OR Psych Juris cheat sheet

Oregon Laws and Administrative Rules Governing the Practice of Psychology

• Statutory anchor: ORS 675.010–675.110 (psychologists) and the Board of Psychology's administrative rules in OAR chapter 858; the Board enforces both.

• Scope of practice (ORS 675.010): psychology is the application of established principles of learning, motivation, perception, thinking, emotional and biological aspects of behavior to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and correction of behavior.

• Title protection: only licensees may call themselves "psychologist" or use titles/abbreviations implying licensure; unlicensed practice and aiding unlicensed practice are prohibited.

• Licensure pathways: doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited program plus supervised postdoctoral experience, or a pre-doctoral internship plus postdoctoral hours as the Board specifies, then the EPPP and Oregon jurisprudence examination.

• Supervision rules: a supervisee may practice only under a Board-approved supervisory relationship with a written supervision agreement defining frequency of contact, duties, and evaluation; supervisors hold responsibility for the supervisee's services.

• Continuing education: licensees renew every two years and must complete the Board-required CE hours, including mandated ethics and Oregon-specific coursework, and retain documentation for audit.

• Mandatory reporting: licensees must report child abuse (ORS 419B.010) and abuse of adults protected under ORS 430.735–430.765; confidentiality yields to these statutory duties.

• Record retention: client records must be kept for the period set in OAR chapter 858 (generally at least seven years, longer for minors), and release of records requires written client authorization or a legal order.

• Discipline: the Board may deny, suspend, revoke, or place conditions on a license for unprofessional conduct, including boundary violations, practicing outside competence, and failure to cooperate with a Board investigation.