2019 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Public Health
Chapter 441 - Health Care Facilities
Section 441.736 - License conditions.

(a) "Immediate jeopardy" means a situation in which the failure of a residential care facility or a long term care facility to comply with a rule of the Department of Human Services has caused or is likely to cause serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment or death to a resident.

(b) "License condition" includes but is not limited to:

(A) Restricting the total number of residents;

(B) Restricting the number and impairment level of residents based upon the capacity of the licensee and staff to meet the health and safety needs of all residents;

(C) Requiring additional staff or staff qualifications;

(D) Requiring additional training for staff;

(E) Requiring additional documentation; or

(F) Restriction of admissions.

(c) "Substantial compliance" means a level of compliance with state law and with rules of the department such that any identified deficiencies pose a risk of no more than negligible harm to the health or safety of residents of a residential care facility or a long term care facility.

(2)(a) The department may impose a condition on the license of a residential care facility or long term care facility in response to a substantiated finding of rule violation, including but not limited to a substantiated finding of abuse, or in response to a finding of immediate jeopardy, whether or not the finding of immediate jeopardy is substantiated at the time the license condition is imposed.

(b) The department shall impose a license condition in a scope and manner that is specifically designed to remediate the finding that led to the license condition.

(c) If the department imposes a license condition in response to a finding of immediate jeopardy to residents of the facility, and the finding of immediate jeopardy to residents of the facility is not substantiated within 30 days after the imposition of the license condition, the department shall immediately remove the license condition.

(d)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the department shall provide a facility with a notice of impending imposition of license condition at least 48 hours before issuing an order imposing a license condition. The notice must:

(i) Describe the acts or omissions of the facility and the circumstances that led to the substantiated finding of rule violation or finding of immediate jeopardy supporting the imposition of the license condition;

(ii) Describe why the acts or omissions and the circumstances create a situation for which the imposition of a license condition is warranted;

(iii) Provide a brief statement identifying the nature of the license condition;

(iv) Provide a brief statement describing how the license condition is designed to remediate the circumstances that led to the license condition; and

(v) Provide a brief statement of the requirements for withdrawal of the license condition.

(B) If the threat to residents of a facility is so imminent that the department determines it is not safe or practical to give the facility advance notice, the department must provide the notice required under this paragraph within 48 hours of issuing an order imposing the license condition.

(e) An order imposing a license condition must include:

(A) A specific description of how the scope and manner of the license condition is designed to remediate the findings that led to the license condition; and

(B) A specific description of the requirements for withdrawal of the license condition.

(3) The department may impose a license condition that includes a restriction on admissions to the facility only if the department makes a finding of immediate jeopardy that is likely to present an immediate jeopardy to future residents upon admission.

(4)(a) Following the imposition of a license condition on a facility, the department shall:

(A) Within 15 business days of receipt of the facility’s written assertion of substantial compliance with the requirements set forth by the department for withdrawal of the license condition, reinspect or reevaluate the facility to determine whether the facility has achieved substantial compliance with the requirements;

(B) Notify the facility by telephone or electronic means of the findings of the reinspection or reevaluation within five business days after completion of the reinspection or reevaluation; and

(C) Issue a written report to the facility within 30 days after the reinspection or reevaluation notifying the facility of the department’s determinations regarding substantial compliance with the requirements necessary for withdrawal of the license condition.

(b) If the department finds that the facility has achieved substantial compliance regarding the violation for which the license condition was imposed, and finds that systems are in place to ensure similar deficiencies do not reoccur, the department shall withdraw the license condition.

(c) If after reinspection or reevaluation the department determines that the violation for which the license condition was imposed continues to exist, the department may not withdraw the license condition, and the department is not obligated to reinspect or reevaluate the facility again for 45 days after the first reinspection or reevaluation. The department shall provide the decision not to withdraw the license condition to the facility in writing and inform the facility of the right to a contested case hearing pursuant to ORS chapter 183. Nothing in this paragraph limits the department’s authority to visit or inspect the facility at any time.

(d) If the department does not meet the requirements of this subsection, a license condition is automatically removed on the date the department failed to meet the requirements of this subsection, unless the Director of Human Services extends the applicable period for no more than 15 business days. The director may not delegate the power to make a determination regarding an extension under this paragraph. [2017 c.679 §5]

Note: See note under 441.705.