ORS 678.820
Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office

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(1)

The Long Term Care Administrators Board is responsible for advising the Health Licensing Office in all matters relating to the administration of ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office), including:

(a)

Developing standards for education and training;

(b)

Developing standards of practice and professional conduct;

(c)

Establishing standards related to the issuance, denial, revocation, suspension or renewal of licenses to practice as a nursing home administrator or residential care facility administrator;

(d)

Preparing or approving the examinations required under ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office), in accordance with standards provided by the office; and

(e)

Assisting the office in administering ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office).

(2)

The office shall administer ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office) by:

(a)

Determining the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses, renewed licenses, reciprocal licenses and provisional licenses under ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office).

(b)

Examining, approving, issuing, denying, revoking, suspending and renewing licenses to practice as a nursing home administrator and residential care facility administrator.

(c)

Providing for waivers of examinations or provisional licenses.

(d)

Establishing and carrying out procedures to ensure compliance with professional standards adopted by the board.

(e)

Pursuant to ORS 676.608 (Investigative authority), receiving and investigating complaints filed regarding nursing home administrators and residential care facility administrators.

(f)

Establishing and collecting fees and charges to carry out the office’s duties under ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office).

(g)

In accordance with ORS 183.330 (Description of organization) and 676.615 (Rulemaking authority), adopting, amending and repealing rules that are necessary to carry out the administration of ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office).

(h)

Maintaining a register of all licensed nursing home administrators and residential care facility administrators.

(3)

The office shall consider and be guided by the recommendations of the board in all matters relating to the administration of ORS 678.710 (Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820) to 678.820 (Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office). [1971 c.663 §5; 1985 c.47 §5; 1995 c.79 §343; 2009 c.768 §13; 2013 c.568 §43; 2018 c.61 §11]

Source: Section 678.820 — Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.­html.

678.010
Definitions for ORS 678.010 to 678.410
678.021
License required to practice nursing
678.023
Use of title “nurse.”
678.025
Use of title “Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.”
678.031
Application of ORS 678.010 to 678.410
678.034
Hospitals to notify board of nurses employed to meet temporary staffing shortage
678.036
Liability of nurse supervising nursing assistants
678.038
Registered nurse employed in school, education service district or local public health authority
678.040
Qualifications of applicants for license
678.050
Examining applicants
678.055
Nurse emeritus license
678.080
Evidence of licensure
678.101
Renewal of license
678.111
Causes for denial, revocation or suspension of license or probation, reprimand or censure of licensee
678.112
Impaired health professional program
678.113
When evaluation of mental or physical condition, demonstration of competency or evidence of continuing education may be required
678.117
Procedure for imposing civil penalty
678.123
Prohibited acts
678.126
Confidentiality of information
678.128
Liability of complainants, witnesses, investigators, counsel and board members in disciplinary proceedings
678.135
Duty to report violations
678.140
Oregon State Board of Nursing
678.150
Powers, functions and duties of board, officers and executive director
678.153
Interagency agreement to share results of nationwide criminal records check
678.155
Restrictions on certain standards prescribed by board
678.158
Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license or certificate
678.164
Enjoining violations or threatened violations
678.170
Disposition of receipts
678.245
Definitions for ORS 678.245 to 678.285
678.255
Provision of nurse anesthetist services in ambulatory surgical centers
678.265
Ambulatory surgical center oversight of nurse anesthetists
678.275
Provision of nurse anesthetist services in hospitals
678.278
Provision of nurse anesthetist services in offices
678.282
Prescribing authority of nurse anesthetists
678.285
Board regulation of nurse anesthetists
678.340
Requirements for institutions desiring to establish nursing education programs
678.360
Survey to evaluate institutions
678.362
Circulating nurses
678.366
Registered nurse first assistants
678.370
Clinical nurse specialists
678.372
Rules for clinical nurse specialists
678.375
Nurse practitioners
678.380
Rules for nurse practitioners
678.390
Authority of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist to write prescriptions or dispense drugs
678.410
Fees
678.415
Additional fee for examination, license by indorsement, license renewal fees
678.417
Oregon Nursing Advancement Fund
678.420
Declaration of nursing workforce and faculty shortage
678.425
Advisory organizations
678.440
Nursing assistants
678.442
Certification of nursing assistants
678.444
Standards for training programs for nursing assistants
678.445
Administration of noninjectable medication by nursing assistant
678.447
Use of titles “medication aide,” “Certified Medication Aide” or “CMA.”
678.448
Use of titles “Certified Nursing Assistant,” “nursing assistant,” “nurse aide” or “CNA.”
678.710
Definitions for ORS 678.710 to 678.820
678.720
Prohibited acts relating to administration of nursing homes
678.725
Reporting unlawful or unsatisfactory nursing home conditions and prohibited conduct
678.730
Licensing qualifications of nursing home administrator
678.733
Residential care facility administrator license
678.740
Examination for nursing home administrator license
678.743
Residential care facility administrator examination
678.746
Rules
678.750
Applicability of licensing requirements to administrators of organizations that rely on spiritual care and treatment
678.770
Licensing reciprocity
678.780
Grounds for discipline of nursing home administrator
678.790
Procedure
678.793
Licensure type of board member in disciplinary action
678.800
Long Term Care Administrators Board
678.810
Board meetings
678.820
Duties and powers of board and Health Licensing Office
678.990
Penalties
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