OAR 411-069-0140: Remedies Available after Final Order of Payment

(1) Any amounts due and owing under the final order of payment and any interest thereon may be recovered by Oregon as a debt to the state, using any available legal and equitable remedies. These remedies include, but are not limited to: (a) Collection activities including but not limited to deducting the amount of the final deficiency and penalty from any sum then or later owed to the facility or its owners or operators by the Department, CMS, or their designees to the extent allowed by law; (b) Nursing facility license denial, suspension, or revocation under OAR 411-089-0040; (c) Restrictions of admissions to the facility under OAR 411-089-0050; and (d) Terminating the provider contract with the owners or operators of the facility under OAR 411-070-0015. (2) Every payment obligation shall bear interest at the statutory rate of interest in ORS 82.010 accruing from the date of the final order of payment and continuing until the payment obligation, including interest, has been discharged.