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Section 443.001 - Quality Care Fund; rules. - (1) Training, technical assistance, quality improvement initiatives and licensing activities...
Section 443.002 - Providers with multiple facilities. - (a) "Facility" means: (A) A residential training facility as defined...
Section 443.004 - Criminal records check required for employees and volunteers providing direct care; exceptions; rules. - (A) An employee of a residential facility or an adult...
Section 443.006 - Criminal background check registry; rules. - (a) "Care" has the meaning given that term in ORS...
Section 443.007 - Disqualification of individuals found to have committed abuse; rules. - (a) "Abuse" has the meaning given that term in ORS...
Section 443.008 - Fitness determinations; rules. - (a) "Direct care services" means services provided to clients of...
Section 443.011 - Training requirements for in-home care service providers; rules. - (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section,...
Section 443.012 - Disease outbreak and infection control training and protocols; rules. - (a) "Disease outbreak" has the meaning given that term in...
Section 443.014 - Definitions for ORS 443.014 to 443.105. - (1) "Caregiver registry" means a person that prequalifies, establishes and...
Section 443.019 - Requirement for in-person site inspection. - (2) In lieu of an in-person site inspection, the authority...
Section 443.035 - License fees; renewal; disposition of funds. - (a) $4,000 for a new home health agency license. (b)...
Section 443.045 - Denial, suspension and revocation of licenses; penalties. - (2) License denials, suspensions and revocations, assessment of civil penalties,...
Section 443.065 - General requirements for home health agencies. - (1) Be primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and...
Section 443.075 - Services and supplies prescribed by physician, naturopathic physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. - (a) Home nursing care provided by or under the supervision...
Section 443.085 - Home health services; rules. - (1) The qualifications of professional and ancillary personnel in order...
Section 443.090 - Exemption from in-home care agency licensing requirements. - (2) A licensed home health agency that provides personal care...
Section 443.105 - Caregiver registries; rules. - (1) The minimum qualifications of individuals whose services are offered...
Section 443.215 - Policy. - (2) It is the intent of ORS 443.205 to 443.225...
Section 443.225 - Location and capacity of domiciliary care facilities. - (2) The Department of Human Services shall determine the number...
Section 443.305 - Definitions for ORS 443.305 to 443.350. - (1) "In-home care agency" means an agency primarily engaged in...
Section 443.315 - License required; application; rules; fees. - (2) The authority shall establish classification requirements and qualifications for...
Section 443.325 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license; penalties. - (a) Failure to provide a written disclosure statement to the...
Section 443.327 - Injunctive relief; attorney fees and costs; notice to clients. - (2) If an in-home care agency is found to be...
Section 443.340 - Rules. - Note: See note under 443.305.
Section 443.345 - Disposition of moneys. - Note: See note under 443.305.
Section 443.350 - Applicability. - Note: See note under 443.305.
Section 443.355 - Complaint procedures; rules. - (2) An employee or contract provider with knowledge of a...
Section 443.370 - Definitions for ORS 443.370 to 443.376. - (1) "Client" means an individual who seeks a long term...
Section 443.373 - Registration to provide long term care referrals; rules; fee. - (2) The department shall issue a registration to provide long...
Section 443.376 - Duties of referral agents; violation as unlawful practice. - (a) A description of the long term care referral to...
Section 443.378 - Housing with services projects. - (a) "Coordinate" means to provide proactive and systematic assistance in...
Section 443.380 - Definitions for ORS 443.380 to 443.394. - (1) "Administrative action" means an action, inaction or decision by...
Section 443.382 - Residential Facilities Ombudsman; duties. - (2) The Residential Facilities Ombudsman may, subject to the approval...
Section 443.384 - Agencies to provide information and support. - (2) All state agencies, their representatives and service providers shall...
Section 443.386 - Designees of ombudsman; training; contract. - (2) The Residential Facilities Ombudsman shall prescribe the qualifications of...
Section 443.388 - Authority of ombudsman and designees; confidentiality agreements. - (a) Have private and unimpeded access to residential facilities and...
Section 443.390 - Complaints. - (a) The resident has no known legal representative: (A) The...
Section 443.392 - Notice of complaint procedures; posting requirement. - (2) The administrator of each residential facility shall post the...
Section 443.394 - Procedures to maintain confidentiality. - (A) Is authorized to represent a resident of a residential...
Section 443.396 - Gifts, grants and donations. - Note: See note under 443.380.
Section 443.400 - Definitions for ORS 443.400 to 443.455. - (1) "Behavioral health needs" means mental, emotional or behavioral disturbances....
