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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0035 - Temporary License for Spouses and Domestic Partners of Active Duty Armed Forces of the United States Stationed in Oregon

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A temporary license to practice
			 Registered Nursing (RN) or Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) shall be issued to
			 the spouse of active duty armed forces personnel when the following
			 requirements are met:
(a) A completed
			 application and payment of fee is received by the Board; and
(b) Submission of a copy of the military
			 orders assigning the active duty member to an assignment in Oregon;
			 and
(c) The spouse holds a current
			 license in another state to practice nursing at the level of application;
			 and
(d) The license is unencumbered
			 and verified as active and current through processes defined by the
			 Board.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0039 - Licensure by Endorsement

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Applicant must meet all standards for eligibility established in OAR
			 851-031-0006 and have completed
			 at least 400 hours of verifiable practice within two years or have graduated
			 from their initial nursing program within two years preceding submission of a
			 completed application. If qualifying by initial education and enrolled in the
			 program on or after January 1, 2022, the program must include a clinical
			 component.
(2) Per ORS
			 678.050(3)(b)
			 the Board cannot accept third party payment for any endorsement application and
			 the licensee must attest to having self-completed the application.
(3) Requirements and procedures for Licensure
			 by Endorsement:
(a) Using instructions
			 provided by the Board, the applicant must arrange for:
(A) Primary source verification from original
			 licensing state or US jurisdiction showing successful completion of the
			 examination as defined in OAR
			 851-031-0006(2)(b);
			 and
(B) Transcript documenting
			 graduation from a pre-licensure program used to originally qualify the
			 applicant for nursing licensure. If the program no longer exists, the applicant
			 must provide verification from the state in which the program was located
			 stating that the program was authorized as a degree, diploma, or certification
			 awarding nursing program in that state at the time of graduation and the
			 applicant must provide documents that a degree in nursing was received from the
			 program; or
(C) If internationally
			 educated, a credential evaluation from a US board approved credential
			 evaluation service, documenting graduation from a pre-licensure program that
			 originally qualified the applicant for nursing licensure. The age of the
			 credential evaluation report is not relevant as long as the report is the
			 original report establishing educational equivalency during initial licensure
			 in the US.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0040 - Nurses Practicing in Oregon Under a 90-day Exception

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Nonresident nurses licensed and in good
			 standing in another state if nonresident nurses are practicing in this state on
			 a single assignment of not to exceed 90 days, renewable for not to exceed 90
			 days, for assignments that are for the general public benefit.
(2) An entity that employs a nurse described
			 under ORS 678.031 (7)
			 shall notify the Oregon State Board of Nursing in writing of the number of
			 nurses so employed and the time of employment and shall certify that there is
			 no labor dispute affecting nurses at the entity. In addition, at the request of
			 the board, the entity shall provide documentation that the nurses so employed
			 are licensed and in good standing in another state or United States
			 territory.
(3) Nurses employed in
			 this state under ORS 678.031 (7) at
			 the time of employment, shall apply for an Oregon license by endorsement or, if
			 the nurse was previously licensed in this state, for reactivation of the
			 nurse's Oregon license.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.031 & ORS
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0040 - Nurses Not Licensed in Oregon Hired to Meet a Temporary Staffing Shortage

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Per ORS
			 678.031 and
			 678.034, nurses who are
			 contracted or hired in Oregon to meet a temporary staffing shortage in a
			 coronary care unit, intensive care unit, emergency department, or long-term
			 care facility, and who do not hold a current Oregon license, may be temporarily
			 employed and placed on the work schedule if the employer's chief nursing
			 officer (or equivalent) submits written notification to the Board of Nursing by
			 the day the nurse is placed on staff stating:
(a) Date nurse(s) placed on staff;
(b) Name(s) of nurse(s);
(c) Jurisdiction(s) of current licensure of
			 nurse(s) so hired indicating evidence used to determine current unencumbered
			 licensure;
(d) Nature of staffing
			 shortage; and
(e) There is no labor
			 dispute affecting nurses at the place of employment.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0041 - Governor Declared Emergency

