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

   1. (a) Licensed as required by the jurisdiction in which the evaluator works;
   2. (b) Able to provide a comprehensive assessment of and written report describing a certificate holder or licensee’s diagnosis, degree of impairment, and treatment recommendations; and
   3. (c) Able to facilitate toxicology testing of the certificate holder or licensee at intake.
2. (2) The Board reserves the right to not approve an independent third-party evaluator for any reason.
3. (3) The Board or contractor will not accept an evaluator as independent in a particular case if, in the Board’s or contractor’s judgment, the evaluator’s judgment is likely to be influenced by a personal or professional relationship with the participant.
4. (4) If the evaluation does not contain return-to-work criteria, qualified Board staff or another third-party evaluator will review the evaluation to determine the return-to-work criteria.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 676.200

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 676.200

History

BN 18-2025, amend filed 08/22/2025, effective 09/01/2025
BN 4-2016, f. 7-15-16, cert. ef. 8-1-16
BN 19-2010, f. & cert. ef. 12-2-10
BN 6-2010(Temp), f. 6-23-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10 thru 12-28-10