OAR 852-050-0018: Official Address, Email Address and Telephone Number of Record

(1) Each actively licensed optometric physician must notify the Board in writing of the licensee’s primary practice location, which is recorded by the Board as the official address of record. All correspondence from the Board will be sent to the official address of record unless the licensee requests in writing that an alternate complete mailing address be used. Active licensees who do not have a primary practice location may provide the Board with a mailing address. (2) Each inactive licensee must notify the Board in writing of a complete mailing address. (3) Post office boxes are not acceptable as a mailing address unless a street address is included with it and it is able to receive certified mail and return receipts. (4) Each licensee (active or inactive) must provide a telephone number of record to the Board, which by default is disclosable to the public. Upon written request, the Board will hold the telephone number of record of a licensee confidential if it is a personal number not associated with a business. (5) Failure to notify the Board in writing of a change in the licensee’s official address or telephone phone number of record may subject the licensee to disciplinary action and a fee as listed in OAR 852-010-0080. (6) Licensees are requested to submit an official email address for Board communications. Active status licensees are required to have an email address of record to access the online licensing system. Licensees have the ability to opt out of email communications with the agency and continue to receive written information via U.S. mail.