OAR 847-065-0055: Monitoring Agreement

To participate in the Health Professionals’ Services Program, a licensee must enter into a written monitoring agreement with the HPSP which requires the licensee to: (1) Consent to disclosure and exchange of information between the HPSP, the board, and the licensee’s employer, evaluators and treatment entities in compliance with ORS 179.505 and 42 C.F.R. part 2; (2) Comply continuously with the agreement, including any restrictions on their practice, for two years or longer as described in OAR 847-065-0060, as specified in the monitoring agreement or addenda to the monitoring agreement; (3) Participate in a treatment plan and all required activities in the treatment plan as approved by a clinical evaluator or treatment provider; (4) Abstain from mind-altering or intoxicating substances or potentially addictive drugs prohibited by the contractor, unless the drug is prescribed for a documented medical condition by a person authorized by law to prescribe the drug to the licensee; (5) Report use of mind-altering or intoxicating substances or potentially addictive drugs within 24 hours to contractor; (6) Submit to random drug or alcohol testing as outlined in the monitoring agreement; (7) Limit practice as required by the contractor or the Board; (8) Designate a workplace monitor; (9) Participate in a follow-up evaluation, when necessary, of the licensee’s fitness to practice; (10) Report at least weekly to the contractor regarding the licensee’s compliance with the monitoring agreement; (11) Report applications for licensure in other states, changes in employment and changes in practice setting to the contractor; (12) Report any arrest for or conviction of a misdemeanor or felony crime to the contractor within three business days after the licensee is arrested or convicted of the crime; (13) Report to the contractor any citation for the use or possession of any DEA scheduled substances, including but not limited to citations for Class E violations, within three business days of the citation; (14) Report to the contractor any investigations or disciplinary action by any state, or state or federal agency, including Oregon; (15) Agree to be responsible for the cost of evaluations, toxicology testing, treatment, monitoring groups, and periodic monitoring consultations; and (16) Maintain a license status and report any changes in license status.