71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 1889
 
                         Senate Bill 245
 
Sponsored by Senator GEORGE, Representative MONNES ANDERSON;
  Senator SHIELDS, Representatives DEVLIN, MORGAN, WILLIAMS,
  ZAUNER
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Allows nurse practitioners to prescribe home health services.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to nurse practitioners; amending ORS 443.065 and
  443.075.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 443.065 is amended to read:
  443.065. The home health agency shall:
  (1) Be primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services
and at least one other service delineated in ORS 443.075 (2) and
(3);
  (2) Have policies established by professional personnel
associated with the agency or organization, including one or more
physicians and one or more registered nurses, at least two of
whom are neither owners nor employees of the agency, and two
consumers, to govern the services that it provides;
  (3) Require supervision of services that it provides under
subsection (1) of this section by a physician { + , nurse
practitioner + } or registered nurse, preferably a public health
nurse;
  (4) Maintain clinical, financial and professional records on
all patients; and
  (5) Have an overall plan and budget in effect.
  SECTION 2. ORS 443.075 is amended to read:
  443.075. The following services and supplies may be prescribed
by a physician  { + or a nurse practitioner + } in accordance
with a plan of treatment which must be established and
periodically reviewed by the physician  { + or nurse
practitioner + }:
  (1) Home nursing care provided by or under the supervision of a
registered nurse;
  (2) Physical, occupational or speech therapy, medical social
services or other therapeutic services;
  (3) Home health aide services; and
  (4) Medical supplies, other than drugs and biologicals, and the
use of medical appliances.
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