OAR 847-008-0065: Use of Name

(1) Each licensee of the Board must be licensed under licensee’s legal name and must practice under that legal name. (a) “Legal name” means the first name, middle name and last or surname, without the use of initials or nicknames and is the name given at birth or subsequently acquired through marriage, court order, adoption or naturalization. (b) Evidence of legal name must be in the form of official records such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate or a court order/decree. (2) When a name is changed, all of the following must be submitted to the Board within 30 days of the name change: (a) A signed change of name notification affidavit provided by this Board; (b) A copy of the legal document showing the name change; and (c) The returned original Oregon license and license card, or engrossed certificate, whichever is applicable. (3) A licensee may practice under a variation of their legal name, if: (a) The variation is part of the licensee’s legal name, (b) The variation remains in the same order of the legal name, and (c) The licensee notifies the Board in writing of the legal name variation. (4) Violation of this rule will result in a $195 fine and may be cause for further disciplinary action by the Board.