Oregon § 441.767 Staffing plans for psychiatric units

Oregon Statutes

§ 441.767 — Staffing plans for psychiatric units

Oregon § 441.767

Vol.12

Title 36Public Health and Safety

Ch. 441Health Care Facilities

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 441.767 (2026).

Text

(1)As used in this section, “psychiatric unit” includes:

(a)Inpatient psychiatric units;

(b)Psychiatric geriatric units;

(c)Psychiatric pediatric units;

(d)Emergency departments that provide psychiatric emergency service, as defined by the Oregon Health Authority by rule; and

(e)The Oregon State Hospital.

(2)A psychiatric unit shall create a multidisciplinary subcommittee of the hospital nurse staffing committee consisting of staff from the unit. The subcommittee shall adopt the staffing plan for the psychiatric unit and shall be considered a hospital nurse staffing committee for purposes of:

(a)The adoption of a nurse staffing plan under ORS 441.762 and 441.763; and

(b)Provisions of ORS 441.766 related to:

(A)Dispute resolution through mandatory arbitration; and

(B)Determining

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(1) As used in this section, “psychiatric unit” includes:
(a) Inpatient psychiatric units;
(b) Psychiatric geriatric units;
(c) Psychiatric pediatric units;
(d) Emergency departments that provide psychiatric emergency service, as defined by the Oregon Health Authority by rule; and
(e) The Oregon State Hospital.
(2) A psychiatric unit shall create a multidisciplinary subcommittee of the hospital nurse staffing committee consisting of staff from the unit. The subcommittee shall adopt the staffing plan for the psychiatric unit and shall be considered a hospital nurse staffing committee for purposes of:
(a) The adoption of a nurse staffing plan under ORS 441.762 and 441.763; and
(b) Provisions of ORS 441.766 related to:
(A) Dispute resolution through mandatory arbitration; and
(B) Determining the circumstances when the nurse-to-patient ratios in ORS 441.765 will not apply.