- (1) Regardless of the way nursing services are charged and paid, the RN must complete client records within 30 calendar days following each client encounter.
(2) Client records must be:
- (a) Protected against unauthorized access, fire, water and theft;
- (b) Kept for a period of at least seven years;
- (c) Retained in a retrievable format; and
- (d) Available upon request by the client or legal client representative and provided within 30 days.
- (3) The RN must identify a custodian of records in the event of the RN’s death. The identified custodian will be required to keep the medical records for a contiguous seven years.
(4) The RN who closes their business must notify clients by letter that communicates the:
- (a) Closure of their business;
- (b) Effective date of the closure;
- (c) Location of client records post closure; and
- (d) Process to request client records.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 678.010 to 678.410
History
BN 3-2024, adopt filed 06/20/2024, effective 07/01/2024