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On October 19, 2023, the Board of Direct Entry Midwifery approved a frequently asked questions document regarding the use of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) as an anti-hemorrhagic administered by intravenous infusion to the list of approved legend drugs a licensed direct entry midwife (LDM) may administer for maternal use.
The Temporary Staffing Agency Program (Program) under the Health Licensing Office (HLO) has filed permanent rules with the Oregon Secretary of State. The permanent rules align the Program with changes mandated by House Bill 2665 (2023).
The rules become effective September 25, 2023.
The Oregon Legislature passed HB 2970 (2021), which changed the scope of practice for estheticians and advanced estheticians. The legislature charged the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians and the Board of Cosmetology to work collaboratively to define the term “device" as it relates to each profession. Based on the legislative requirement, a Joint Rules Advisory Committee was assembled to make recommendations to both boards. As a result of those recommendations, both boards met on June 12, 2023, and approved proposed rules defining an esthetics device, natural physiological effects, and defining an advanced esthetics device.
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