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) During an
			 emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to ORS
			 401.165 and subject to terms and
			 conditions that the Board may impose, a limited LPN or RN license may be issued
			 to an applicant who holds active unencumbered nursing licensure at the same
			 level in another state or U.S. jurisdiction when the following requirements are
			 met:
(a) A completed application and payment
			 of fee is received by the Board; and
(b) Using instructions provided by the Board,
			 the applicant must arrange for primary source verification of the active
			 unencumbered nursing license in another state or jurisdiction.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0045

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.040, ORS
				  678.050, ORS
				  678.101, ORS
				  678.150 & ORS
				  678.410
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0048 - Renewal of License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For renewal of licensure, the applicant must submit a fully
				completed application established by the Board and attest to:
(1)
(a) 400
			 hours of nursing practice, at the level of license sought, within the two years
			 immediately preceding renewal application. Applicants initially licensed prior
			 to January 1, 2021, must attest to having 400 hours of practice in the previous
			 two years by their second renewal cycle after implementation of these rules.
			 Prior to this second renewal, the applicant may use the previously required
			 competency hours of 960 in 5 years; or
(b) Graduation from the Board-approved
			 Oregon, or out of state school of nursing, or international nursing program
			 that qualified the licensee for this type of license within the two years
			 immediately preceding renewal application; or
(c) Completing a re-entry program meeting the
			 requirements of OAR 851-021-0080; or OAR
			 851-031-0065 within the two
			 years immediately preceding application for licensure
			 renewal.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0051 - License Reactivation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Reactivation of license is required if the license has been expired more than
			 30 calendar days.
(2) An applicant
			 for reactivation of license must:
(a) Submit a
			 fully completed application established by the Board;
(b) Submit fingerprints as per OAR
			 851-031-0006(2)(e);
(c) Meet the nursing practice requirement of
			 400 hours in the two years preceding receipt of a completed application and if
			 practice hours were obtained in another state other than Oregon, the applicant
			 must arrange for primary source verification of license from the state(s) where
			 practice hours were met. If unable to meet this requirement:
(A) Have at least 600 hours of practice in
			 the last three years. The applicant must submit documentation of 20 hours of
			 continuing education related to their area of nursing practice; employer -
			 required continuing education does not qualify; or
(B) Have at least 800 hours of practice in
			 the last four years. The applicant must submit documentation of 30 hours of
			 continuing education related to their area of practice; employer- required
			 continuing education does not qualify; or
(C) If the applicant is unable to qualify by
			 any other option listed and has some practice, but less than 960 hours of
			 practice in the last five years, the applicant must apply for practice re-entry
			 per OAR 851-031-0061.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0055 - License Reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An
			 applicant for reinstatement of license must:
(a) Apply for reinstatement eligibility based
			 upon Board order for revocation or signed stipulation for voluntary surrender
			 and per OAR 851-001-0015.
(b) Complete and submit an application for
			 reinstatement no sooner than three years after initiation of the revocation or
			 voluntary surrender.
(c) Submit
			 fingerprint-based national criminal background check as per OAR
			 851-031-0006
			 (2)(e).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0060

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.021, ORS
				  678.040, ORS
				  678.101 & ORS
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0061 - Application for re-entry into practice and re-entry options

