The Board of Nursing adopts Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) to carry out its prescribed duties and responsibilities. The Nurse Practice Act is comprised of these rules. An OAR is generally an applicable administrative directive, standard, regulation, or statement that implements, interprets, or prescribes law. Once established, OARs have the force of law and all persons or entities to which the rule applies must adhere to the rule.
Because rules affect the public, they must be adopted in compliance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act (ORS Chapter 183). The Board may adopt, amend, renumber, or repeal a rule either on its own initiative or in response to outside requests through a process known as rulemaking. Our rulemaking process offers several opportunities for people and organizations to provide feedback on a proposed rule:
- A Rulemaking Advisory Committee (RAC) representing those who may have an interest in the rule helps shape rule language.
- Oregonians are invited to weigh in on the rule and may attend RAC meetings, provide written comments, or testify during a public hearing.
Proposed Rules
All comments received regarding proposed rules will be posted on this site for public transparency.