ORS 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:

      (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;

      (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.