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Applicants that have practiced but do not have 960 hours of
				practice in five years and are not eligible for license renewal or
				re-activation through any other means, may apply for re-entry into practice.
				Applicants for reinstatement must select a re-entry option regardless of the
				number of practice hours within a timeframe.
(1) Complete an application for re-entry
			 using the application and procedures provided by the Board; and,
(2) Complete an additional application for a
			 limited license and attend and pass a Board approved nursing re-entry program;
			 or
(3) Complete an additional
			 application for a limited license and provide documentation of an
			 individualized re-entry plan, to be approved by the Board, as described in OAR
			 851-031-0065; or
(4) Pass the NCLEX-RN® or NCLEX-PN®
			 within one year of re-entry application. Failure to pass the NCLEX-RN® or
			 NCLEX-PN® within one year of application will require the submittal of
			 another completed re-entry application.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.040 & ORS
				  678.140
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.040 & ORS
				  678.140
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0065 - Standards for individualized re-entry plans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The applicant choosing to complete an individualized plan for
				re-entry must submit, in writing, the following for Board approval:
(1) Summary of nursing education and practice
			 with rationale for use of an individualized plan for re-entry into nursing
			 practice;
(2) Anticipated
			 timeframe for completing all required components, including acquisition/
			 demonstration of current knowledge and required supervised clinical
			 practice;
(3) Clinical
			 competencies/outcomes to be achieved and the mechanism for evaluating
			 competence in nursing practice on completion of the plan;
(4) Plan for obtaining and demonstrating
			 knowledge/competence in nursing.
(5) Plan for obtaining 120 hours of theory
			 and 160 hours of clinical supervision at the appropriate level of licensure. An
			 additional 160 hours may be required by the Board based upon preceptor
			 feedback. The plan must identify:
(a) The
			 agency or agencies and contact person(s) where required supervised clinical
			 experience will be obtained. A signed contract/agreement with each agency is
			 required. The contract/agreement must include but is not limited to:
(A) Learning objectives/outcomes for the
			 re-entry experience;
(B) Provisions
			 for client and re-entry nurse safety;
(C) Unit(s) on which the experience is to
			 occur with the name of the preceptor on each unit, if applicable;
(D) A provision allowing the agency to
			 nullify the contact/agreement in the event of client safety issues.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0070

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.113 & ORS
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0075 - Limited Licenses for Internationally Educated and Licensed Nurses (IELN)

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Refer to OAR
			 851-031-0026 for license
			 requirements for IELN attending a graduate program requiring a clinical
			 practicum component.
(2) IELN
			 attending a research PhD program are not required to obtain a full or limited
			 license when no direct care is provided and patient interaction is restricted
			 to investigation protocol data collection and the student is under the
			 supervision and nursing license of the Principle Investigator. Non-nurse
			 Principle Investigators are not authorized to supervise IELN PhD students.
(3) A limited license is not
			 required for an observation only experience. The sponsor, faculty, or preceptor
			 will be accountable if the IELN observer is allowed to provide any type of
			 patient care intervention. This constitutes practicing without a
			 license.
(4) A limited license is
			 required for those IELN who are attending a continuing education program or
			 clinical experience as part of an exchange program or a program offering a
			 precepted experience in nursing practice. The IELN works under the supervision
			 of the faculty or sponsor; the preceptor is accountable for removing the IELN
			 from the clinical experience if the preceptor deems the IELN is providing
			 unsafe patient care. The IELN has a limited license and is accountable for
			 their practice; however, the sponsor will be held accountable for allowing an
			 IELN who has been reported to be unsafe to continue to participate in the
			 clinical experience.
(5) The IELN
			 must have a faculty or sponsor who has an unencumbered Oregon RN license who
			 will take accountability for the experience of the IELN and assure that the
			 clinical experience is commensurate with the IELN current scope of practice and
			 that specific learning objectives are formulated.
(6) Requirements for a limited license under
			 this section:
(a) A completed application per
			 Board processes including the name of the program and accountable Oregon
			 licensed sponsor, faculty, or preceptor.
(b) Primary source verification that the
			 nurse is in good standing with their country's nursing licensure
			 authority.
(c) The limited license
			 is valid for one year or when the program is completed, whichever is
			 least.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0080

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  678.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  678.113 &
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0085 - Inactive Nurse Status

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Inactive Nurse status does not authorize nursing practice, either for
			 compensation or as a volunteer or the use of the title "nurse". A full license
			 to practice nursing is required to practice nursing in Oregon.
(2) A nurse currently licensed in good
			 standing in Oregon may apply for Inactive Nurse status.
(3) To receive Inactive Nurse status a nurse
			 shall:
(a) Request inactive status;
			 and
(b) Notify the Board of the
			 reason for requesting this status; and
(c) Sign a disclaimer acknowledging that
			 Inactive Nurse status is not an authorization to practice nursing.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0086 - Retired Oregon Nurse Status

