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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</b> from the Board of Psychology.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b><u>Rule Caption</u>: Temporary suspension of in-person continuing education requirement.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<u>Rule Summary</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt">Amend OAR 858-040-0055: This amendment temporarily suspends the limitation of 20 hours of continuing education credit awarded for home study and study group during a reporting period. It applies only to renewals
that are due between March 31, 2020 and July 31, 2021. <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
<u><span style="color:blue">laree.felton@oregon.gov</span></u> 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 August 24, 2020</u>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Website:</b> The above document, along with rule text showing the changes, is available at
<a href="https://www.Oregon.gov/Psychology/Pages/Rulemaking.aspx">https://www.Oregon.gov/Psychology/Pages/Rulemaking.aspx</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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