OAR 325-020-0005
Enrollment in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program
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Participation in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program is voluntary. Long Term Care Facility Participants are entitled to the benefits and subject to the obligations set forth in these administrative rules.(2)
Interested long term care facilities may apply for participation in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program by completing the Commission’s participation agreement. The participation agreement must include the name of a designated contact person.(3)
In agreeing to participate a long term care facility must affirm that it is willing to fully share requested Patient Safety Data with the Commission. This statement must be co-signed by the nursing home administrator, Director of Nursing Services, and the principal owner or Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or their equivalents.(4)
Upon enrolling in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program, a Long Term Care Facility Participant must have adopted policies and procedures describing patient safety activities, including how it triages adverse events; how it investigates adverse events; and how it provides notice of adverse events to a patient and/or family member. The Long Term Care Facility Participant must provide copies to the Commission upon request.(5)
Within 30 calendar days of receipt and acceptance of the participation agreement the Commission will issue a certificate establishing a Long Term Care Facility Participant’s enrollment in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program. The Long Term Care Facility Participant should post the certificate in public view.(6)
The Commission will maintain and update a website that lists all Long Term Care Facility Participants.
Source:
Rule 325-020-0005 — Enrollment in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=325-020-0005.