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Oregon Revised Statutes Occupations and Professions § 678.442

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall establish standards for certifying and shall certify as a nursing assistant any person who:

(a) Submits an application;

(b)(A) Shows completion of an approved training program for nursing assistants; or

(B) Has military training or experience that the board determines is substantially equivalent to the training required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; and

(c) Passes a board approved examination.

(2) In the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183, the board may revoke or suspend a certificate issued under this section or may reprimand a nursing assistant for the following reasons:

(a) Conviction of the certificate holder of a crime where such crime bears demonstrable relationship to the duties of a nursing assistant. A copy of the record of such conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction.

(b) Any willful fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or procuring a certificate or renewal thereof.

(c) Impairment as defined in ORS 676.303.

(d) Violation of any provisions of ORS 678.010 to 678.448 or rules adopted thereunder.

(e) Physical condition that makes the certificate holder unable to perform safely the duties of a nursing assistant.

(f) Conduct unbecoming a nursing assistant in the performance of duties.

(3) The board shall establish by rule a procedure for the biennial renewal of nursing assistant certificates. The certificate renewal procedure must be substantially like the procedure established for the licensing of nurses under ORS 678.101.

(4) Notwithstanding ORS 192.501, the board may use the results of a nursing assistant examination for the continuing education of applicants for certification as a nursing assistant.

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