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Oregon Board of Medical Imaging reports strong reserves, seeks investigator reclassification
Summary
At the Feb. 13 Education Subcommittee hearing on Senate Bill 5524, the Oregon Board of Medical Imaging described steady license growth and a healthy cash balance after a 2021 fee increase and asked the committee to fund converting a part-time investigator to full-time and reclassify that position to handle complex disciplinary caseloads.
The Oregon Board of Medical Imaging told the Education Subcommittee on Feb. 13 that it has a strong ending balance and steady license growth but requested funding to increase an investigator from 0.75 to 1.0 full-time equivalent to handle a growing and complex disciplinary caseload.
Stacy Catler, executive director of the board, testified that the agency — funded entirely by licensing and exam fees and without a backlog — currently manages about 8,600 active licensees across radiography, sonography (ultrasound), MRI, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy. The governor’s recommended 2025–27 budget supports current services, automations and the investigator reclassification.
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