The opinion
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This is a nonprecedential memorandum opinion
pursuant to ORAP 10.30 and may not be cited
except as provided in ORAP 10.30(1).
Argued and submitted January 5, affirmed February 1, 2023
In the Matter of
Corrine FLINT, RN,
Petitioner,
v.
OREGON STATE BOARD OF NURSING,
Respondent.
Oregon State Board of Nursing
1800819; A175061
Richard D. Cohen argued the cause and filed the briefs
for petitioner.
Carson L. Whitehead, Assistant Attorney General,
argued the cause for respondent. Also on the brief were
Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, and Benjamin
Gutman, Solicitor General.
Before Tookey, Presiding Judge, and Egan, Judge, and
Kamins, Judge.
KAMINS, J.
Affirmed.
Nonprecedential Memo Op: 324 Or App 94 (2023) 95
KAMINS, J.
Petitioner appeals from the Oregon State Board
of Nursing’s final order imposing a six-month suspension
for conduct derogatory to the standards of nursing. ORS
678.111(1)(f), (g); OAR 851-045-0070(2)(e) (May 4, 2012) (con-
duct derogatory to the standards of nursing includes “[f]ail-
ing to report actual or suspected incidents of child abuse
or elder abuse to the appropriate state agencies”). Having
reviewed the record, we conclude that the board’s findings
and conclusions were supported by substantial evidence and
substantial reason and that it did not abuse its discretion
by imposing a six-month suspension. ORS 183.482 (setting
forth our standard of review). Specifically, the record sup-
ports the board’s conclusions that petitioner had reasonable
cause to believe that the incident in question constituted
child abuse and that she chose not to report it because she
feared the consequences to herself, not because she rea-
sonably determined that the incident was not reportable.
See ORS 419B.010(1) (requiring immediate disclosure if a
mandatory reporter has “reasonable cause to believe” that
child abuse has occurred). In light of our standard of review,
petitioner’s arguments to the contrary provide no basis for
reversal.
Affirmed.