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DC Board-mandated education for current license year
No additional mandated CE beyond the required continued education rule for 2025.
DC First-year (in Oregon)
Over the counter, non-prescriptive substances – 4 hours
Evidence-based medicine – 2 hours
Cultural Competency – 1 hour
Suicide Intervention Training – 1 hour
DC Second-year (in Oregon)
DC Regular active status
Cultural Competency – 2 hours
General Continuing Education, which must include maintenance of BLS/CPR/AED certification – 17 hours
DC Senior active status
General Continuing Education, which must include maintenance of BLS/CPR/AED certification – 4 hours
DC Inactive status
No education is required to maintain an inactive license. If changing license status to active, or senior active, appropriate education will be due for the year and status activating.
DC Continuing Education Resources
DC Continuing Education Audits
The OBCE performs random audits of continuing education. At the time a licensee receives a request for the continuing education verifications of attendance, they must respond by submitting all proofs of CE that were claimed at the most recent renewal. Hours must have been completed within 12 months of that renewal date.
Licensees are responsible to submit hours equal to their license status.
Failure to respond may result in the issuance of a citation.
CA Board-mandated CE for current year
CA First-time Renewing
Two of the required annual hours are to train the CA to take the patient's vitals. Read "More education info" below.
3 hours may cover general subjects related to the assistant's scope of practice, which must include maintenance of BLS/CPR/AED certification, and 1 hour must cover cultural competency.
Here is a list of Live and Online continuing education for general subject matter.
CA Regular active (not first year)
CA Continuing Education Audit
The OBCE performs random audits of continuing education. At the time an assistant receives a request for the continuing education verifications of attendance, they must respond by submitting all proofs of CE that were claimed at the most recent renewal. Hours must have been completed within 12 months of that renewal date.
Failure to respond may result in the issuance of a citation.
Continuing education approval
How do I know a CE program is approved for renewal credit?
Read the administrative rules on continuing education. There are guidelines for subject matter and/or activities. Otherwise, the OBCE does not pre-approve programs.
Submitting CE
Once I've completed my continuing education hours, do I need to send the certificates to the Board?
Generally CAs and DCs do not need to send their CE proofs of completion to the Board, but there are exceptions (shown below). CAs and DCs are required to maintain their own (CE) education records. The recommendation is to keep your CE records for two to three year; make sure you note for which year you completed the hours for renewal credit.
Exceptions
1) Any time you receive a notice that you are being audited, you must respond by submitting the requested documentation.
2) Any Board-mandated CE is required to be submitted; this may include:
Whenever you are required to submit your proofs of completion, read the instructions you receive carefully. They will indicate your response deadline, and how documents should be submitted.
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