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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif;color:red">This message is being sent to all licensees and certificate holders.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">8/19/2021 - Healthcare workers required to be fully vaccinated with no testing alternative.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">Governor Brown announced today that the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for healthcare workers (which includes all OBCE licensees) will no longer have a testing alternative.
Healthcare workers will be required to be fully vaccinated by October 18 or six weeks after full FDA approval, whichever is later.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is working to amend its temporary rule (<a href="https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=280246">OAR 333-019-1010</a>)
and we will provide it to our licensees once finalized. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">Governor Brown’s press conference is available here:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=64283">Two New Vaccination Measures to Address Hospital Crisis, Help Keep Students Safe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">For questions regarding OHA’s temporary rule and these requirements, contact OHA at<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="mailto:COVID.10@dhsoha.state.or.us">COVID.10@dhsoha.state.or.us</a> or 503-945-5488.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">530 Center St NE, Suite 620</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">Salem, OR 97301</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif">503-373-1573</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:oregon.obce@oregon.gov">oregon.obce@oregon.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/obce">www.oregon.gov/obce</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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