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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A pharmacy that terminates a pharmacy technician shall report the termination to the State Board of Pharmacy. In the sole discretion of the pharmacy, the pharmacy may report the reason for the termination.
(2) A pharmacy reporting the termination of a pharmacy technician under subsection (1) of this section shall provide the pharmacy technician an opportunity to issue a statement accompanying the report of termination. The statement of the pharmacy technician may include any mitigating factors or other information the pharmacy technician deems relevant to the termination.
(3) A pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacy technician or any other person who, in good faith, submits a report of termination of a pharmacy technician under the provisions of this section is not liable for any civil damages as a result of submitting the report.
(4) The information provided to the board pursuant to this section is:
(a) Subject to disclosure as provided in ORS 689.495; and
(b) Admissible as evidence for any purpose in any civil proceeding before a court, agency, board or third-party dispute resolution tribunal.
(5) Nothing in subsection (3) of this section shall affect the admissibility in evidence of the records of a pharmacy or pharmacist that pertain to the work history or termination of employment of a pharmacy technician.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Occupations and Professions § 689.497 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-52-occupations-and-professions/or-rev-st-sect-689-497/
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