Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Oregon facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Oregon State Board of Nursing and the HECC Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Oregon facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Oregon State Board of Nursing publishes a list of approved Oregon nursing programs with NCLEX pass rates. (source)
- Licensure background check. Applicants for a new Oregon nursing license must provide fingerprints for a state and federal criminal history check. (source)
- Licensure background check. The board contracts with Fieldprint to collect digital fingerprints, and prints are processed through the Oregon State Police and the FBI. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission supports the state's 17 locally governed community colleges through its Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development. (source)
- Clinical sites. OHSU uses ACEMAPP for ADN, BSN and APRN student placement requests and to verify student records. (source)
- Allied health. The Oregon Health Authority maintains standards for administrative requirements for health profession student placements in clinical training settings, created under Senate Bill 879 (2011). (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Most compliance problems are found the week rotations start: a titer that was never uploaded, a CPR card that expired over the break, a background check still pending. A system that reviews every document as it arrives and reminds students before anything expires moves that work weeks earlier. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Oregon programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Oregon State Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Oregon?
The Oregon State Board of Nursing. Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Oregon require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Applicants for a new Oregon nursing license must provide fingerprints for a state and federal criminal history check. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is Oregon’s community and technical college system?
Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission supports the state's 17 locally governed community colleges through its Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Oregon State Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- OSBN: List of Oregon Nursing Programs and Pass Rates
- OSBN: Fingerprint Requirements
- HECC: Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development
- OHSU: Clinical Placement Coordinator
- OHA: Health Profession Student Clinical Training Standards
This page summarizes Oregon agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.