(1) Any health care facility that fails to perform as required in ORS 442.205 and 442.400 to 442.463 or section 3, chapter 838, Oregon Laws 2007, and rules of the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research may be subject to a civil penalty.
(2) The Administrator of the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research shall adopt a schedule of penalties not to exceed $500 per day of violation, determined by the severity of the violation.
(3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
(4) Civil penalties imposed under this section may be remitted or mitigated upon such terms and conditions as the administrator considers proper and consistent with the public health and safety.
(5) Civil penalties incurred under any law of this state are not allowable as costs for the purpose of rate determination or for reimbursement by a third-party payer. [Formerly 441.480; 1981 c.693 §19; 1983 c.482 §18; 1983 c.696 §21; 1991 c.734 §24; 1993 c.18 §110; 1995 c.727 §30; 1997 c.683 §26; 1999 c.581 §6; 2007 c.384 §4; 2007 c.838 §7]
Note: The amendments to 442.445 by section 8, chapter 838, Oregon Laws 2007, become operative January 2, 2018. See section 9, chapter 838, Oregon Laws 2007. The text that is operative on and after January 2, 2018, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
442.445. (1) Any health care facility that fails to perform as required in ORS 442.205 and 442.400 to 442.463 and rules of the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research may be subject to a civil penalty.
(2) The Administrator of the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research shall adopt a schedule of penalties not to exceed $500 per day of violation, determined by the severity of the violation.
(3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
(4) Civil penalties imposed under this section may be remitted or mitigated upon such terms and conditions as the administrator considers proper and consistent with the public health and safety.
(5) Civil penalties incurred under any law of this state are not allowable as costs for the purpose of rate determination or for reimbursement by a third-party payer.
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