[OBPEeNews] Notice: Hearing 12/30/14 for two Proposed Rulemakings

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RULEMAKING HEARING NOTICE

Please find attached two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing and Statements of Need and Fiscal Impact for the two proposed rulemakings below.

1)  Rule Caption: Designation of education and licensure status for psychologists and psychologist associates.
Rule Summary: The proposed rule will specify how psychologists and psychologist associates may designate their education and licensure status.
2)  Rule Caption: Diversity continuing education requirement.
Rule Summary: The proposed amendment changes the continuing education (CE) requirements for licensed psychologists and psychologist associates by adding a requirement that active and semi-active licensees complete four hours of education dedicated to the topic of diversity in each reporting period.  This would become effective January 1, 2016.
Hearing: A public hearing for both of these proposed rulemakings will be held at 10:00 a.m. on December 30, 2014 at 3218 Pringle Road SE; Salem, OR 97302.
Public Comments: The agency requests public comment on whether the options should be considered for achieving the rule's substantive goals while reducing negative economic impact of the rule on business.  Please email your comments to laree.felton at state.or.us<mailto:laree.felton at state.or.us> or mail them to the Board's office at 3218 Pringle Road SE, Ste. 130, Salem, OR 97302.  All comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 30, 2014.
Website: The above documents, along with rule text (for the proposed rules, new language underlined, deleted language with strike-through), are available at www.oregon.gov/OBPE<http://www.oregon.gov/OBPE> under "Headlines" on the right-hand side of the page.

RULES FILED

Also please note that the following rules have been filed:

Temporary Renewal Fee Reduction<http://www.oregon.gov/obpe/Statutes_Rules/PermOAR_Fee_11-17-14.pdf>

Change to Educational Requirements<http://www.oregon.gov/obpe/Statutes_Rules/PermOAR_Education_11-17-14.pdf>

Post-Doc Rules<http://www.oregon.gov/obpe/Statutes_Rules/PermOAR_Post-Doc_11-17-14.pdf>

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Thank you,

OBPE Staff
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