ORS 441.156
Annual review of nurse staffing plan
(1)
A hospital nurse staffing committee established pursuant to ORS 441.154 (Hospital nurse staffing committee) shall review the written hospital-wide staffing plan developed by the committee under ORS 441.155 (Written staffing plan for nursing services):(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:(a)
Patient outcomes;(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; and(g)
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 shall:(a)
Report whether the staffing plan ensures that the hospital is staffed to meet the health care needs of patients; and(b)
Modify the staffing plan as necessary to ensure that the hospital is staffed to meet the health care needs of patients. [2015 c.669 §5]
Source:
Section 441.156 — Annual review of nurse staffing plan, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors441.html.
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