Oregon Statutes - Chapter 441 - Health Care Facilities - Section 441.030 - Denial, suspension or revocation of licenses; restrictions on admission.

(1) The Department of Human Services, pursuant to ORS 479.215, shall deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case where the State Fire Marshal, or the representative of the State Fire Marshal, certifies that there is a failure to comply with all applicable laws, lawful ordinances and rules relating to safety from fire.

(2) The department may deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case where it finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with ORS 441.015 to 441.063, 441.085 or 441.087 or the rules or minimum standards adopted under ORS 441.015 to 441.063, 441.085 or 441.087.

(3) The department may suspend or revoke a license issued under ORS 441.025 for failure to comply with a department order arising from a health care facility’s substantial lack of compliance with the provisions of ORS 441.015 to 441.063, 441.084 to 441.087, 441.162 or 441.166 or the rules adopted under ORS 441.015 to 441.063, 441.084 to 441.087, 441.162 or 441.166, or for failure to pay a civil penalty imposed under ORS 441.170 or 441.710.

(4) The department may order a long term care facility licensed under ORS 441.025 to restrict the admission of patients when the department finds an immediate threat to patient health and safety arising from failure of the long term care facility to be in compliance with ORS 441.015 to 441.063 or 441.084 to 441.087 and the rules adopted under ORS 441.015 to 441.063 or 441.084 to 441.087.

(5) Any long term care facility that has been ordered to restrict the admission of patients pursuant to subsection (4) of this section shall post a notice of the restriction, provided by the department, on all doors providing ingress to and egress from the facility, for the duration of the restriction. [Amended by 1959 c.222 §1; 1961 c.316 §7; 1971 c.730 §8; 1977 c.582 §46; 1987 c.428 §6; 1989 c.171 §55; 1991 c.734 §22; 2001 c.609 §8; 2001 c.900 §164; 2007 c.71 §125]

Section:  Previous  441.007  441.010  441.015  441.017  441.020  441.022  441.025  441.030  441.035  441.037  441.040  441.045  441.050  441.055  441.057  Next

Last modified: August 7, 2008