OAR 852-050-0012: Inactive Status License

(1) Eligible licensees may be granted an inactive status license upon signed written request. If renewal is not due, the license will be converted from active to inactive at no charge. If renewal is due, the licensee will pay the inactive renewal fee. (2) To remain in inactive status, a licensee must renew annually. Annual license-year renewal periods are established by the Board based upon birth dates of licensees. (3) 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 on or before the due date. (4) The license renewal application must include the following to be considered complete: (a) A completed online renewal application, and (b) Payment for the correct license renewal fee(s) and any late fee(s). (5) As a courtesy, the Board sends a license year renewal notice to the inactive status licensee’s current reported email address or 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. (6) A licensee who is not more than 30 days late in renewing the license may renew the license upon payment to the Board of the required fee plus a late fee. If a licensee is more than 30 days late, the license is automatically suspended upon 30-day notice sent to the licensee by first-class mail. (7) A licensee who is more than 60 days late in renewing the license may be required to take an examination and pay the examination fee as required in ORS 683.060. The Board may, upon written application, waive the examination requirement. (8) 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. (9) Reactivation: To reactivate a license to practice optometry in Oregon, an inactive status licensee must complete the following requirements: (a) Submit a signed Reactivation Request form; (b) Pay the reactivation fee listed in OAR 852-010-0080, the criminal background check fee (if inactive for 2 or more years) and the difference between the inactive and active status license renewal fees; (c) Submit proof of continuing education hours equivalent to Oregon requirements for the previous licensing period; (d) Submit documentation of current CPR certification, as required in OAR 852-80-0040; (e) Submit proof of meeting the requirements of OAR 852 Division 80 – Pharmaceutical Agents, for licensure with the non-topical certification (AT) or non-topical certification with injections (ATI), unless this information has been previously provided to the Board; (f) Provide the Board’s office with the address of the intended primary practice location in the state of Oregon, if known, or the mailing address to be printed on the license; (g) Provide written confirmation from the licensing entity of each other state in which the applicant has ever been licensed that the applicant for licensure has not been sanctioned for violating the laws, rules or standards of ethics of that jurisdiction. The Board will accept electronic license verifications if the issuing entity provides complete license and discipline history in the electronic format. In addition, the Board will query the National Practitioner Data Bank for adverse actions on each person making an application for licensure ; (h) If inactive for two years or more, pass any required criminal background checks; and (i) Pass the Oregon optometric law and administrative rules examination if the applicant last held an active status license in Oregon more than two years before the date the Board confirms receipt of the completed application.