ORS 678.039 Registered nurse employed or contracted with long term care facility, in-home care agency

A registered nurse who is employed by or contracted with a long term care facility or an in-home care agency, as defined in ORS 443.305, may execute a medical order from a health care provider, as defined by the Oregon State Board of Nursing by rule, licensed to practice in another state or territory of the United States if:

The order is related to the care or treatment of an individual who is a client, patient or resident of the long term care facility or in-home care agency that employs or contracts the registered nurse; and

The individual described in subsection (1) of this section has been a client, patient or resident of the long term care facility or in-home care agency for not more than 90 days.