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If you can't resolve a problem or issue with a practitioner of one of the health and related professions OHLA regulates, we can help.

Check our online database to see if a professional is licensed or has been subject to disciplinary action (license suspension, probation or revocation).

The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) offers the following resources to facility owners and practitioners to help you stay in compliance while protecting public health and safety and upholding professional standards.

Click on the links below to learn more.

Access regulatory news, publications and OHLA's free electronic newsletter, Licensing Line.

Oregon authorization holders applying for an affidavit of licensure to allow them to become licensed in another state through reciprocity must now provide two forms of agency approved identification, one of which must be photographic.

The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) has adopted a temporary rule requiring identification in its continuing efforts to ensure the validity and security of the licensing process in Oregon and in collaboration with other state licensing agencies.

Click on the last Current Topics link below for more information on the type of required identification.

The Board of Cosmetology voted at its May 10, 2010, meeting to require out-of-state applicants already authorized to practice in other states to pass both the Oregon Laws & Rules and field of practice examination(s) to qualify for certification in Oregon.

Keep current on the latest licensing and regulatory news of the Board of Cosmetology and Oregon Health Licensing Agency featured monthly in the trade publication Northwest Stylist.

Click on the link below, then click on "Board News: Oregon" on the left navigation menu.

Starting Friday, October 16, 2009, OHLA will be closed on 10 "furlough" days through May 2011 as part of state government efforts to reduce costs. State employees will take unpaid days off on these scheduled days. Please plan any business with OHLA accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience.

OHLA has revised identification requirements in response to stakeholder feedback and upon further review by agency staff. Applicants for authorizations to practice should review the new requirements prior to applying for certification and sitting for an examination.