ORS 677.133 Expedited license by endorsement; rules

On or before January 1, 2010, the Oregon Medical Board shall implement an expedited physician licensing process that allows the board to issue a license by endorsement to a qualified physician. To be considered for a license by endorsement, a physician:

Must have practiced the physician’s specialty, if any, for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the physician’s application for licensure by endorsement; or

If the physician is retired, must have been retired for one year or less;

May not have been subject to discipline by a health professional regulatory board in any state in which the physician has been licensed; and

May not have been held liable for a significant malpractice claim as defined by the board by rule.

The licensing process implemented by the board must require the board to:

Use existing databases to verify application information; and

Accept documents from the state in which the applicant was first licensed as a physician as equivalent to primary source documents to verify:

Medical education;

National medical examination scores;

Post-graduate training, if applicable; and

Other qualifications as provided by rule of the board.