ORS 441.015: Licensing of facilities and health maintenance organizations; compliance with rules and standards.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) No person or governmental unit, acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit, shall establish, conduct, maintain, manage or operate a health care facility or health maintenance organization, as defined in ORS 442.015, in this state without a license. (2) Any health care facility or health maintenance organization which is in operation at the time of promulgation of any applicable rules or minimum standards under ORS 441.025 or 731.072 shall be given a reasonable length of time within which to comply with such rules or minimum standards. [Amended by 1971 c.730 §4; 1973 c.840 §4; 1977 c.751 §19; 2003 c.14 §249; 2009 c.792 §37]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-018-0100: Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting and Public Disclosure: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-071-0200: Purpose and Applicability — implements
- OAR 333-071-0205: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-071-0220: Approval of License Application — implements
- OAR 333-071-0310: Violations — implements
- OAR 333-071-0315: Informal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-071-0320: Formal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-076-0101: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-076-0250: ASC Violations — implements
- OAR 333-076-0255: ASC Informal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-076-0260: ASC Formal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-076-0800: Extended Stay Center (ESC) Applicability — implements
- OAR 333-076-1070: ESC Violations — implements
- OAR 333-076-1080: ESC Informal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-076-1090: ESC Formal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-077-0000: Applicability — implements
- OAR 333-077-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-077-0025: Approval of License Application — implements
- OAR 333-077-0240: Informal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-077-0250: Formal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-080-0040: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-080-0040: Definitions — authority
- OAR 333-080-0050: Registration and Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 333-080-0050: Registration and Civil Penalties — authority
- OAR 333-501-0020: Violations — implements
- OAR 333-501-0025: Informal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-501-0030: Formal Enforcement — implements
- OAR 333-700-0000: Statement of Purpose — implements
- OAR 333-700-0000: Statement of Purpose — authority
- OAR 333-700-0004: Referenced Codes and Standards — authority
- OAR 333-700-0005: Definitions — authority
- OAR 333-700-0010: Application for Licensure — authority
- OAR 333-700-0015: Annual License Fee — authority
- OAR 333-700-0017: Application Review — authority
- OAR 333-700-0018: Approval of License Application — authority
- OAR 333-700-0019: Denial of License Application — authority
- OAR 333-700-0020: Expiration and Renewal of License — authority
- OAR 333-700-0025: Denial or Revocation of a License — authority
- OAR 333-700-0030: Discontinuance and Recommencement of Operation of Outpatient Renal Dialysis Facilities — authority
- OAR 333-700-0035: Return of Facility License — authority
- OAR 333-700-0040: Classification — authority
- OAR 333-700-0050: Adoption by Reference — authority
- OAR 333-700-0053: Complaints — authority
- OAR 333-700-0057: Investigations — authority
- OAR 333-700-0060: Surveys — authority
- OAR 333-700-0061: Violations — authority
- OAR 333-700-0062: Informal Enforcement — authority
- OAR 333-700-0063: Formal Enforcement — authority
- OAR 333-700-0064: Civil Penalties — authority
- OAR 333-700-0072: Waivers — authority
- OAR 333-700-0073: Outpatient Mobile Dialysis — authority
- OAR 333-700-0075: Administrative Authority and Management — authority
- OAR 333-700-0080: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement — authority
- OAR 333-700-0085: Patient Care Plan — authority
- OAR 333-700-0090: Medical Records — authority
- OAR 333-700-0095: Medical Director of an Outpatient Renal Dialysis Facility — authority
- OAR 333-700-0100: Patient Care Staff — authority
- OAR 333-700-0105: Minimal Service Requirements for an Outpatient Renal Dialysis Facility — authority
- OAR 333-700-0110: Infection Control — authority
- OAR 333-700-0115: Patients’ Rights, Responsibilities and Family Education — authority
- OAR 333-700-0120: Facility Safety and Emergency Preparedness — authority
- OAR 333-700-0125: Reuse of Hemodialyzers and other Dialysis Supplies — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 442.015 — resolved
- ORS 441.025 — resolved
- 731.072 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 30.805: Liability for emergency medical assistance by government personnel.
- ORS 192.660: Executive sessions permitted on certain matters; procedures; news media representatives’ attendance; limits.
- ORS 441.020: Application; fees; rules.
- ORS 441.025: License issuance; rules; renewal; disclosure; transfer; posting.
- ORS 441.030: Denial, suspension or revocation of licenses; restrictions on admission; penalties.
- ORS 441.034: Expedited licensing process; fees; rules.
- ORS 441.065: Exemption of certain religious institutions.
- ORS 441.083: Drug information to be provided patients of long term and intermediate care facilities.
- ORS 441.084: Choice of patient on suppliers of drugs and supplies.
- ORS 441.089: Application of Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986.
- ORS 441.550: General powers.
- ORS 441.710: Civil penalties; when imposed.
- ORS 441.825: Authority of hospital to require medical staff to provide professional liability insurance.
- ORS 441.990: Civil and criminal penalties.
- ORS 442.325: Certificate of need for health care facility of health maintenance organization; exempt activities; policy relating to health maintenance organizations.
- ORS 442.361: Definitions for ORS 442.361, 442.362 and 442.991.
- ORS 442.700: Definitions for ORS 442.700 to 442.760.
- ORS 443.025: Hospitals exempt from certain requirements if standards are met.
- ORS 443.378: Housing with services projects.
- ORS 479.210: “Institution” defined for ORS 479.215 to 479.220.
- ORS 479.217: Temporary permit in lieu of inspection approval under ORS 479.215; cancellation; extension or renewal.
- ORS 677.415: Investigation of incompetence; reports to board; contents; informal interview; penalty for failure to report official action.
- ORS 677.450: Release of certain information to health care facilities.
- ORS 677.515: Practice of medicine by physician associate; scope of practice.
- ORS 678.135: Duty to report violations.
- ORS 678.725: Reporting unlawful or unsatisfactory nursing home conditions and prohibited conduct; limitation of liability.
- ORS 682.220: Denial, suspension or revocation of license; investigation; confidentiality of information.
- ORS 683.335: Report of suspected violation; confidentiality of complaints; liability of complainant.
- ORS 742.400: Duty to report claim of professional negligence to licensing board; contents of report; public disclosure and posting of reports.
- OAR 325-011-0055: Annual Participant Fee
- OAR 333-010-0000: Cancer Reporting Regulations: Definitions
- OAR 333-018-0100: Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting and Public Disclosure: Definitions
- OAR 333-071-0350: Civil Penalties, Generally
- OAR 333-076-0101: Definitions
- OAR 333-076-0265: Civil Penalties, Generally
- OAR 333-076-1100: ESC Civil Penalties
- OAR 333-077-0010: Definitions
- OAR 333-501-0055: Civil Penalties, Generally
- OAR 333-700-0064: Civil Penalties
- OAR 409-024-0000: Definitions
- OAR 411-059-0000: Definitions
- OAR 411-089-0030: Civil Penalties
- OAR 847-017-0005: Definitions
- OAR 851-045-0090: Duty to Report Suspected Violations of the Nurse Practice Act per ORS 678.135
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors441.html