OAR 325-011-0055: Annual Participant Fee

(1) All hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and renal dialysis facilities licensed under ORS 441.015, all community retail pharmacies licensed under ORS 689, and all long term care facilities licensed under OAR 411, division 085 must pay an annual fee. Per ORS 442.850 these fees will be assessed independent of participation status in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program. Health care facilities must pay according to the following table for the 2024 calendar year: [See attached table.] (2) Initial fees will be due by December 31 of the year a health care facility becomes licensed by the state of Oregon. Annual fees for a calendar year will be due by December 31 of the prior calendar year. Any uncollected fees are turned over to the Department of Revenue for collection on or after April 1 following the date of invoice. (3) Participation fees will not be refunded due to participant withdrawal from the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program. (4) Fees shall be annually adjusted by the Oregon Patient Safety Commission (OPSC) Board of Directors, at a rate equal to the annual average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for every fiscal year. [ED. NOTE: To view attachments referenced in rule text, click here to view rule.]