OAR 847-065-0045: Approval of Independent Clinical Evaluators

(1) To be approved by the Board as an independent clinical evaluator, an evaluator must be: (a) Licensed as required by the jurisdiction in which the evaluator works; (b) Able to provide a comprehensive assessment of and written report describing a licensee’s diagnosis, degree of impairment, and treatment recommendations; and (c) Able to facilitate toxicology testing of the licensee at intake. (2) The Board reserves the right to not approve an independent clinical evaluator for any reason. (3) The Board or contractor will not accept an evaluator as independent in a particular case if, in the Board’s or contractor’s judgment, the evaluator’s judgment is likely to be influenced by a personal or professional relationship with a licensee.