(1) A hospital nurse staffing committee established pursuant to ORS 441.762 shall review the nurse staffing plan:\n(a) At least once every year; and\n(b) At any other date and time specified by either cochair of the committee.\n(2) In reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee shall consider:\n(a) Patient outcomes;\n(b) Complaints regarding staffing, including complaints about a delay in direct care nursing or an absence of direct care nursing;\n(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;\n(d) The aggregate hours of mandatory overtime worked by the nursing staff;\n(e) The aggregate hours of voluntary overtime worked by the nursing staff;\n(f) The percentage of shifts for each hospital unit for which staffing differed from what is required by the staffing plan;\n(g) The number of meal breaks and rest breaks missed by direct care staff; and\n(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.\n(3) Upon reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse 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.\n(3) Upon reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee may modify the staffing plan. [Formerly 441.156]\nNote:\nSee note under 441.761.
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