HLO News Details

​Proposed Administrative Rules - Direct Entry Midwifery - Legend Drugs & Devices

The Health Licensing Office (HLO), in coordination with the Board of Direct Entry Midwifery (Board), initially filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the Secretary of State for publication in the March 2026 Oregon Bulletin. Following the filing, HLO was informed that the estimated costs associated with the equipment and supplies required for compliance with the rule may be inaccurate, and that instructions for joining the public rule hearing via videoconference were inadvertently omitted from the notice. 

The HLO will be filing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the Secretary of State for publication in the April 2026 Oregon Bulletin which will have the corrected fiscal impact and public rule hearing information. Interested parties will be notified once the rules have been filed in April. 

Proposed Rules and Public Comment Information
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

DEM Proposed Rules - Bold and Strikethrough Version

Public comment can be submitted from March 1 through April 30, 2026, at noon. Comments can be submitted by email to Josh Page at josh.page@oha.oregon.gov or by postal mail to:

Attn: Josh Page
Health Licensing Office
1430 Tandem Ave. NE, Suite 180
Salem, OR 97301-2192

The Public rule hearing scheduled for March 25, 2026, is CANCELLED.

The Public rule hearing will now be held on April 29, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon). Interested parties may attend the hearing in-person at the address listed above or through Zoom.

Instructions for attending through Zoom:

• Email your full name to Samie Patnode at samie.patnode@oha.oregon.gov, and state that you would like to testify.
• The HLO asks that individuals attending the hearing through Zoom keep their cameras off and their phones or microphones muted during the entire hearing until your name is called to testify.

Comments will not be accepted, nor considered, if received after 12 p.m. (noon) on April 30, 2026. For more information or to request this information in an alternative format, please call Josh Page at (503) 934-0720 or email at josh.page@oha.oregon.gov.