As used in ORS 443.850 to 443.869: (1) “Hospice program” means a coordinated program of home and inpatient care, available 24 hours a day, that utilizes an interdisciplinary team of personnel trained to provide palliative and supportive services to a patient-family unit experiencing a life threatening disease with a limited prognosis. A hospice program is […]
(1) A person may not establish, conduct or maintain a hospice program providing hospice services, or hold itself out to the public as a hospice program, without obtaining a license from the Oregon Health Authority. (2) The authority: (a) Shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 443.850 to 443.869, including but not […]
All moneys received by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 443.860 shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited to the credit of the Public Health Account established in ORS 431.210. The moneys shall be used by the authority in carrying out its duties under ORS 443.850 to 443.869. [2009 c.793 §4; 2011 c.720 […]
The Oregon Health Authority may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of a hospice program for failure to comply with ORS 443.860 or with rules adopted pursuant to ORS 443.860. [2009 c.793 §3; 2011 c.720 §203]
Notwithstanding ORS 443.305 to 443.350 requiring an in-home care agency to obtain a license to provide services that are necessary to assist an individual in meeting the individual’s daily needs but are not curative or rehabilitative, a hospice program licensed under ORS 443.860 is not required to be licensed as an in-home care agency under […]
In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority may impose a civil penalty of $1,000 per day, up to $10,000 in any 30-day period, for any of the following: (1) Violation of any of the terms or conditions of a license issued under ORS 443.860 […]
