Oregon § 677.133 Expedited license by endorsement; rules

Oregon Statutes

§ 677.133 — Expedited license by endorsement; rules

Oregon § 677.133

Vol.17

Title 52Occupations and Professions

Ch. 677Regulation of Medicine, Podiatry and Acupuncture

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.133 (2026).

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(1)On or before January 1, 2010, the Oregon Medical Board shall implement an expedited physician licensing process that allows the board to issue a license by endorsement to a qualified physician. To be considered for a license by endorsement, a physician:

(a)(A) Must have practiced the physician’s specialty, if any, for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the physician’s application for licensure by endorsement; or

(B)If the physician is retired, must have been retired for one year or less;

(b)May not have been subject to discipline by a health professional regulatory board in any state in which the physician has been licensed; and

(c)May not have been held liable for a significant malpractice claim as defined by the board by rule.

(2)The licensing process implemented

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(1) On or before January 1, 2010, the Oregon Medical Board shall implement an expedited physician licensing process that allows the board to issue a license by endorsement to a qualified physician. To be considered for a license by endorsement, a physician:
(a)(A) Must have practiced the physician’s specialty, if any, for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the physician’s application for licensure by endorsement; or
(B) If the physician is retired, must have been retired for one year or less;
(b) May not have been subject to discipline by a health professional regulatory board in any state in which the physician has been licensed; and
(c) May not have been held liable for a significant malpractice claim as defined by the board by rule.
(2) The licensing process implemented by the board must require the board to:
(a) Use existing databases to verify application information; and
(b) Accept documents from the state in which the applicant was first licensed as a physician as equivalent to primary source documents to verify:
(A) Medical education;
(B) National medical examination scores;
(C) Post-graduate training, if applicable; and
(D) Other qualifications as provided by rule of the board.