1. (1) A hospital nurse staffing committee established pursuant to ORS 441.762 shall review the nurse staffing plan:

   1. (a) At least once every year; and
   2. (b) At any other date and time specified by either cochair of the committee.

2. (2) In reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee shall consider:

   1. (a) Patient outcomes;
   2. (b) Complaints regarding staffing, including complaints about a delay in direct care nursing or an absence of direct care nursing;
   3. (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;
   4. (d) The aggregate hours of mandatory overtime worked by the nursing staff;
   5. (e) The aggregate hours of voluntary overtime worked by the nursing staff;
   6. (f) The percentage of shifts for each hospital unit for which staffing differed from what is required by the staffing plan;
   7. (g) The number of meal breaks and rest breaks missed by direct care staff; and
   8. (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.
3. (3) Upon reviewing a staffing plan, a hospital nurse staffing committee may modify the staffing plan.

Note: See note under 441.761.

[Formerly 441.156]