OAR 858-020-0035: Form of Complaints

(1) If the complaint is first made in verbal form, is tentative, or undocumented, the Board may require a statement in writing, accompanied by documentation and/or submission of a complaint form. The Board will advise a complainant about the nature and form of documentation required. (2) The Board may initiate an investigation on its own action. (3) If the complainant is a client or former client of the respondent, the complainant must sign a waiver of confidentiality allowing the Board and its legal counsel access to records and other materials that are the ethical and legal responsibility of the respondent. Refusal by a complainant to comply with this requirement may result in dismissal of the complaint. (4) If a Board member becomes a complainant or a respondent, the same procedures will apply as in any other case. The Board member will abstain from any participation in discussion and deliberations of the Board regarding the complaint.