As part of the Board's biennial budgeting process, required by statute, the Board determined it was facing a budgetary shortfall for the 2025-2027 biennium. For the Board to continue operations as normal, the Board initiated rulemaking for a permanent rule to increase licensing fees and adopted a temporary rule allowing the increase in licensing fees to be effective upon filing on 7/16/2025. Failure to adopt the fee increases in this rulemaking process would impair the Board's ability to operate and protect the public.

Please see the full text of the temporary rule filing and associated documents at: https://www.oregon.gov/pharmacy/Documents/Div_110-Licensee-Registrant_Fee_Increase_TEMP_Rule_BP_4-2025TrackedChanges.pdf.

Additional information regarding rulemaking can be found at: https://www.oregon.gov/pharmacy/Pages/Rulemaking-Information.aspx.