{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-670.406","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 670.406","heading":"Requirement to accept federally issued identification numbers; rules.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Occupational or professional service” means a service:\n      (A) That an individual must possess a license, certificate or other form of authorization to provide under the laws of this state; and\n      (B) Over which a professional licensing board has regulatory oversight.\n      (b) “Professional licensing board” means a state agency or board that licenses, certifies or otherwise authorizes individuals to provide an occupational or professional service.\n      (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a professional licensing board that regulates an occupational or professional service and that requires a person to provide the person’s Social Security number on an application for issuance or renewal of a licensure, certification or other authorization to provide the occupational or professional service shall accept in lieu of the Social Security number a person’s federal individual taxpayer identification number or other federally issued identification number.\n      (b) If so required by applicable federal and state law, a professional licensing board shall accept only a person’s Social Security number on the materials described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.\n      (3) A professional licensing board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.","path":["17 - Occupations","52. Occupations and Professions","Chapter 670 — Occupations and Professions Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors670.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"bbc25f17e56a492f6c16ba1602fa41dd2df25ff3362e40799757f87aa382e6ec","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-670.403","next":"us-or/ors-670.409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}