(1)(a) After public hearing, the Director of Human Services by rule shall adopt objective criteria for establishing the civil penalty that may be imposed under ORS 441.710. However, the civil penalty may not exceed $500 for each violation, except as otherwise provided in ORS 441.637 and 441.995.
(b) Notwithstanding the limitations on the civil penalty in paragraph (a) of this subsection, for any violation involving direct resident care or feeding, an adequate staff to resident ratio, sanitation involving direct resident care or a violation of ORS 441.605 or rules required to be adopted under ORS 441.610, a penalty may be imposed for each day the violation occurs in an amount not to exceed $500 per day.
(2) The penalties assessed under subsection (1) of this section shall not exceed $6,000 in the aggregate or as otherwise required by federal law with respect to a single long term care facility within any 90-day period. [1975 c.328 §2; 1977 c.261 §9; 1979 c.261 §9; 1987 c.428 §38; 1993 c.759 §17]
Note: See note under 441.705.
Section: Previous 441.697 441.700 441.703 441.704 441.705 441.710 441.712 441.715 441.720 441.725 441.730 441.735 441.740 441.745 441.750 NextLast modified: August 7, 2008