OAR 333-501-0020: Violations

In addition to non-compliance with any health care facility licensing law or condition of participation, it is a violation to: (1) Refuse to cooperate with an investigation or survey, including but not limited to failure to permit Oregon Health Authority (Authority) staff access to the hospital, its documents or records; (2) Fail to implement an approved plan of correction; (3) Fail to comply with all applicable laws, lawful ordinances and rules relating to safety from fire; (4) Refuse or fail to comply with an order issued by the Authority; (5) Refuse or fail to pay a civil penalty; (6) Fail to comply with rules governing the storage of medical records following the closure of a hospital; (7) Establish, conduct, maintain, manage or operate a health care facility or health maintenance organization, without a license; or (8) Use the terms "emergency," "emergency department (ED)," "emergency room (ER)," "emergency-," "emergent-," or "emergi- care center" or any derivative term in a posted name or advertising that would give the impression that emergency medical services as that is defined in OAR 333-500-0010 is provided by the person at a particular facility unless that facility is a hospital licensed under ORS 441.025 with an emergency department. Use of the words "urgent" or "immediate" shall not be considered derivative terms. (9) A person not licensed as a hospital under ORS 441.025 with an emergency department using the terms prescribed in section (8) of this rule has 90 days from November 15, 2016 to come into compliance.