OAR 852-050-0016: Notice of Place of Practice

(1) Each active and telehealth licensee must notify the Board in writing of each place of practice before engaging in practice at that location. If the licensee is practicing in a mobile facility or with a portable unit, the licensee must report the Base of Operations and specific locations of such practice to the Board in compliance with this rule. Telehealth licensees must notify the Board of any distant site locations including websites, applications and other virtual sites or online platforms. (a) Within 14 days of termination, but no later than the effective date, of practice at any location, licensee must notify the Board in writing, including information on the custody of any patient records generated by the licensee at that location. (b) Written notification from a licensee to the Board must be made through the online system. Licensees not using the online system may send by mail, fax or scanned e-mail attachment. Standard e-mail notification from the licensee’s professional or personal e-mail will be accepted with an electronic signature that is composed of the licensee’s full legal name and optometry license number, followed by the last four digits of the licensee’s Social Security number. (c) Reporting of a multiple practice location organization with multiple practice sites and a centralized patient records system is treated as one practice location for reporting. (2) Failure to notify the Board in writing of practice location(s) and any address change(s) in accordance with (1) above subjects the licensee to fees listed in OAR 852-010-0080. (3) Licensees must report ownership of any optometry practices in Oregon. Failure to report timely per 852-050-0016(1) may lead to a late reporting fee per 852-010-0080 or disciplinary action.