It's secure, speedy and saves you a stamp! OHLA's online renewal feature is part of our ongoing efforts to provide customer service excellence and a streamlined regulatory environment.

If you can't resolve a problem or issue with a practitioner of one of the health and related professions OHLA regulates, we can help.

Check our online database or to see if a professional is licensed or has been subject to disciplinary action (license suspension, probation or revocation).

Learn about openings on OHLA's volunteer citizen boards and councils and access regulatory news, publications and OHLA's online newsletter, Licensing Line.

Oregon celebrates its 150th birthday in 2009, all year long, so there's still time to savor the state's sesquicentennial. Find out more by clicking on the link below!

The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) and the Board of Direct Entry Midwifery have scheduled a special outreach event in the Portland area on Saturday, November 7, to address health and safety issues related to home births.

Key topics to be addressed include informed consent, peer review and issues related to mother and baby transport to hospitals under certain conditions specified in state midwifery regulations.

Access the latest issue (October 2009) of OHLA's newsletter, Licensing Line, featuring news of the agency and regulated professions. Licensing Line covers the diverse issues OHLA addresses in collaboration with multiple volunteer citizen boards and councils. You can also sign up to be a Licensing Line subscriber.

Protect yourself, your family and your co-workers by getting vaccinated and staying informed. The fewer of us who get sick from either seasonal influenza or pandemic H1N1 influenza, the more we can reduce the impact in our schools and workplaces. Visit the state's flu Web site at www.flu.oregon.gov or call the state hotline at 1-800-978-3040.

Starting Friday, October 16, 2009, OHLA will be closed on 10 "furlough" days through May 2011 as part of state government efforts to reduce costs. State employees will take unpaid days off on these scheduled days. Please plan any business with OHLA accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience.

OHLA has revised new identification requirements in response to stakeholder feedback and upon further review by agency staff. Applicants for authorizations to practice should review the new requirements prior to sitting for an examination or applying.