[Cnaprogram] Private Career School Request for Exemption Form

[Debra Buck]

To Nursing Assistant & Medication Aide Training Program Directors-


Nursing assistant and medication aide training programs meet the statutory definition of career school.
The ORS definition of  a career school "means any private proprietary professional, technical, home study, correspondence, business or other school instruction, organization or person that offers any instruction or training for the purpose or purported purpose of instructing, training or preparing persons for any profession".  Career schools are licensed by the Department of Education. Nursing assistant and medication aide training programs also have regulatory oversight by the Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN). Over this past year, OSBN has been working with the Department of Education and stakeholders to increase the student protections in our rules.


On June 23, 2011, the Board approved changes to Division 61 of the Nurse Practice Act. These changes to Division 61:
1)	Require training program providers to be licensed with the Department of Education if they offer more than just the 	nursing assistant and medication aide training.

2)	Offer option to training programs to apply for exemption from licensing through the Department of Education if they 	only offer nursing assistant and medication aide training.

3)	Provide specific requirements for an enrollment agreement and disclosure statement.

4)	Add changes to policies and procedures to list of items requiring Board approval.

5)	Insert new standards related to organization and administration, e.g., financial viability and business practices.

Please see attached copy of the recently filed Division 61 rules. The form to apply for an exemption of licensure as a private career school from the Department of Education, is found at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2448 .

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Debbie


Debra K. Buck, RN, MS
Nursing Assistant Program Consultant
Oregon State Board of Nursing
17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd.
Portland, OR 97224
Phone:  (971) 673-0636
FAX:    (971) 673-0684
Email:   Debra.buck at state.or.us 

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