1. (1) To be approved by the Board as an independent evaluator, an evaluator must be:

   1. (a) Licensed as required by the jurisdiction in which the evaluator works; and
   2. (b) Able to provide a comprehensive assessment of and written report describing a licensee’s diagnosis, degree of impairment, and treatment options.
2. (2) The Board will not accept an independent evaluator in a particular case if, in the Board’s judgment, the evaluator’s judgment is likely to be influenced by a personal or professional relationship with a licensee.
3. (3) The Board will maintain a list of approved independent evaluators on the Board’s Web site at www.oregon.gov/Dentistry.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 676, 679 & 680

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 676.185, 676.190, 676.195, 676.200 & 676.140(e)

History

OBD 1-2011, f. 1-11-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
OBD 2-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-6-10 thru 2-1-11