OAR 852-050-0006: Annual Renewal of Active License

(1) Active licensees must annually renew their license to practice optometry: (a) Annual license-year renewal periods are established by the Board based upon birth dates of licensees; (b) If the licensee’s date of birth is not available to the Board, a license renewal period will be established for the licensee. (2) Complete license renewal applications are due on the first day of the month of license expiration (month of licensee’s birth date) and must be received in the Board’s office or be postmarked to the Board’s mailing address or successfully submitted via the Board’s online system, on or before the due date. (3) The license renewal application must include the following to be considered complete: (a) A completed license renewal form signed by the licensee; (b) Payment for the correct license renewal fee(s) and any late fee(s); (c) Accurate completion of the required continuing optometric education reporting form and attestation of meeting the continuing education requirements; and (d) Attestation of continuous CPR certification, as required in OAR 852-80-0040. (4) The Board, as a courtesy, mails or emails annual license renewal notices to the licensee’s current reported address or email address of record. However, it is the licensee’s responsibility to ensure timely renewal; failure to receive notice does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility to timely renew (5) A licensee who is not more than 30 days late in renewing the license may renew upon payment to the Board of the required late fee. If a licensee is more than 30 days late, the license is automatically suspended upon 30-day notice sent to the licensee via certified mail, as required by ORS 683.120(2). (6) If a licensee is more than 60 days late in renewing the license, the licensee may be required to take an examination and pay the examination fee as required in ORS 683.060. The Board may, upon written request, waive the examination requirement. (7) In addition to the annual license renewal fee listed in OAR 852-010-0080, the Board is required by ORS 431.972 to collect an additional annual fee from each active status optometry licensee for the Electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Fund, which is remitted to the Oregon Health Authority. (8) In any seven-year period, any licensee whose complete license renewal and fee is not received or postmarked by the first day of the month of license expiration is subject to a late payment fee listed in OAR 852-010-0080, which must be received before the license will be issued. (9) Any licensee whose Board-required CPR certification lapsed at any time during the licensing period is subject to a lapsed CPR fee as listed in OAR 852-010-0080, which must be received before the license will be issued.