Bill > HB2016

This bill requires the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (OBLPCT) to establish a clear schedule of violations and implement a process for removing disciplinary information from public websites and publications after a certain period. Specifically, the board must remove information about disciplinary actions after three years if the discipline did not involve license suspension and the violation is considered lesser or similar, and after five years if the discipline included license suspension and the violation is considered greater or similar. However, the board is prohibited from removing this information from searchable databases used for license verification, and information about permanent license denials must remain publicly accessible. The goal appears to be balancing public transparency with allowing professionals a path to rehabilitation by limiting long-term public exposure of past disciplinary actions. The bill would be added to the existing Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) covering professional counselors and therapists, specifically sections 675.715 to 675.835.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2016