ORS 441.767: Staffing plans for psychiatric units.

(1) As used in this section, “psychiatric unit” includes:

      (a) Inpatient psychiatric units;

      (b) Psychiatric geriatric units;

      (c) Psychiatric pediatric units;

      (d) Emergency departments that provide psychiatric emergency service, as defined by the Oregon Health Authority by rule; and

      (e) The Oregon State Hospital.

      (2) A psychiatric unit shall create a multidisciplinary subcommittee of the hospital nurse staffing committee consisting of staff from the unit. The subcommittee shall adopt the staffing plan for the psychiatric unit and shall be considered a hospital nurse staffing committee for purposes of:

      (a) The adoption of a nurse staffing plan under ORS 441.762 and 441.763; and

      (b) Provisions of ORS 441.766 related to:

      (A) Dispute resolution through mandatory arbitration; and

      (B) Determining the circumstances when the nurse-to-patient ratios in ORS 441.765 will not apply.