{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-441.764","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 441.764","heading":"Annual review of nurse staffing plan.","body":"(1) A hospital nurse staffing committee established pursuant to ORS 441.762 shall review the nurse staffing plan:\n      (a) At least once every year; and\n      (b) At any other date and time specified by either cochair of the committee.\n      (2) In reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee shall consider:\n      (a) Patient outcomes;\n      (b) Complaints regarding staffing, including complaints about a delay in direct care nursing or an absence of direct care nursing;\n      (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;\n      (d) The aggregate hours of mandatory overtime worked by the nursing staff;\n      (e) The aggregate hours of voluntary overtime worked by the nursing staff;\n      (f) The percentage of shifts for each hospital unit for which staffing differed from what is required by the staffing plan;\n      (g) The number of meal breaks and rest breaks missed by direct care staff; and\n      (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.\n      (3) Upon reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee may modify the staffing plan.","path":["12 - Public Health","36. Public Health and Safety","Chapter 441 — Health Care Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors441.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:14Z","sha256":"5d9672848959ff64dd6a3e80d756a175c2114cbbae3cc0755cf17c6564464166","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-441.763","next":"us-or/ors-441.765"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}