Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) To reactivate certification that is
expired by more than 30 days but less than two years, an applicant must submit
a completed application and qualify for CNA reactivation in one of the
following ways:
(a) Paid employment: Worked at
least 400 hours in the last two years in any U.S. state or jurisdiction with
active CNA certification, in a paid position doing CNA authorized duties with
supervision of an RN or LPN or monitoring by an RN. Hours worked as a CNA 2 or
CMA within the last two years may be used as part or all of the required 400
hours of paid employment. If it has been less than two years from completion of
training program, this requirement is waived.
(b) Exam: Pass the Board-approved competency
examination within one year of application. There is no limit on the number of
times an individual can take the exam within the one year period.
(c) Student Nurse: A nursing student may
reactivate without documentation of paid employment by providing proof of
current enrollment in an approved U.S. nursing education program. Documents
accepted as proof of enrollment are listed below and should be sent directly to
the Board by the issuing institution:
(A) An
official transcript; or
(B)
Documentation of program enrollment from the director or dean on official
school letterhead.
(d)
Active RN or LPN: A currently licensed RN or LPN may use their RN or LPN
practice hours within the last two years as part or all of the required 400
hours of paid employment. If licensed in another U.S. state or jurisdiction,
arrange for primary source verification of active unencumbered RN or LPN
license to be sent directly to the Board.
(2) To reactivate certification that is
expired by more than two years, an applicant must submit a completed
application and qualify for CNA reactivation in one of the following ways:
(a) Paid Employment: Worked at least 400
hours in the last two years in another U.S. state or jurisdiction with active
CNA certification. If it has been less than two years from completion of
training program, this requirement is waived. If the Board is unable to verify
current CNA certification from a primary source database, the nursing assistant
will arrange for primary source verification of active CNA certification from
the U.S. state or jurisdiction in which certification is held to be sent
directly to the Board.
(b) Student
Nurse: A nursing student may reactivate without documentation of paid
employment by providing proof of current enrollment in an approved U.S. nursing
education program. Documents accepted as proof are listed below and should be
sent directly to the Board by the issuing institution:
(A) An official transcript; or
(B) Verification of enrollment from the
director or dean on official school letterhead.
(c) Active RN or LPN: A currently licensed RN
or LPN may use their RN or LPN practice hours within the last two years as part
or all of the required 400 hours of paid employment. If licensed in another
U.S. state or jurisdiction, arrange for primary source verification of active
unencumbered RN or LPN license to be sent directly to the Board.
(3) An applicant for reactivation
submitting an application after July 1, 2021 must attest to having at least two
hours of cultural competency education in the two years preceding the receipt
of a completed application.
(4) The
CNA has the burden of proof that activities meet the employment
requirement.
(5) The Board may
validate employment hours through a random audit process.
(6) A nursing assistant who cannot meet
requirements for reactivation may become certified by re-entry.
(7) An individual whose CNA 2 has been
expired for less than two years may reactivate their CNA 2 once their CNA 1 is
current.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
678.440, ORS
678.442 & ORS
676.850
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
678.442 & ORS
676.850
