OAR 309-060-0100: Purpose and Scope

(1) These rules establish standards and procedures for the application, review, initial registration, and ongoing registration of Community-Based Structured Housing (CBSH) for provision of services and supports to individuals with mental, emotional, behavioral, or substance use disorders who reside in a CBSH facility pursuant to ORS 443.480 to 443.500. (2) These rules do not apply or establish regulatory procedures for: (a) Any facility operated by an institution of higher education; (b) Any private room and board facility approved by an institution of higher education that has as a resident, a student, or an employee of the institution; (c) Any private or nonprofit retirement facility that does not fall under the generally understood definition of a "room and board facility," a "boarding house," or a "boarding hotel" and where a majority of the residents are retirees; (d) Any privately arranged housing the occupants of which may not be related by blood or marriage; (e) Residential licensure under ORS 443.410 and 443.315; (f) Programs defined under ORS 443.400; (g) CBSH facilities that are licensed or registered under any other law of this state or city or county ordinance or regulation.