday, June 19, 2025, for Juneteenth National Independence Day