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Clinician license renewal in Oregon

Renewal cycles, fees, CE requirements, and compact membership for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians in Oregon. Sourced from state boards and the official compact registries; we surface the citation next to every claim and never invent a rule we can’t verify.

Last reviewed 05/08/2026.

Compact membership

Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)

Not a member

Source: nursecompact.com, as of 05/05/2026

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC)

Not a member

Source: imlcc.com, as of 05/05/2026

APRN / nurse practitioner license

Renewal cycle
Biennial. The NP license renews on the same two-year schedule as the underlying RN license (OAR 851-050-0138; OAR 851-031-0048).
oregon.public.law, as of 05/08/2026
Renewal fee
$105 NP First Category Renewal every two years (combined with Prescriptive Privilege renewal; as of 2026-05-08; OAR 851-002-0020). Plus a $50 biennial PMP surcharge for prescribers; multi-population NPs add $50 per Additional Category renewal. The underlying RN License Renewal is $145 per biennium with $4 + $9 surcharges (OAR 851-002-0010), so a single-population prescribing NP pays roughly $105 + $50 + $145 + $13 ≈ $313 per biennial cycle.
oregon.public.law, as of 05/08/2026
Continuing education
OAR 851-050-0138(1)(c) gives Oregon NPs an either-or path for renewal CE: (A) maintain active, unencumbered national certification for the specialty role and attest to certifying-body CE, or (B) complete 45 structured contact hours of CE in the two years prior to renewal — with at least 15 of those hours in pharmacotherapeutic content at the NP level congruent with specialty role. Plus statewide competency-CE requirements (OAR 851-031-0008): a 1-hour pain management education program every 36 months, and 2 hours of cultural competency CE every other renewal cycle.
oregon.public.law, as of 05/08/2026
Online renewal available
Confirm with Oregon State Board of Nursing

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Physician assistant license

Renewal cycle
Biennial. PA licenses renew on a 2-year cycle per OAR 847-005-0005 (registration fee billed per year, biennial cadence) and OAR 847-008-0070 (CME measured over a 2-year cycle).
oregon.public.law, as of 05/08/2026
Renewal fee
$191 per year ($382 per biennial renewal cycle) PA license registration fee per OAR 847-005-0005, applied to active, inactive, locum tenens, and military/public health categories.
oregon.public.law, as of 05/08/2026
Continuing education
60 hours of continuing medical education per 2-year period per OAR 847-008-0070 (or 30 hours if licensed during the second year of the biennium). NCCPA recertification, ABMS-board recertification/MOC, or AAPA Category 1 (pre-approved) credits satisfy the requirement. PAs with Schedule II prescribing privileges complete additional board-required coursework on controlled-substance prescribing.
oregon.public.law, as of 05/08/2026
Online renewal available
Confirm with Oregon Medical Board

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MD / DO license

Renewal cycle
Confirm with Oregon Medical Board
Renewal fee
Confirm with Oregon Medical Board
Continuing education
Confirm with Oregon Medical Board
Online renewal available
Confirm with Oregon Medical Board

We’re still verifying Oregon Medical Board’s MD/DO- specific renewal details. The most accurate source is the board itself — visit Oregon Medical Board.

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State controlled-substance registration

Some states layer a state-level controlled-substance registration (CSR or CDS) on top of the federal DEA; others rely on the DEA alone. Where Oregonrequires one, it carries its own number, fee, and renewal clock — independent of the DEA cycle.

Required in this state
Confirm with Oregon controlled-substances regulator

We’re still verifying Oregon’s state CSR rules. Confirm with the Oregoncontrolled-substances regulator (often the Board of Pharmacy or a Department of Health office) before assuming you do or don’t need a state CSR alongside your DEA.

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Federal DEA registration

DEA registration is federal, not state-issued. DEA practitioner registrations renew on a three-year cycle and are tied to a specific practice address — multi-site clinicians typically hold one DEA per practice location, each with its own number and clock. The first renewal on or after June 27, 2023 also required a one-time MATE Act 8-hour training attestation; once attested, the credit carries forward.

See Larch’s DEA tracking page for details on the federal cycle, multi-site rules, and the MATE Act attestation requirements.

Common questions about Oregon renewals

Is Oregon a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state?
No — Oregon is not currently part of the Nurse Licensure Compact. Nurses practicing in Oregon need a Oregon-issued license regardless of their primary state of residence. Source: NCSBN compact map.
Does the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) work for physicians in Oregon?
Oregon is not currently a participating IMLC member. Physicians who want to practice in Oregon must apply directly through the Oregon Board of Medicine; they cannot use the IMLC's expedited pathway. Source: IMLCC.
Does the federal DEA renewal cycle differ in Oregon?
No. DEA practitioner registrations are federal and renew on a three-year cycle regardless of state. Registrations are tied to a specific practice address — not to the holder personally — so multi-site clinicians typically hold one DEA per practice location. Oregon's state-level controlled-substance registration, if it requires one, is separate from the federal DEA.
How does Larch keep Oregon's rules current?
A drift-detection job re-fetches each cited source on a weekly cadence and flags pages where the source content has changed since our last review. Where we don't have a verified detail, we surface "Confirm with [Board]" with a link to the issuing board — never a guess.

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