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Or. Rev. Stat. § 441.179 (2026)

Definitions for ORS 441.179 to 441.186

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      441.179 Definitions for ORS 441.179 to 441.186. As used in ORS 441.179 to 441.186:

      (1) “Affiliated hospital” means a hospital that has a business relationship with another hospital.

      (2) “Hospital” means:

      (a) An acute inpatient care facility, as defined in ORS 442.470; or

      (b) A hospital as described in ORS 442.015.

      (3) “Manager” means a person who:

      (a) Has authority to direct and control the work performance of nursing staff;

      (b) Has authority to take corrective action regarding a violation of law or a rule or a violation of professional standards of practice, about which a nursing staff has complained; or

      (c) Has been designated by a hospital to receive the notice described in ORS 441.181 (2).

      (4) “Nursing staff” means a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, a nursing assistant or any other assistive nursing personnel.

      (5) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 30.260.

      (6) “Retaliatory action” means the discharge, suspension, demotion, harassment, denial of employment or promotion, or layoff of a nursing staff, or other adverse action taken against a nursing staff in the terms or conditions of employment of the nursing staff, as a result of filing a complaint. [Formerly 441.172]

 

      Note: 441.179 to 441.192 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 441 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

 

      441.180 [2001 c.609 §13; 2009 c.595 §736; 2015 c.669 §15; renumbered 441.185 in 2015]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Boyd v. Legacy Health, 507 P.3d 715 (Or. Ct. App. 2022).
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Boyd v. Legacy Health, 507 P.3d 715 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “tory action against a nursing staff because the nursing staff: “(a) Discloses or intends to disclose to a manager, a pri- vate accreditation organization or a public body an activity, policy or practice of the hospital or of a hospital that the nursing staff [4] reasonably…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 441.179(4) — 1 case
Boyd v. Legacy Health, 507 P.3d 715 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “tory action against a nursing staff because the nursing staff: “(a) Discloses or intends to disclose to a manager, a pri- vate accreditation organization or a public body an activity, policy or practice of the hospital or of a hospital that the nursing staff [4] reasonably…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 441.179(6) — 1 case
Boyd v. Legacy Health, 507 P.3d 715 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “tory action against a nursing staff because the nursing staff: “(a) Discloses or intends to disclose to a manager, a pri- vate accreditation organization or a public body an activity, policy or practice of the hospital or of a hospital that the nursing staff [4] reasonably…”
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