Section 443.405 - Exclusions from definition of "residential facility." - (1) A residential school; (2) A state or local correctional...
Section 443.410 - Single license required. - (2) A license issued by the Oregon Health Authority is...
Section 443.415 - License applications; fee; investigations; grounds for issuance and denial of license. - (2)(a) The application fee for a residential training facility or...
Section 443.416 - Inspection of facilities. - (2) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority or authorized...
Section 443.417 - Annual kitchen inspection; fees. - (2) The department or the Oregon Health Authority may not...
Section 443.419 - License revocations, suspensions or conditions; rules. - (a) There exists a threat to the health, safety or...
Section 443.420 - Qualifications for license. - (a) Who demonstrates an understanding and acceptance of the rules...
Section 443.421 - Revocation and suspension of licenses; procedure. - (2)(a) In a case where an imminent danger to the...
Section 443.422 - Siting of licensed residential facilities. - (2) Before a license is issued for a residential facility...
Section 443.424 - Expansion of capacity of residential care facilities and adult foster homes; reports to Legislative Assembly. - (a) Assess the capacity on January 1, 2008, of residential...
Section 443.425 - License term; contents; renewal; fee. - (a) The name of the person operating the residential facility;...
Section 443.430 - Transferability of license; disposition of license fees. - (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section:...
Section 443.431 - Conversion facilities; fee; rules. - (2)(a) The department shall adopt rules governing the conversion of...
Section 443.432 - Acuity-based staffing tool. - (a) Evaluate whether a residential care facility has qualified awake...
Section 443.433 - Direct care staff training in dementia care; rules. - (a) Education on the dementia disease process, including the progression...
Section 443.436 - Enhanced oversight and supervision program. - (a) "Consistently" means regularly and typically. (b) "Substantial compliance" means...
Section 443.439 - Increases in compensation of direct support professionals; legislative intent. - Note: Sections 3 and 4, chapter 655, Oregon Laws 2021,...
Section 443.441 - Assessment of sufficient numbers of direct care staff; complaint investigations. - (a) "Consistently" means regularly and typically. (b) "Direct care staff"...
Section 443.443 - Information provided upon application for admission. - (a) A summary explanation of the services provided by the...
Section 443.445 - Persons admissible at facilities and homes; transfer of persons requiring certain treatment; operation of facilities by persons relying on spiritual means for healing. - (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section,...
Section 443.446 - Residential Care Quality Measurement Program. - (a) Describe statewide patterns and trends that emerge from the...
Section 443.447 - Quality Measurement Council. - (2) The council consists of nine members, appointed by the...
Section 443.448 - Choice of prescription and nonprescription drugs and supplies. - (2) A resident in a residential facility must have a...
Section 443.449 - Prescription drug packaging. - (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to...
Section 443.450 - Rules. - (a) The physical properties of the facility or home; (b)...
Section 443.452 - Waiver procedure. - (a) Each resident is over 16 years of age; (b)...
Section 443.453 - Interference with employee or volunteer disclosure of information concerning practice that threatens health or safety of residents prohibited. - (a) The Long Term Care Ombudsman, the Residential Facilities Ombudsman,...
Section 443.455 - Civil penalties; rules. - (2)(a) The Director of Human Services shall impose penalties on...
Section 443.460 - Exemptions. - (2) Pursuant to an exemption as provided in subsection (1)...
Section 443.465 - Secure residential treatment homes and facilities; rules. - (a) Provide minimum security, health and safety standards; (b) Require...
Section 443.480 - Definitions for ORS 443.480 to 443.500. - (1)(a) "Community-based structured housing" means congregate housing where services and...
Section 443.485 - Registration required; fee; rules; civil penalty; grounds for suspension or revocation of registration. - (a) Provides services and support to two or more adult...
Section 443.490 - Waiver of registration. - Note: See note under 443.480.
Section 443.495 - Exemptions. - (1) Any facility operated by an institution of higher education....
Section 443.500 - Investigation of registered facilities; access to facilities. - (2) Upon complaint of any person: (a) The state or...
Section 443.705 - Definitions for ORS 443.705 to 443.825. - (1) "Adult foster home" means any family home or facility...
Section 443.715 - Exclusions from definition of "adult foster home." - (1) Any house, institution, hotel, or other similar place that...
Section 443.720 - Findings of Legislative Assembly. - (a) Adult foster homes provide needed care and services to...
Section 443.725 - License required; on-site provider required; exception; rules. - (2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section,...
