ORS 681.420: Powers and duties; rules.

The State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology shall: (1) Administer, coordinate and enforce the provisions of this chapter; (2) Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for any license as issued under this chapter and supervise the examination of such applicants; (3) Investigate persons engaging in practices which violate the provisions of this chapter; (4) Conduct hearings and keep records and minutes as the board deems necessary to an orderly dispatch of business; (5) Adopt rules and regulations, including but not limited to governing ethical standards of practice under this chapter; and (6) Adopt a seal by which the board shall authenticate its proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records and acts of the board, signed by the executive director or chairperson of the board and stamped with the seal, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of such documents. [Formerly 694.465; 1995 c.280 §18; 2005 c.698 §18]