OAR 853-050-0005: Continuing Education Requirements for Residential Care Administrators

(1) To maintain an authorization, residential care facility administrators must complete a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education every authorization year. (2) Credit hours obtained in excess of those required for the one-year reporting period cannot be carried forward or used to reinstate an inactive authorization. (3) At least 1 hour of continuing education every other year must be in cultural competency coursework: (a) Approved by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 413.450; or (b) That meets the skills requirements established by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 413.450 by rule; (4) Section (3) does not apply to authorization holders who are: (a) Retired and not practicing the profession in any state; (b) Not practicing the profession in this state; or (c) Residing in this state, but not practicing in the profession in any state. (5) Continuing education for residential care administrators must address subject matter related to the following domains: (a) Leadership skills; (b) Building requirements; (c) Fire and life safety; (d) Quality improvement processes; (e) Human resources management; (f) Health services; (g) Role of the nurse and Oregon Nurse Delegation Act; (h) Person-centered care principles; (i) Memory care standards; (j) Compliance and governance; (k) Adult abuse protection and investigations; (l) Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules. (6) Documentation supporting compliance with continuing education requirements must be maintained for a period of two years following renewal and must be available to the Office upon request.