2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Public Health
Chapter 431A - Public Health Programs and Activities
Section 431A.880 - Licensing information; fees; rules.
(1) As used in this section, "board" means:
(a) The Oregon Medical Board;
(b) The Oregon Board of Dentistry;
(c) The Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine;
(d) The Oregon State Board of Nursing;
(e) The Oregon Board of Optometry; and
(f) The State Board of Pharmacy.
(2)(a) At the time of issuing or renewing a license, a board shall provide the Oregon Health Authority with the licensing information of each person licensed by the board who is authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances. The authority shall use the licensing information to qualify the licensee to report information to, or receive information from, the prescription monitoring program established under ORS 431A.855.
(b) A board by rule may adopt exceptions to the requirement described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3)(a) In addition to other licensing fees imposed by a board on licensees, a board shall adopt rules imposing a fee of $35 per year on each person licensed by the board who is authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances. A board shall collect the fee at the same time the board collects other licensing fees imposed on licensees.
(b) A board shall retain 10 percent of the fees collected under paragraph (a) of this subsection to cover the costs of administering this section.
(c) On the first day of each calendar quarter, a board shall transmit 90 percent of the fees collected under paragraph (a) of this subsection during the preceding calendar quarter to the Oregon Health Authority Fund established in ORS 413.101. Moneys deposited in the fund under this paragraph may be used only for the purpose of carrying out ORS 431A.855 to 431A.900.
(4) A board may adopt rules necessary for the administration of this section. [Formerly 431.972; 2017 c.683 §16; 2021 c.191 §7; 2021 c.512 §1]
