OAR 333-027-0010: Application for Licensure and Fees

(1) An agency that establishes, purports to manage or operate as a home health agency must be licensed by the Authority and comply with ORS 443.014–443.095 and these rules. (2) An applicant wishing to apply for a new or renewal license to operate a home health agency shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the Authority and pay the applicable fee as specified in ORS 443.035. (3) The owner or administrator must submit background information to the Authority, in accordance with OAR 333-027-0064 for the purposes of conducting a criminal records check. If a nationwide criminal records check is determined necessary by the Authority, the cost for the nationwide check shall be the responsibility of the agency and shall not exceed the cost charged to the Authority. (4) An agency must inform the Authority in writing of any changes in ownership, organizational structure, or other information delineated in the agency's most recent application within 30 days of the change. (a) If the ownership of an agency changes, other than at the time of the annual renewal, the agency shall submit a change of ownership form along with the applicable fee specified in ORS 443.035. (b) If an agency moves 30 miles or more from its current physical location, the agency must apply for a new license. (c) Failure to notify the Authority may result in denial or revocation of a license. (5) A branch office is overseen by the parent agency and therefore need not independently comply with the licensure requirements specified in these rules. (a) A parent agency must provide supervision and administrative control of any branch office. (b) The Authority shall determine on a case-by-case basis exceptions to the 60 mile travel distance from the parent agency requirement for a branch office as defined in OAR 333-027-0005. (6) A hospital may provide home health services without maintaining a separate governing body and administrative services so long as the services provided meet the requirements of ORS 443.014 through 443.095 and the hospital pays the home health licensing fee under ORS 443.035. (7) License fees will not be prorated and are non-refundable.