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A nurse currently or previously licensed in good standing in
				Oregon is eligible to apply for Retired Nurse status if the nurse held an
				unencumbered Oregon nursing license. All licenses shall be retired
				simultaneously.
(1) To receive Retired
			 Nurse status a nurse must:
(a) Not be the
			 subject of any current or pending investigation or action by the Board;
			 and
(b) Indicate an intent to
			 retire from nursing practice; and
(c) Apply using the application and
			 instructions provided by the Board; and
(d) Sign a disclaimer acknowledging that
			 Retired Nurse status is not an authorization to practice nursing
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0087 - Nurse Emeritus License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 nurse granted Retired Nurse Status may apply for Nurse Emeritus licensure. The
			 Nurse Emeritus license allows the continued practice of nursing in a voluntary
			 capacity only. The Nurse Emeritus license provides for practice at the
			 Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse level. There is no Nurse Emeritus
			 status for Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, or Certified
			 Registered Nurse Anesthetists.
(2)
			 An applicant for initial Nurse Emeritus licensure must submit the following:
(a) Appropriate application and fee including
			 attestation of 10,000 lifetime practice hours.
(b) Attestation to having 400 hours of
			 practice in the past two years;
(c)
			 A professional practice competency plan that includes:
(A) Identification of one's volunteer
			 practice role; and
(B)
			 Identification of the setting where volunteer practice will occur;
			 and
(C) Documentation that
			 demonstrates how competency for the volunteer practice role has been attained;
			 and
(D) A plan for continued
			 independent or formal learning to maintain competency specific to one's
			 volunteer practice role.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 31 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES › Section 851-031-0088 - Registered Nurse First Assistant Status

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Board must maintain a registry of RNFAs authorized to
				independently bill for payment of services as an RNFA.
(1) All Registered Nurses and Advanced
			 Practice Nurses independently billing as an RNFA and identifying themselves as
			 RNFA must apply for placement on the registry pursuant to ORS
			 678.366. Failure to comply with
			 the rules of this section and the nurse portraying themselves as RNFAs and
			 independently billing for RNFA services shall be considered a violation of the
			 Nurse Practice Act, which could result in Board sanctions against the nurse's
			 license.
(2) Nurses are exempt from
			 this registry requirement if:
(a) The nurse
			 is assigned the role of first assist by their employer and is practicing under
			 the rules as outlined in OAR
			 851-045-0060(12)(b)
			 &(c); and
(b) Have comparable
			 education and competency validation to perform the functions of an RNFA;
			 and
(c) Does not identify
			 themselves as an RNFA on either any name badge or to the client; and
(d) Does not independently bill for payment
			 of RNFA services.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0000 - Purposes of Standards

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Establish education criteria for the Nurse Intern;
(2) Establish criteria for entry level
			 competency;
(3) Provide licensing
			 criteria for the Nurse Intern;
(4)
			 Provide standards of continued competency; and
(5) Establish standards for conduct
			 considered unbecoming a Nurse Intern;
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.111, ORS
				  678.150 & 2022 HB
				  4003
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.111 & ORS
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0010 - Education Standards for Nurse Interns

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The pre-licensure nursing education
			 program shall:
(a) Be approved by the Board
			 or accredited or approved by another state or United States territory and
			 approved by the Board;
(b) Include
			 a face-to-face nursing practice experience (clinical) component; and
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0020 - Requirements for Nurse Intern License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Submit a no-fee completed application
			 form for a Nurse Intern License on Board defined documents.
(2) The applicant must:
(a) Provide verification from the program
			 director or their designee that the applicant has successfully completed at
			 least 1 full year, as defined by their academic program, of a Board approved
			 pre-nursing education program, and,
(b) Submit verification that the applicant
			 completed at least one term or semester in a course that contains a direct care
			 component of Nursing Practice Experience as defined in OAR
			 851-006-0000 (102),
			 and,
(c) Submit verification of
			 good academic standing listing the start and end dates of the term or semester
			 in which the student is enrolled.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0030 - Renewal of Nurse Intern License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Nurse Intern licenses shall expire 30 days after the end of every term or
			 semester of the licensees nursing program.
(2) Prior to expiration, the licensee must
			 submit a new application with verification of continued good standing in their
			 pre-nursing program, identifying the start and end dates of the term or
			 semester.
(3) No further criminal
			 background check is needed.
(4) No
			 renewal of the nurse intern license will be granted if the completed
			 application is received after the expiration date.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150 & ORS
				  678.111
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.150, ORS
				  678.111 & 2022 HB
				  4003
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0040 - Nurse Intern Health Care Team Member Role

