Board of Nursing
Chapter 851
Division 47
STANDARDS FOR REGISTERED NURSE DELEGATION PROCESS
851-047-0000
Rule Summary, Statement of Purpose and Intent
(1) These rules identify registered nurse (RN) delegation process responsibilities. Pursuant to OAR chapter 851 division 006, delegation process means the process utilized by an RN to authorize an unregulated assistive person (UAP) to perform a nursing procedure for a client, the outcome of which the RN retains accountability for;
(2) The RN may only apply these rules when the client’s environment of care is a community-based setting. Pursuant to OAR chapter 851 division 006, community-based setting means a setting that does not exist primarily for the purposes of providing nursing or medical services, but where nursing service could be required intermittently. These settings include private homes, foster homes, assisted living facilities, schools and 24-hour residential care facilities.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 678.150
History:
BN 3-2023, amend filed 07/06/2023, effective 08/01/2023
BN 5-2004, f. & cert. ef. 2-26-04
BN 2-1999, f. & cert. ef. 3-16-99
BN 3-1998, f. & cert. ef. 3-13-98
NB 8-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-27-92, Renumbered from 851-045-0011
NB 2-1990, f. & cert. ef. 4-2-90
NB 7-1989(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-4-89
NB 2-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-88