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Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.175 (2026)

Retirement; cessation of practice

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      677.175 Retirement; cessation of practice. (1) A person licensed to practice under this chapter may retire from practice by notifying the Oregon Medical Board in writing of such intention to retire. Upon receipt of this notice the board shall record the fact that the person is retired and excuse such person from further payment of registration fees. During the period of retirement no such person may practice. If a retired licensee desires to return to practice, the licensee shall apply to the board in writing for active registration. The board shall take action on the application as if the licensee were listed by the board as inactive and applying for active registration.

      (2) If a person licensed to practice under this chapter ceases to practice for a period of 12 or more consecutive months, the board in its discretion may require the person to prove to its satisfaction that the licensee has maintained competence.

      (3) The surrender, retirement or other forfeiture, expiration or cancellation of a license issued by the board shall not deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary action against the licensee upon any ground provided by law. [1967 c.470 §25; 1983 c.486 §18; 1989 c.830 §8; 1991 c.485 §4]

 

      677.180 [Amended by 1967 c.470 §26; 1983 c.486 §19; repealed by 1989 c.830 §49]

 

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1999–2014 · leading case: Read v. Oregon Med. Bd., 260 P.3d 771 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
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Read v. Oregon Med. Bd., 260 P.3d 771 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “ORS 677.175(2); OAR 847-008-0040(5). When a physician has been out of practice for a number of years, it is the board’s practice to change the status of the license to "inactive.”
Grobovsky v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 159 P.3d 1245 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). “However, as the board pointed out in its order, ORS 677.175(3) leads to a different conclusion in this case.”
Sawyer v. Real Est. Agency, 342 P.3d 104 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “There, the operative statute, ORS 677.175(3), provided that “[t]he surrender, retirement or other forfeiture, expiration or cancellation of a license issued by the board shall not deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary action against the…”
Pahl v. Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 993 P.2d 149 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). “540(3) (social workers); ORS 677.175(3) (physicians, surgeons, and podiatrists); ORS 744.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.175(2) — 1 case
Read v. Oregon Med. Bd., 260 P.3d 771 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “ORS 677.175(2); OAR 847-008-0040(5). When a physician has been out of practice for a number of years, it is the board’s practice to change the status of the license to "inactive.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.175(3) — 4 cases
Read v. Oregon Med. Bd., 260 P.3d 771 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “ORS 677.175(2); OAR 847-008-0040(5). When a physician has been out of practice for a number of years, it is the board’s practice to change the status of the license to "inactive.”
Grobovsky v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 159 P.3d 1245 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). “However, as the board pointed out in its order, ORS 677.175(3) leads to a different conclusion in this case.”
Sawyer v. Real Est. Agency, 342 P.3d 104 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). “There, the operative statute, ORS 677.175(3), provided that “[t]he surrender, retirement or other forfeiture, expiration or cancellation of a license issued by the board shall not deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary action against the…”
Pahl v. Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 993 P.2d 149 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). “540(3) (social workers); ORS 677.175(3) (physicians, surgeons, and podiatrists); ORS 744.”
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