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A nurse intern must function under the
			 direct supervision of an RN as per OAR 851-006-000 (136) who agrees to provide
			 direct supervision of the nurse intern;
(2) The nurse intern's role on the health
			 care team is limited to the performance of authorized functions pursuant to
			 851-041-0050 as assigned by the
			 RN providing direct supervision;
(3) The nurse intern's performance of
			 authorized functions must occur:
(a) In
			 adherence to these rules; and
(b)
			 Within the parameters of the supervising RN's established plan of care for a
			 client.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0050 - Nurse Intern Authorized Functions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Authorized functions for the nurse intern are certified nursing assistant (CNA)
			 2 authorized duties pursuant to OAR
			 851-063-0035.
(2) The nurse intern may administer
			 medications:
(a) Except for those medications
			 listed in OAR 851-041-0060
			 (6)(8);
(b) When competency validated by the
			 employing organization and;
(c) In
			 keeping within the level of their nursing education.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0060 - Nurse Intern Prohibited Acts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A nurse intern must not:
(1) Function outside of direct RN
			 supervision;
(2) Function in any
			 supervisory role;
(3) Engage
			 independently in the nursing process;
(4) Assign any activity or plan of care
			 intervention to another health care team member;
(5) Delegate the performance of a nursing
			 procedure in a community-based setting;
(6) Administer blood or blood
			 products;
(7) Carry out procedures
			 on central lines; or
(8) Administer
			 chemotherapy, intravenous medications, or controlled substances.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.111, ORS
				  678.150 & 2022 HB
				  4003
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.111 & ORS
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0070 - Conduct Unbecoming a Nurse Intern

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
ORS 670.280 authorizes the Board to
				discipline a licensee for conduct that is not undertaken directly in the course
				of nurse intern functions, but that is substantially related to the fitness and
				ability of the applicant or nurse intern to engage in those functions for which
				a nurse intern license is required. Such conduct is conduct unbecoming a nurse
				intern and includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Conduct related to general fitness to
			 perform nurse intern functions:
(a)
			 Demonstrated incidents of violent, abusive, intimidating, neglectful or
			 reckless behavior; or
(b)
			 Demonstrated incidents of dishonesty, misrepresentation, or fraud.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 41 - STANDARDS FOR THE NURSE INTERN: LICENSURE AND FUNCTIONS › Section 851-041-0080 - Duty to Report

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A nurse
			 intern with knowledge of a licensed nurse whose nursing practice fails to meet
			 accepted standards for their license type, shall report the nurse to the person
			 in the work setting who has authority to institute corrective action.
(2) A nurse intern who has knowledge or
			 concern that a nurse's behavior or practice presents a potential for, or actual
			 danger to, a client or to the public's health, safety and welfare, shall
			 initiate a report to be made to the Board.
(3) A nurse intern who is aware of a licensed
			 nurse's arrest or conviction of a crime related to a client, or related to the
			 public's health, safety, and welfare shall initiate a report to the
			 Board.
(4) The following shall
			 always be reported to the Board:
(a)
			 Practicing as a nurse intern without holding licensure as a nurse
			 intern;
(b) Dismissal from
			 employment due to conduct unbecoming a nurse intern;
(c) Client abuse or neglect;
(d) Pursuant to
			 851-041-0030, a pattern of or
			 single serious occurrence of conduct unbecoming a nurse intern;
(e) Any violation of a disciplinary sanction
			 imposed on the nurse intern by the Board;
(f) Practicing as a nurse intern when
			 physical or mental ability is impaired;
(g) An arrest for a felony crime which shall
			 be reported to the Board within 10 days of the arrest; or
(h) A conviction for a misdemeanor or felony
			 crime which shall be reported to the Board within 10 days of the
			 conviction.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0030 - Purpose of Standards and Scope of Practice

