OAR 309-008-0100: Purpose and Scope

(1) These rules establish procedures for the application, initial certification, certification renewal, review, and other actions on a certificate including revocation, denial, suspension, and placement of conditions for the behavioral health treatment services for the types listed in section (2) of this rule. (2) These rules apply to providers seeking certification to provide behavioral health treatment services under the following service delivery rules: (a) OAR 309-014-0000 to 0040 (Community Mental Health Programs); (b) OAR 309-019-0100 to 0220 (Outpatient Behavioral Health Services); (c) OAR 309-022-0100 to 0190 (Intensive Treatment Services for Children and Adolescents), but not including Integrated or IPSR (Child and Adolescent Integrated Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Residential Treatment Program) licenses; (d) OAR 309-022-0195 to 0230 (Children's Emergency Safety Intervention Specialist); (e) OAR 309-033-0200 to 0970 (Involuntary Commitment Proceedings); (f) OAR 309-039-0500 to 0580 (Standards for the Approval of Providers of Non-Inpatient Mental Health Treatment Services); (g) OAR 415-020-0000 to 0090 (Standards for Outpatient Opioid Treatment Programs); and (h) OAR 415-057-0020 to 0150 (Standards for Department of Corrections-Based Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Programs). (3) These rules do not establish procedures for other health care services types or licenses not listed in section (2) of this rule and specifically do not establish procedures for: (a) Licensing a residential facility under ORS 443.410 or 443.725; (b) Licensing or certifying an individual behavioral health care practitioner otherwise licensed to render behavioral health care services in accordance with applicable statutes by the applicable licensing board; (c) Licensing or certifying a behavioral health treatment services provider comprised exclusively of health care practitioners or behavioral health care practitioners otherwise licensed to provide behavioral health care services in accordance with applicable statutes by the applicable licensing board; or (d) Licensing Integrated or IPSR (Child and Adolescent Integrated Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Residential Treatment) programs. (4) These rules apply to applications, initial certifications, renewals of certification, reviews, and other actions that were pending or initiated on or after July 1, 2016.