ORS 441.678: Review of finding that nursing assistant responsible for abuse; name placed in registry.

(1) If a nursing assistant found by the Department of Human Services to be responsible for abuse does not respond to the department within 30 days after notice of the opportunity for a contested case hearing, the department shall place the abuse finding in the registry maintained under this section. (2) If a nursing assistant is found to be responsible for abuse, the nursing assistant is entitled to a contested case hearing under ORS chapter 183. Upon a finding of abuse in a final order, the department shall place the finding in the registry maintained under this section. (3) The department shall maintain a nursing assistant registry that contains, at a minimum, the information required by 42 C.F.R. 483.156. [1993 c.759 §16; 2001 c.900 §174; 2009 c.72 §2]