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(1) To
			 identify licensed practical nurse (LPN) scope in the practice of
			 nursing.
(2) To identify registered
			 nurse (RN) scope in the practice of nursing.
(3) To establish standards of nursing
			 practice.
(4) All standards of
			 nursing practice and RN scope of practice standards apply to the advanced
			 practice registered nurse (APRN).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.150 &
				  678.010
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0040

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  678.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  678.150 &
				  678.010
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0050 - Scope of Practice Standards for Licensed Practical Nurses

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(1) The LPN's practice of practical nursing
			 occurs at the clinical direction of an RN's plan of care or a licensed
			 independent practitioner's (LIP) treatment plan.
(2) The LPN's clinically directed practice of
			 practical nursing may occur in a variety of roles that can include:
(a) Provision of direct care;
(b) Participation in the development and
			 implementation of health care policy;
(c) Participation in nursing research;
			 and
(d) Participation in teaching
			 health care providers and prospective health care providers.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0060 - Standards Related to RN Scope in the Practice of Nursing

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(1) The RN's practice of registered nursing
			 is independent and can occur in a variety of roles. Such roles commonly include
			 but are not limited to:
(a) Nursing
			 administration;
(b) Nursing
			 education;
(c) Health care policy
			 development, implementation and evaluation;
(d) Consultation in the practice of
			 nursing;
(e) Provision of direct
			 care;
(f) Clinical direction and
			 clinical supervision of others;
(g)
			 Health promotion and wellness;
(h)
			 Case management;
(i) Nursing
			 research;
(j) Teaching health care
			 providers and prospective health care providers;
(k) Nursing Informatics; and
(l) With additional education, professional
			 certification, and licensure, engagement in an advanced practice registered
			 nurse practice role.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0062 - Standard related to the RN who is employed by a public or private school, or by an education service district or a local public health authority

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Per ORS
				678.038, a registered nurse who
				is employed by a public or private school, or by an education service district
				or a local public health authority as defined in ORS
				431.003 to provide nursing
				services at a public or private school, may accept an order from a physician
				licensed to practice medicine in another state or territory of the United
				States if the order is related to the care or treatment of a student who has
				been enrolled at the school for not more than 90 days.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.150, ORS
				  678.010 & ORS
				  678.038
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0063 - Standards related to the RN who is employed by or contracted with a long-term care Facility or in-home care agency

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Per ORS
				678.039, a registered nurse who
				is employed by or contracted with a long-term care facility or an in-home care
				agency, as defined in ORS
				443.305, may execute a medical
				order from a physician licensed to practice medicine in another state or
				territory of the United States if:
(1)
			 The order is related to the care or treatment of an individual who is a client,
			 patient or resident of the long-term care facility or in-home care agency that
			 employs or contracts the registered nurse; and
(2) The individual described in section
			 number (1) of this rule number has been a client, patient or resident of the
			 long-term care facility or in-home care agency for not more than 90
			 days.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.010 to
				  678.410 & Senate Bill 226
				  (2023)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0064 - Standards related to the RN who Provides Nursing Services through their own Business Structure

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(1) Regardless of
			 the way nursing services are charged and paid, the RN must complete client
			 records within 30 calendar days following each client encounter.
(2) Client records must be:
(a) Protected against unauthorized access,
			 fire, water and theft;
(b) Kept for
			 a period of at least seven years;
(c) Retained in a retrievable format;
			 and
(d) Available upon request by
			 the client or legal client representative and provided within 30
			 days.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0065 - Standards of Practice for the LPN and the RN

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(1) Standards
			 related to the licensee's responsibility for self-regulation in the practice of
			 nursing. The licensee must:
(a) Practice:
(A) Within the laws and rules governing the
			 practice of nursing applicable to one's license type;
(B) In adherence with accepted and prevailing
			 professional nursing practice standards;
(C) Consistent with current and evolving
			 nursing science, other sciences, the humanities; and
(D) Within one's context of care.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0070 - Conduct Derogatory to the Standards of Nursing Defined

