(a) Issue certifications to persons determined by the office to be qualified.
(b) Make all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 675.365 to 675.410.
(c) Maintain a registry of all current certified sexual offense therapists. The registry shall be made available to the public online.
(d) Keep a record of its proceedings related to the issuance, refusal, suspension and revocation of certifications issued under ORS 675.365 to 675.380.
(e) In consultation with the Sexual Offense Treatment Board, create a multidisciplinary advisory committee within the board. Persons who are not board members may be appointed as nonvoting members to serve on the multidisciplinary advisory committee with the approval of the board.
(2) The office may:
(a) Deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew any certification issued under ORS 675.365 to 675.380.
(b) Provide for waivers of examinations, grandfathering requirements and temporary certifications as considered appropriate.
(c) In consultation with the board, create any committees within the board as deemed necessary. Persons who are not board members may be appointed as nonvoting members to serve on the committees with the approval of the board. [2007 c.841 §12; 2009 c.697 §2; 2013 c.568 §17; 2019 c.68 §12]
Note: See note under 675.365.