Oregon State Board of Nursing
17938 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd.
Portland, Oregon 97224-7012
https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/index.aspx
The Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) oversees our training programs. They are also responsible for determining licensure and certification requirements, interpreting the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, evaluating and approving nursing
education and nursing assistant training programs, issuing licenses and renewals, investigating complaints and taking disciplinary action against licensees who violate the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, maintaining the nursing assistant registry,
administering competency evaluations, imposing disciplinary sanctions for nursing assistants and nurses, and providing testimony to the legislature and other organizations as needed.
Students need to establish a presence (portal) on the OSBN website to submit fees and applications for initial testing, retesting, or renewal. On the portal, they can get information about their license status. No physical license will be issued upon passing the competency exams and FBI fingerprint criminal background check. Once they pass all the requirements for certification, they can look up their license information including expiration and issue dates and certification number, obtain documentation for transferring their license from another state, change their address or employment information, and send and receive messages with OSBN.
Listed below are links to the Oregon State Board of Nursing and Department of Health Services regulations which govern our program and the roles of CNAs and CMAs in Oregon:
OSBN
- DIVISION 1 Rules of Practice and Procedure
- DIVISION 47 Standards for Community-Based Care Registered Nurse Delegation
- DIVISION 61 Standards for Education Programs for Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides
- DIVISION 62 Standards for Certification of Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides
- DIVISION 63 Standards and Authorized Duties for Certified Nursing Assistants and Certified Medication Aides
DHS
- DIVISION 7 Criminal History Checks
- DIVISION 54 Residential Care and Assisted Living Facilities
How To File a Complaint with the OSBN:
You may to file a complaint with the Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) using the following link:
How To Schedule a State Certification Exam:
Once a student’s Certificate of Completion packet is issued by Caregiver Training Institute, applicants for NA / MA certification exams may submit their OSBN License Application and processing fees through the OSBN Online Nurse Portal at https://osbn.boardsofnursing.org/orbn#.
OSBN Board Exam Fees:
Fees payable to: OSBN.
CNA - Initial Examination: $106.00
CMA - Initial Examination: $60.00
Retest fees:
- $25 per attempt for the knowledge exam
- $45 per attempt for the skills exam
FieldPrint Fingerprinting Process / National Criminal Background Screening
NA and MA students are required to be fingerprinted as set by the OSBN regulations for board certification testing. The State of Oregon has contracted with Fieldprint to handle fingerprint collection services. It has the largest network of Livescan collection sites throughout the country.
NA and MA students are required to be fingerprinted as set by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) regulations. The State of Oregon has contracted with Fieldprint to handle fingerprint collection services. It has the largest network of Livescan collection sites throughout the country.
- Students are required to submit their OSBN License Application and processing fees before scheduling their fingerprint-based criminal background check to ensure that the results sent to OSBN have an established link with a candidate.
- The link for Fieldprint and code is found on the OSBN online licensing tab.
- Fieldprint and OSBN fees are not part of the tuition package. The fee for Fieldprint is $70.50 and once the unique profile is created, the site will allow the candidate to search for a fingerprinting location and schedule an appointment at a convenient date and time. Two forms of identification are needed for the appointment, and all
walk-ins will be turned away. - If you have any questions or problems, you may contact Fieldprint’s customer service team at (877) 614-4364 or on their website.
Headmaster / Certification Testing
Headmaster
PO Box 6609
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: (800) 393-8664
Fax: (406) 442-3357
[email protected]
- OSBN test scheduling depends on when students submit their application and payment to the OSBN. Releases for testing are sent by OSBN to Headmaster at 5PM each business day. Students are allowed to schedule testing once OSBN has released the application for testing.
- After the OSBN reviews a student’s application and releases them to test, the student will receive an email from Headmaster Testing Service with instructions on how to schedule their exam date.
- Once a student selects their exam date, Headmaster will provide the test scheduling confirmation on the TMU Portal.
- Students may call Headmaster Testing Service to schedule their exam at (800) 393-8664 or go online at https://or.tmuniverse.com.
- To schedule their exam, students will log into Headmaster with the user name and password provided upon their enrollment start date and in their completion packet.
- Students may reschedule an exam date up to three (3) business days before their scheduled exam date online by calling Headmaster.