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Conduct derogatory to the practice of nursing is conduct that
				adversely affects the health, safety, and welfare of the public; that fails to
				conform to OAR 851-045 scope and standards of practice; or that fails to
				conform to accepted standards of the nursing profession. Such conduct includes,
				but is not limited to:
(1) Conduct
			 related to general fitness in the practice of nursing:
(a) Demonstrated incidents of violent,
			 abusive, intimidating, neglectful or reckless behavior; or
(b) Demonstrated incidents of dishonesty,
			 misrepresentation, or fraud.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0080

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  678.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  678.150 &
				  678.111
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0090 - Duty to Report Suspected Violations of the Nurse Practice Act per ORS 678.135

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(1) Unless state or
			 federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health
			 information prohibit disclosure, any health care facility licensed as required
			 by ORS 441.015, or any person licensed
			 by the Oregon State Board of Nursing, shall report to the board any suspected
			 violation of ORS 678.010 to
			 678.410 or any rule adopted by
			 the board.
(2) Unless state or
			 federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health
			 information prohibit disclosure, the Oregon Nurses Association or any other
			 organization representing registered or licensed practical nurses shall report
			 to the board any suspected violation of ORS
			 678.010 to
			 678.410 or any rule adopted by
			 the board.
(3) Any person may
			 report to the board any suspected violation of ORS
			 678.010 to
			 678.410, or any rule adopted by
			 the board, association or other organization representing registered or
			 licensed practical nurses.
(4)
			 Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of
			 health information prohibit disclosure, a person licensed by the board who has
			 reasonable cause to believe that a licensee of another board has engaged in
			 prohibited conduct as defined in ORS
			 676.150 shall report the
			 prohibited conduct in the manner provided in ORS
			 676.150.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 45 - STANDARDS AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE AND REGISTERED NURSE › Section 851-045-0100

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  678.150
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  678.150 &
				  678.117
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 47 - STANDARDS FOR REGISTERED NURSE DELEGATION PROCESS › Section 851-047-0000 - Rule Summary, Statement of Purpose and Intent

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(1) These rules identify registered nurse
			 (RN) delegation process responsibilities. Pursuant to OAR chapter 851 division
			 006, delegation process means the process utilized by an RN to authorize an
			 unregulated assistive person (UAP) to perform a nursing procedure for a client,
			 the outcome of which the RN retains accountability for;
(2) The RN may only apply these rules when
			 the client's environment of care is a community-based setting. Pursuant to OAR
			 chapter 851 division 006, community-based setting means a setting that does not
			 exist primarily for the purposes of providing nursing or medical services, but
			 where nursing service could be required intermittently. These settings include
			 private homes, foster homes, assisted living facilities, schools and 24-hour
			 residential care facilities.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 47 - STANDARDS FOR REGISTERED NURSE DELEGATION PROCESS › Section 851-047-0030 - Delegation Process General Provisions

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(1) Delegation process must be carried out in
			 accordance with these rules;
(2)
			 The decision to authorize a UAP to perform a client's nursing procedure remains
			 with the RN.
(3) The RN who is not
			 prepared to accept accountability for the outcome of a nursing procedure
			 performed by a UAP must decline to delegate.;
(4) The RN is responsible for ensuring that
			 the policies of the setting, or the policies supporting the RN's practice role,
			 support RN delegation process pursuant to these rules;
(5) Only an RN who is an employee of a
			 licensed home health agency, a licensed home infusion agency, or a licensed
			 hospice agency may authorize a UAP to perform intravenous (IV) medication
			 administration that is ordered to treat a client's chronic condition or
			 infection;
(6) An RN who is not
			 employed with a licensed home health agency, a licensed home infusion agency,
			 or a licensed hospice agency may only delegate to a UAP the performance of a
			 non-intravenous nursing procedure ordered for the treatment of a client's
			 chronic condition;
(7) The RN must
			 document all delegation process decisions, actions and outcomes pursuant to OAR
			 851-045;
(8) The registered nursing
			 practice components of assessment, identification of actual or potential risk,
			 outcome identification, planning and evaluation must not be delegated to a
			 UAP;
(9) The RN's authorization of
			 a UAP to perform a nursing procedure for a client ends when the RN ends their
			 therapeutic relationship with the client.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.150
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 47 - STANDARDS FOR REGISTERED NURSE DELEGATION PROCESS › Section 851-047-0045 - Delegation Process - RN Authorization of an Unregulated Assistive Person's Performance of a Nursing Procedure

