Or. Admin. Code § 851-006-0190

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 851-006-0190 - Definitions beginning with the letter "S"

(1)"SARA" means the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, a voluntary agreement among member states and US territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs.

(2)"Self-referred licensee" means an eligible licensee who entered participation in the Health Professional Services Program (HPSP), an alternative to discipline program, without referral from the Board. The Board will have no knowledge of the entry of the licensee into the HPSP program unless there is substantive non-compliance.

(3)"Self-Regulation" means the licensee takes personal responsibility and accountability for maintaining safe practice while adhering to legal, ethical, professional practice and performance standards.

(4)"Stable and Predictable Condition" for the purposes of these rules, means a situation where the client's clinical and behavioral state is known, not characterized by rapid changes, and does not require frequent reassessment and evaluation. This includes clients whose deteriorating condition is expected such as the client receiving hospice services.

(5)"Statewide Need", for the purposes of these rules, means the assessment and documentation 5 of the need for the nursing program in relation to plans for total state resources and the need for entry level nurses in the state.

(6)"Stipulated Agreement" means the documented terms and conditions of public discipline agreed to by the licensee and approved by Board order. The agreement allows for closure of the investigation and settlement of the compliant against the licensee/certificate holder.

(7)"Structured contact or continuing education hours" means Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Education Unit (CE) and other activities for which the licensee receives academic or continuing education credit as evidenced by certificate of completion or transcript. Structured hours are evidenced based and relates to the licensee's area of practice, have specific objectives, and measure the attainment of those objectives at the end of the course or presentation. Structured hours are accredited by an authority authorized to accredit continuing education.

(8)"Symptom-Based Protocol", for the purposes of these rules, means a protocol to administer an over-the-counter medication to a client based only upon the client's presenting symptoms.

(9)"Substance use disorder" means a problematic pattern of use of an intoxicating substance leading to clinically significant impairment or distress which is determined by the number of diagnostic criteria occurring within a 12-month period as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The symptoms associated with a substance use disorder fall into four major groupings: impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and pharmacological criteria (e.g., tolerance and withdrawal). The severity of a substance use can be specified as mild, moderate, or severe.

(10)"Substantial non-compliance" means that a licensee is in violation of the terms of the monitoring agreement or Board Order in a way that gives rise to concerns about the licensee's ability or willingness to participate in the HPSP or is in violation of the Board Order. Substantial non-compliance and non-compliance include, but are not limited to, the factors listed in ORS 676.190(1) (f). Conduct that occurred before a licensee entered into a monitoring agreement does not violate the terms of that monitoring agreement, notwithstanding a complaint to the Board regarding conduct related to the reason for entering the monitoring agreement or stipulated Order.

(11)"Supervision, Direct", for the purposes of these rules, means that the licensed nurse is physically present and accessible in the immediate client care area, is available to intervene if necessary, and periodically observes and evaluates the skills and abilities of the certified nursing assistant or certified medication aide in the performance of authorized duties.

(12)"Supervision, Indirect", for the purposes of these rules, means the licensed nurse regularly observes, provides guidance, direction, oversight, and evaluation of the skills and abilities of the certified nursing assistant (CNA) or certified medication aide (CMA) to perform authorized duties in care settings when the licensed nurse is not continually present. This is not synonymous with the delegation process because this is supervision of duties the CNA/CMA is already authorized to perform.

Or. Admin. Code § 851-006-0190

BN 2-2023, adopt filed 07/05/2023, effective 8/1/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 678.150

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 678.150