Oregon

Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator

Oregon Nursing Home Licensure Contact
Janet Bartel
OR Board of Examiners for NHA
800 NE Oregon Street #407
Portland, OR 97232-2162

Phone: 503-731-4046
Fax: 503-731-4207
Email: Barbara.Orazio@state.or.us

Oregon Nursing Home Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree

Oregon Nursing Home AIT Requirements:
960 hours

Oregon Nursing Home National Exam Required?
Yes

Oregon Nursing Home State Exam Required?
Yes

Oregon Nursing Home Continuing Education Required?
60 hours biennially

Oregon Number Licensed Administrators:
450

Oregon Number of NHA Licenses Issued Annually, Approximately:
77

Oregon Number of Licensed Nursing Home Facilities:
164

Requirements for Qualification as an Assisted Living Administrator

Oregon Assisted Living: Contact
Dennett Taber, Senior and Disabled Services, Tel. 503-945-5793 Fax 503-947-5046

Oregon Assisted Living: State Agency on Aging, 500 Summer St., NE, 2nd Fl., Salem, OR 97310-1015
503-945-6411

Oregon Assisted Living: Code: Residential Care Facilities/Assisted Living Facilities. Or. Rev. Stat. § 443.400-443.640 and § 443.991; Or. Admin R. 411-56-000 et seq.

Oregon Assisted Living: Reimbursement: Dept. of Human Services 500 Summer St., NE, Salem, OR 97310-1015
503-373-7138

Oregon Assisted Living: Administrator Overview
Do a state approved internship program, complete 20 hours of continuing education yearly.

College Coursework

Oregon State University
Department of Public Health
Health Care Administration Program
Waldo Hall 256
Corvallis, OR 97331-6406

Tel: (541) 737-2323 Fax: (541) 737-4001

Contact faculty:
Leonard H. Friedman, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Coordinator, Health Care Administration Program

Program: BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, DOCTORAL CONCENTRATION
Long term care administration option
Oregon State University offers a BS in Health Care Administration with an option in Long Term Care. Graduates can do a long term care option within the M.S. in Health and Safety Administration, or Ph.D. in Public Health.

Long Term Care Faculty:
Leonard H. Friedman, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Coordinator, Health Care
Administration Program
Chunhuei Chi, Sc.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor
John Hogan, M.S., FACHA, Instructor
Annette Rossignol, Sc.D., Professor
Alexis Walker, Ph.D., Professor, Director OSU Program in Gerontology