Section 677.133 - Expedited license by endorsement; rules(1) On or before January 1, 2010, the Oregon Medical Board shall implement an expedited physician licensing process that allows the board to issue a license by endorsement to a qualified physician. To be considered for a license by endorsement, a physician: (a)(A) Must have practiced the physician's specialty, if any, for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the physician's application for licensure by endorsement; or(B) If the physician is retired, must have been retired for one year or less;(b) May not have been subject to discipline by a health professional regulatory board in any state in which the physician has been licensed; and(c) May not have been held liable for a significant malpractice claim as defined by the board by rule.(2) The licensing process implemented by the board must require the board to: (a) Use existing databases to verify application information; and(b) Accept documents from the state in which the applicant was first licensed as a physician as equivalent to primary source documents to verify: (B) National medical examination scores;(C) Post-graduate training, if applicable; and(D) Other qualifications as provided by rule of the board.677.133 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 677 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.