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

Learn about openings on OHLA's volunteer citizen boards and councils and access regulatory news, publications and OHLA's online newsletter, Licensing Line.

Find information and requirements for all Oregon licenses, certifications, permits and registrations in a single source, including those not overseen by the Oregon Health Licensing Agency.

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.

Access the latest issue of OHLA's newsletter, Licensing Line, featuring news of the agency and regulated professions. Licensing Line covers the diverse issues OHLA addresses in collaboration with multiple volunteer citizen boards and councils. You can also sign up to be a Licensing Line subscriber.

Protect yourself, your family and your co-workers by getting vaccinated and staying informed. The fewer of us who get sick from either seasonal influenza or pandemic H1N1 influenza, the more we can reduce the impact in our schools and workplaces. Visit the state's flu Web site at www.flu.oregon.gov or call the state hotline at 1-800-978-3040.

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 new 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 sitting for an examination or applying.