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Randall Everitt, a veteran of state government with expertise in management, investigations and professional licensing, will become the director of the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) on August 3, state officials announced.

Scott Harra, Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, says that Everitt is the right person at the right time to lead an agency that has experienced major changes in management over the past six months.

Fee increases have been adopted in temporary and proposed Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) for the Board of Cosmetology. Stakeholders may comment on the rule revisions through August 31, when a public rules hearing is scheduled.

OHLA clarifies newly adopted agency administrative rules related to fingerprinting and fitness-to-practice determinations in an answers-to-frequently-asked-questions section linked below.

The key word in the new rules is "may," which means the agency may use fingerprinting as one more tool to confirm an applicant's identity and determine the applicant's fitness to practice any of the multiple health and related professions the agency oversees.

However, OHLA will not require fingerprinting of all applicants, only in instances where the agency has reasonable cause for concern that an applicant or licensee has falsified application information or whose background, specifically any criminal history, may pose a risk to the public.

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.