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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>BOARD RULEMAKING NOTICE</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find attached the following <b>Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing</b> and Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact from the Board of Psychologist Examiners.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b><u>Rule Caption</u>: Licensing fee increases.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><u>Rule Summary</u>: The proposed amendment increases licensure-related fees for psychologist and psychologist associate licensees and applicants. The fees would become effective January 1, 2018.<o:p></o:p></p>
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The agency requests public comment on whether the options should be considered for achieving the rule’s substantive goals while reducing negative economic impact of the rule on business. Please email your comments to
<a href="mailto:laree.felton@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">laree.felton@state.or.us</span></a> or mail them to the Board’s office at 3218 Pringle Road SE, Ste. 130, Salem, OR 97302. All comments must be received no later than
<u>5:00 p.m. on October 24, 2017</u>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Website:</b> The above documents, along with rule text (for the proposed rules, new language underlined, deleted language with strike-through), are available at
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OBPE"><span style="color:purple">www.oregon.gov/OBPE</span></a> under “Headlines.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0in"><span lang="EN">On July 28, 2017, the Board sent out a rulemaking notice on behalf of the Oregon Health Authority, Health Policy and Analytics relating to Healthcare Practitioner Credentialing, Telemedicine and Physician Credentialing.</span>
<span lang="EN">The proposed rule changes and notice can be accessed at the following link:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.oregon.gov_oha_HPA_HPARules_409-2D045-2520Notice-2DWeb.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=5f0eCqVILEdDzRv_-oLB4gMH7-wWFCMvIvIFinNrjpqFv6WW94Y2pASLoz_4oekD&m=aJpcy-RrBQeaVyFA0JKAgYaScYPXUkIW3FYtNPyRAKk&s=g71-jJPE80t2rSE-1CIYKeB_5SaVTPEe_3i7jm_2il0&e=">http://www.oregon.gov/oha/HPA/HPARules/409-045%20Notice-Web.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Please refer to the attached document explaining that
<b>the written comment period has been extended to October 30, 2017 at 5:00 pm.</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Please contact Zarie Haverkate at <a href="mailto:Zarie.haverkate@state.or.us?subject=Proposed%20Rulemaking">
zarie.haverkate@state.or.us</a> if you have any questions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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