OAR 851-045-0064: Standards related to the RN who Provides Nursing Services through their own Business Structure

(1) Regardless of the way nursing services are charged and paid, the RN must complete client records within 30 calendar days following each client encounter. (2) Client records must be: (a) Protected against unauthorized access, fire, water and theft; (b) Kept for a period of at least seven years; (c) Retained in a retrievable format; and (d) Available upon request by the client or legal client representative and provided within 30 days. (3) The RN must identify a custodian of records in the event of the RN’s death. The identified custodian will be required to keep the medical records for a contiguous seven years. (4) The RN who closes their business must notify clients by letter that communicates the: (a) Closure of their business; (b) Effective date of the closure; (c) Location of client records post closure; and (d) Process to request client records.