2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 670 - Occupations and Professions Generally
Section 670.400 - Temporary authorizations; rules.

(a) "Occupational or professional service" means a service:
(A) For which an individual must possess a license, certificate or other form of authorization to provide under the laws of this state; and
(B) Over which a professional licensing board has regulatory oversight.
(b) "Professional licensing board" means a state agency or board that licenses, certifies or otherwise authorizes individuals to provide an occupational or professional service.
(2) A professional licensing board shall issue a temporary authorization to provide the occupational or professional service regulated by the professional licensing board to a person who:
(a) Is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is stationed in this state;
(b) Holds a current authorization to provide the occupational or professional service issued by another state and the professional licensing board determines that the other state’s authorization requirements are substantially similar to those of the professional licensing board;
(c) Provides to the professional licensing board, in a manner determined by the professional licensing board, sufficient proof that the person is in good standing with the issuing out-of-state professional licensing board; and
(d) Has demonstrated competency, as determined by the professional licensing board by rule, over the occupational or professional service regulated by the professional licensing board.
(3)(a) A temporary authorization issued under this section is valid until the earliest of the following:
(A) Two years after the date of issuance;
(B) The date the spouse of the person to whom the authorization was issued completes the spouse’s term of service in this state; or
(C) The date the person’s authorization issued by another state expires.
(b) An authorization issued under this section is not renewable. A person may not continue to provide the occupational or professional service unless the person is issued a full authorization under the laws of this state to provide the occupational or professional service.
(4) A professional licensing board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [2019 c.142 §1; 2019 c.626 §2]