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The Board of Sign Language Interpreters has a meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Information on how the public may attend the meeting is listed in the notice. The notice and the agenda can be found at: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/HLO/Pages/Public-Meetings.aspx. The agenda is subject to change.
If you have any questions about accommodations or need assistance to participate, please contact Josh Page at josh.page@oha.oregon.gov, or by calling (503) 934-0720; or Krissy Pickett at krissy.pickett@oha.oregon.gov, or by calling (503) 378-2093 All relay calls are accepted.
Mark your calendar and note that the Health Licensing Office (and all State of Oregon agencies) will be closed on the following state holidays:
While the Oregon Board of Sign Language Interpreters, Rules Advisory Committee continues to work through the rule writing process to make rule language recommendations to the Board, the Health Licensing Office (HLO) is extending the limited waiver on enforcement through midnight on June 30, 2025. This means that the HLO is exercising its discretion to not take disciplinary action against individuals who are required to be licensed and choose to work under the limited waiver on enforcement, i.e., not obtain a permanent board license (permanent license).
The limited waiver of enforcement is narrow; the waiver only applies to the singular issue of providing sign language interpretation services in Oregon without a license. The HLO may impose discipline for any other violation of the HLO or Board rules or statutes. The limited waiver of enforcement ends on June 30, 2025. On July 1, 2025, any individual not covered by an exception and providing sign language interpreting (SLI) services will need to have a permanent license to avoid enforcement action by HLO.
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