OAR 851-070-0060: Approval of Independent Third-Party Evaluators

(1) To be approved by the Board as an independent third-party 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 certificate holder or licensee’s diagnosis, degree of impairment, and treatment recommendations; and (c) Able to facilitate toxicology testing of the certificate holder or licensee at intake. (2) The Board reserves the right to not approve an independent third-party 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 the participant. (4) If the evaluation does not contain return-to-work criteria, qualified Board staff or another third-party evaluator will review the evaluation to determine the return-to-work criteria.