ORS 441.764 Annual review of nurse staffing plan

A hospital nurse staffing committee established pursuant to ORS 441.762 shall review the nurse staffing plan:

At least once every year; and

At any other date and time specified by either cochair of the committee.

In reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee shall consider:

Patient outcomes;

Complaints regarding staffing, including complaints about a delay in direct care nursing or an absence of direct care nursing;

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;

The aggregate hours of mandatory overtime worked by the nursing staff;

The aggregate hours of voluntary overtime worked by the nursing staff;

The percentage of shifts for each hospital unit for which staffing differed from what is required by the staffing plan;

The number of meal breaks and rest breaks missed by direct care staff; and

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.

Upon reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee may modify the staffing plan.