OAR 858-020-0096: Representations to the Board

(1) Policy. To carry out its public protection mandate, the Board must ensure the accuracy, integrity, and authenticity of its processes and the information it receives and relies upon to make decisions. This rule applies to all licensees, residents, temporary practitioners, and applicants; (collectively, “subjects”). (2) Subjects must not make any omission or false, misleading, or deceptive statement in any correspondence or form submitted to the Board. (3) Subjects must provide accurate and complete responses to all questions asked by the Board in any context, including but not limited to character and fitness disclosures, criminal history information, history of education and supervised clinical experience, attestations, and certifications. (4) Subjects submitting licensing and renewal applications must not authorize, direct or permit any third party to submit substantive responses on the subject’s behalf to any question asked by the Board pertaining to the application. Nothing in this rule precludes a subject from receiving clerical or technical assistance, including translation services, reasonable accommodations for disability, or independent legal advice, provided that the subject personally determines and supplies the substantive contents of the responses. (5) Failure to comply with any provision of this rule, or misrepresentation of compliance, constitutes unprofessional conduct per ORS 675.070(2)(d) and fraud or material misrepresentation per ORS 675.070(2)(f) and may be grounds for disciplinary action.