In the event that the Governor issues an emergency declaration
requiring an expansion of the workforce of licensees and certificate holders of
the Board, the safety of the public will remain the focus of any Board
initiated suspension or alteration of licensing rules. If expansion is needed,
the following will be considered and, if needed, be implemented by Board
staff:
(1) Develop a process for
Emergency Authorization to practice in Oregon based upon the following minimum
criteria:
(a) The applicant must have an
active, unencumbered license to practice in another state or US territory as
verified using the NURSYS ® database as primary source
verification.
(b) The Board will
not issue any Emergency Authoizartions without an active emergency
declaration.
(c) All Emergency
Authorizations issued by the Board under these rules will expire 90 days after
date the emergency declaration is rescinded.
(2) Oregon retired nurses or those with an
inactive license may have their license reinstated provided they still meet the
competency criteria established by the Board. Those who do not have the
practice hours to establish competency will be referred to SERV-OR for
additional volunteer opportunities. For the purposes of reactivation of these
licenses, employment criteria as described in section 1 of this rule does not
apply.
(3) The Board will consult
with the Department of Human Services to develop criteria for the expansion of
the Certified Nursing Assistant workforce for nursing homes and long term care
facilities in accordance with federal guidelines. Acute care facilities may
adopt policies and procedures to validate competency for selected staff to
assume needed patient care duties. The term Certified Nursing Assistant,
nursing assistant, or nurse aide must not be used for these facility specific
staff.
(4) The Board may waive
certain criteria for approval of nursing education programs based upon the
circumstances of the declared emergency.
Notes
Or. Admin. Code
§
851-001-0145
BN
1-2020, temporary adopt filed 04/10/2020, effective
4/10/2020 through 10/1/2020;
BN
3-2020, adopt filed 09/14/2020, effective
10/1/2020;
BN
6-2020, temporary amend filed 12/10/2020, effective
1/1/2021 through 6/5/2021;
BN
4-2021, amend filed 04/16/2021, effective
5/1/2021;
BN
5-2022, temporary amend filed 03/18/2022, effective
4/1/2022 through 9/27/2022;
BN
13-2022, amend filed 08/29/2022, effective
9/1/2022
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
678.031, ORS
678.021, ORS
678.040, ORS
678.050, ORS
678.101, ORS
678.150, ORS
678.285, ORS
678.340, ORS
678.360, ORS
678.372, ORS
678.380, ORS
678.111, ORS
678.117 & Governor Emergency
Declaration 20-03
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
678.040, ORS
678.050, ORS
678.150, ORS
678.111 & ORS
678.117