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(1)
			 The RN may proceed with delegation process only when the RN determines, based
			 on the analysis of evidence and data, that the client's situation meets all the
			 following outcome criteria:
(a) The client's
			 response to the condition for which the nursing procedure is ordered is stable
			 and predictable;
(b) The client
			 does not require assessment during performance of the procedure;
(c) The performance of the nursing procedure
			 does not require interpretation or independent decision-making;
(d) The results of performing the nursing
			 procedure are reasonably predictable;
(e) The selected client and circumstances of
			 the delegation are such that the consequences of performing the nursing
			 procedure are not life- threatening and delegation of the procedure's
			 performance to the UAP poses minimal risk to the client;
(f) The client's environment of care supports
			 the safe performance of the nursing procedure for the client by the
			 UAP;
(g) The nursing procedure will
			 be performed by the UAP at a frequency that would allow for the UAP's continued
			 safe performance;
(h) The UAP
			 possesses the skills necessary for learning and safely performing the nursing
			 procedure;
(i) The UAP communicates
			 that they are willing and able to perform the nursing procedure for the
			 client;
(j) The RN has the
			 appropriate resources necessary to fulfill nursing practice and delegation
			 process responsibilities with the client and the UAP including:
(A) Availability to provide ongoing
			 assessment of the client at the frequency deemed necessary by the RN to
			 determine the ongoing stability and predictability of the client's responses to
			 their condition; and
(B)
			 Availability to provide ongoing competency validation of the authorized UAP's
			 performance of the nursing procedure for the client.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 47 - STANDARDS FOR REGISTERED NURSE DELEGATION PROCESS › Section 851-047-0050 - Delegation Process - Ongoing RN Evaluation of the Safety of the Delegation

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(1) The RN must
			 complete an evaluation of the continued safety of the delegation prior to the
			 expiration of the UAP's authorized period for performance of the nursing
			 procedure for the client.
(2) The
			 RN's evaluation must include:
(a) Assessment
			 of the client in their environment of care; and
(b) Validation of the UAP's adherence to the
			 written instructions in their performance of the nursing procedure for the
			 client that at a minimum includes:
(A)
			 Evaluation of the UAP's documentation of performance of the nursing
			 procedure;
(B) Address questions or
			 concerns the UAP and client may have; and
(C) Direct observation of the UAP in their
			 performance of the nursing procedure on the
			 client.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 47 - STANDARDS FOR REGISTERED NURSE DELEGATION PROCESS › Section 851-047-0055 - Delegation Process - Limitations on the RN's Delegation of the Administration of Medication by the Intravenous Route

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(1) The RN who is an employee of a licensed
			 home health agency, a licensed home infusion agency or a licensed hospice
			 agency may authorize a UAP to administer medication by the intravenous (IV)
			 route provided the following conditions are met:
(a) The RN adheres to the requirement of
			 these rules;
(b) Nursing procedures
			 for consideration for delegation are limited to the administration of a
			 pre-measured IV flushing solution, flushing an IV line with a routine
			 pre-measured flushing solution, changing a pre-measured bag of IV fluid, adding
			 a pre-measured IV medication to an existing IV line, and the administration of
			 a bolus of IV medication by using a preprogrammed delivery device;
(c) Initiating or discontinuing an IV line is
			 prohibited from delegation to a UAP;
(d) All pre-measured flushing solutions, bags
			 of fluid and doses of medication must be reviewed by the dispensing pharmacy;
			 and
(e) The RN who authorizes a UAP
			 to administer a medication by the IV route must be accessible to provide
			 24-hour consultation to the UAP and client including on-site intervention as
			 needed by the UAP and the client. These additional responsibilities must be
			 provided by the RN who delegates or by an RN designee who is employed by the
			 same licensed home health agency, licensed home infusion agency, or licensed
			 hospice agency as the RN who delegated the nursing procedure.