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State Legislation: Bill Amendments · March 17, 2026 · Primary source

OR SB 1547: new version, SECBH Amendment -1

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Summary

Oregon Governor signed SB 1547 into law on March 5, 2026, effective June 5, 2026, as Chapter 26 of 2026 Laws. The law authorizes the Oregon Board of Psychology to issue a new license category, the Licensed Behavioral Health and Wellness Practitioner, covering practice of behavioral health promotion, prevention, and brief intervention. It establishes a practitioner-client privilege for certain communications, creates mandatory abuse-reporting obligations, and makes unauthorized use of the new title a prohibited act.

What this may mean

Oregon behavioral health organizations and FQHCs hiring or credentialing practitioners in prevention and brief intervention roles must recognize the new license category as the authorized credential for this scope of practice effective June 5, 2026. The new practitioner-client privilege affects how communications with licensed behavioral health and wellness practitioners are treated in legal proceedings, and mandatory abuse-reporting obligations attach to all licensees. Organizations employing practitioners operating under this scope without the new license face exposure for unlicensed practice violations.

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