Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation
Section 441.764 - Annual review of nurse staffing plan(1) A hospital nurse staffing committee established pursuant to ORS 441.762 shall review the nurse staffing plan:(a) At least once every year; and(b) At any other date and time specified by either cochair of the committee.(2) In reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee shall consider:(b) Complaints regarding staffing, including complaints about a delay in direct care nursing or an absence of direct care nursing;(c) The number of hours of nursing care provided through a hospital unit compared with the number of patients served by the hospital unit during a 24-hour period;(d) The aggregate hours of mandatory overtime worked by the nursing staff;(e) The aggregate hours of voluntary overtime worked by the nursing staff;(f) The percentage of shifts for each hospital unit for which staffing differed from what is required by the staffing plan;(g) The number of meal breaks and rest breaks missed by direct care staff; and(h) Any other matter determined by the committee to be necessary to ensure that the hospital is staffed to meet the health care needs of patients.(3) Upon reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee may modify the staffing plan.