WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 1 REQUIREMENT TYPE
How Is This Bill Enforced
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Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 678.010 to 678.410.
Section 1 is a codification directive that adds Section 2 to the existing Oregon nursing practice act (ORS 678.010 to 678.410). It creates no independent compliance obligation.
(1)–(8) 1 A nonhuman entity, including but not limited to an agent powered by artificial intelligence, may not use any of the following titles: (1) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or the abbreviation APRN; (2) Certified registered nurse anesthetist or the abbreviation CRNA; (3) Clinical nurse specialist or the abbreviation CNS; (4) Licensed practical nurse or the abbreviation LPN; (5) Registered nurse or the abbreviation RN; (6) Nurse practitioner or the abbreviation NP; (7) Certified medication aide or the abbreviation CMA; or (8) Certified nursing assistant or the abbreviation CNA.
Section 2 is the operative provision of the bill. It prohibits any nonhuman entity — with AI-powered agents called out as an explicit example — from using eight enumerated nursing and nursing-aide titles or their standard abbreviations. The prohibition extends to the full spectrum of protected nursing designations: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Certified Medication Aide (CMA), and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).
The bill does not define "nonhuman entity" or "agent powered by artificial intelligence" as formal terms, relying instead on a broad, inclusive phrasing ("including but not limited to") that sweeps in any non-human actor. This maps most closely to the taxonomy's prohibition on AI systems implying equivalence with licensed professionals (CP-01.9), though the obligation here is narrower — it bars the use of specific titles rather than imposing a broader anti-impersonation framework.