Section 443.730 - Information regarding substitute caregivers required; standards; educational requirements; rules. - (2) The licensing agency shall require the provider to furnish...
Section 443.733 - Collective bargaining. - (a) Who is a resident manager of an adult foster...
Section 443.734 - Adult foster home license classifications; rules. - (1) The Department of Human Services shall adopt: (a) Rules...
Section 443.735 - Issuance of license; fee; standards; renewal; burden of proof; rules. - (b) Each application submitted to the Department of Human Services...
Section 443.738 - Educational standards for providers, managers and caregivers; rules; exception; duties of providers. - (2) The rules required under subsection (1) of this section...
Section 443.739 - Rights of residents. - (1) Be treated as an adult, with respect and dignity....
Section 443.740 - Information on licensed adult foster homes; availability; content. - (2) The information shall include: (a) The location of the...
Section 443.742 - Annual continuing education requirements; rules. - (a) Care of the elderly and persons with disabilities; and...
Section 443.743 - Training in dementia care. - (2) In addition to any other training required by law,...
Section 443.745 - Denial, suspension or revocation; conditional license; review. - (a) There exists a threat to the health, safety or...
Section 443.755 - Entry and inspection of homes; access to residents; inspection report; fire inspection. - (2) The state or local fire inspectors shall be permitted...
Section 443.760 - Application of single family dwelling code requirements to home; rules; evacuation requirement; lease rate. - (2) In adopting more stringent standards, the licensing agency shall...
Section 443.762 - Information provided upon admission. - (2) Upon the admission of a resident to an adult...
Section 443.765 - Complaint procedure; retaliation prohibited; notice of rates and rules; liability for complaints. - (2) The licensing agency shall prepare a notice which must...
Section 443.766 - Interference with employee or volunteer disclosure of information concerning practice that threatens health or safety of residents prohibited. - (a) The Long Term Care Ombudsman, the Residential Facilities Ombudsman,...
Section 443.767 - Investigation of complaint; rules. - (2) When the licensing agency receives a complaint that alleges...
Section 443.769 - Public disclosure of investigatory information. - (2) This section applies to: (a) The name of a...
Section 443.775 - Rules; level of care; exception to limit on residents with nursing care needs; reports on exceptions; provider duties; enforcement; civil penalties. - (a) An exception to the limit of one resident with...
Section 443.777 - Prescription drug packaging. - (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to...
Section 443.780 - Exemption where county has licensing and inspection program. - (2) ORS 443.775 (5) applies regardless of any exceptions granted...
Section 443.790 - Authority to impose civil penalty; factors to be considered; rules. - (a) Violation of any of the terms or conditions of...
Section 443.795 - Civil penalty; notice; hearing. - (2) Notwithstanding ORS 183.745, the person to whom the notice...
Section 443.825 - Disposition of penalties recovered. - (1) In the Quality Care Fund established in ORS 443.001...
Section 443.830 - Definitions for ORS 443.830 and 443.835. - (1) "Child" means a person for whom developmental disability services...
Section 443.835 - Certificate required; rules. - (2) A person may apply for a certificate to operate...
Section 443.850 - Definitions for ORS 443.850 to 443.869. - (1) "Hospice program" means a coordinated program of home and...
Section 443.860 - License required; rules; fees. - (2) The authority: (a) Shall adopt rules to carry out...
Section 443.869 - Civil penalties. - (1) Violation of any of the terms or conditions of...
Section 443.875 - Notice of substantiated abuse. - (2) Upon receipt of the notice described in subsection (1)...
Section 443.878 - Psychotropic medications; rules. - (a) "Elderly person" means a person who is 65 years...
Section 443.880 - Responsibilities of residential facility regarding property of resident. - (2) No owner, administrator or employee of a residential facility...
Section 443.881 - Transfer of property; undue influence. - (2) For the purposes of this section, "undue influence" means...
Section 443.886 - Memory care endorsement required; standards; fees; rules. - (2) The Department of Human Services, with the input from...
Section 443.887 - Definitions. - (1) "Acuity-based staffing tool" means the acuity-based staffing tool described...
Section 443.889 - Use of acuity-based staffing tool; assessment of staffing levels; fines, penalties or conditions; rules. - (a) Establishing minimum requirements for an acuity-based staffing tool adopted...
Section 443.895 - Exemption from ad valorem property taxation for certain facilities; certification. - (b) The application shall be made after the close of...
Section 443.991 - Penalties. - (2) Violation of any provision of ORS 443.400 to 443.455...