ORS 441.764: Annual review of nurse staffing plan.

(1) A hospital nurse staffing committee established pursuant to ORS 441.762 shall review the nurse staffing plan: (a) At least once every year; and (b) At any other date and time specified by either cochair of the committee. (2) In reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee shall consider: (a) Patient outcomes; (b) Complaints regarding staffing, including complaints about a delay in direct care nursing or an absence of direct care nursing; (c) 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; (d) The aggregate hours of mandatory overtime worked by the nursing staff; (e) The aggregate hours of voluntary overtime worked by the nursing staff; (f) The percentage of shifts for each hospital unit for which staffing differed from what is required by the staffing plan; (g) The number of meal breaks and rest breaks missed by direct care staff; and (h) 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. (3) Upon reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee may modify the staffing plan. [Formerly 441.156]