Laws & Rules

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS)

Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) are laws enacted by the legislature to provide policy, mandates and permissive laws.

Note: The Board's enabling statutes can be found at ORS 675.705 - .835.

Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs)

The Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) are an agency’s directives, standards, regulations or statements of general applicability that implement, interpret or prescribe law or policy or describe a procedure or practice requirement.

Note: Please refer to our Administrative Rulemaking Page for information on proposed and recently filed rules.

Code of Ethics

The 2014 American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics constitutes the required professional conduct of licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensure applicants including registered interns. Its goal is the welfare and protection of the individuals and groups with whom counselors and therapists work.

Please refer to OAR Chapter 833, Division 100 and the 2014 ACA Code.

[Former Division 100, Code of Ethics, effective through 12/31/17 may be found here]

Law & Rule Book

OBLPCT Statute & Rule Book- Includes Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 675.705 - 675.825 (Licensed Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists), Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) Chapter 833 (OBLPCT), and the ACA Code of Ethics.
Statutes Pertaining to the Practice of Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy- Oregon Revised Statutes. Includes: Counselor/Client Privilege; Intent to Commit Certain Crimes; Authority of non-custodial parent; Rights of Minors; Elderly Abuse Reporting; Patient Records; Protected Health Information; Child Abuse Reporting; Placement of Child or Ward; Court-Appointed Counsel; Persons with Mental Illness; Chronically Mentally Ill Persons; Sexually Dangerous Persons; Abuse Reporting for Mentally Ill or Developmentally Disabled Persons; Animal Abuse Reporting.