ORS 682.047: Issuance of license; duration; transferability; display; replacement; fees; rules.

Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall issue a license to the owner of an ambulance service, or the owner of an ambulance, that applies for a license under ORS 682.045 if the authority finds that the ambulance service or ambulance complies with the requirements of ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter and the rules adopted under ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter. (2) An ambulance service license or ambulance license expires on the next June 30 after the license is issued or on another date specified by the authority by rule. (3) The authority may initially issue a license for less than a 12-month period or for more than a 12-month period not to exceed 15 months. (4) A license issued under this section is not transferable to any other person, governmental unit, ambulance service or ambulance. (5) Licenses must be displayed as prescribed by the rules of the authority. (6) The authority shall provide for the replacement of any current license that becomes lost, damaged or destroyed. (7) Nonrefundable fees in the following amounts must accompany each initial and each subsequent annual application to obtain a license to operate an ambulance service and ambulance: (a) $190 for an ambulance service having a maximum of four full-time paid positions; (b) $625 for an ambulance service having five or more full-time paid positions; (c) $115 for each ambulance license if the ambulance is owned and operated by an ambulance service that has a maximum of four full-time paid positions; and (d) $200 for each ambulance license if the ambulance is owned and operated by an ambulance service having five or more full-time paid positions. (8) The fees established under subsection (7) of this section do not apply to an ambulance or vehicle described under ORS 682.035. [Formerly 823.070; 1997 c.316 §1; 2007 c.768 §46; 2009 c.595 §1070; 2021 c.623 §5]

Administrative rules citing this section

OAR 333-250-0200: Effective Date and Preemption — implements
OAR 333-250-0205: Definitions — implements
OAR 333-250-0210: Application and Qualification for an Ambulance Service License — implements
OAR 333-250-0215: Review of License Application — implements
OAR 333-250-0220: Approval of License Application — implements
OAR 333-250-0225: Denial of License Application — implements
OAR 333-250-0230: Expiration and Renewal of License — implements
OAR 333-250-0235: Return of License — implements
OAR 333-250-0240: Surrender of License — implements
OAR 333-250-0250: Operational Requirements — implements
OAR 333-250-0255: Facility — implements
OAR 333-250-0265: Policies and Procedures — implements
OAR 333-250-0270: Personnel — implements
OAR 333-250-0280: Personnel File Documentation — implements
OAR 333-250-0290: Communications and Dispatch — implements
OAR 333-250-0300: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Direction — implements
OAR 333-250-0310: Patient Care Report — implements
OAR 333-250-0315: Electronic Transfer and Access of Patient Encounter and Outcome Data — implements
OAR 333-250-0320: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement — implements
OAR 333-250-0330: Patient Rights for Emergency Medical Care and Transportation — implements
OAR 333-250-0340: Waiver or Variance from Standards — implements
OAR 333-250-0350: Complaints — implements
OAR 333-250-0360: Investigations — implements
OAR 333-250-0370: Surveys — implements
OAR 333-250-0375: Responsibility to Notify the Oregon Health Authority of Changes — implements
OAR 333-250-0380: Violations — implements
OAR 333-250-0390: Informal Enforcement — implements
OAR 333-250-0400: Formal Enforcement — implements
OAR 333-255-0000: Definitions — implements
OAR 333-255-0010: Application and Qualification for an Ambulance Vehicle License — implements
OAR 333-255-0015: Review of Ambulance Vehicle License Application — implements
OAR 333-255-0020: Approval of Ambulance Vehicle License — implements
OAR 333-255-0021: Denial of Ambulance Vehicle License Application — implements
OAR 333-255-0022: Expiration and Renewal of Ambulance Vehicle License — implements
OAR 333-255-0023: Return of Ambulance Vehicle License — implements
OAR 333-255-0040: Surrender of License for Ambulance Vehicle — implements
OAR 333-255-0060: Ground Ambulance Vehicle Construction Criteria for Licensure — implements
OAR 333-255-0065: Ambulance Reserve Vehicles and Ambulance Vehicles for Loan — implements
OAR 333-255-0070: Ground Ambulance Staffing and Response Requirements — implements
OAR 333-255-0072: Ground Ambulance Vehicle Equipment Requirements — implements
OAR 333-255-0073: Specialty Care Ground Ambulance Vehicle Requirements — implements
OAR 333-255-0080: Air Ambulance Configuration and Survival Equipment Requirements — implements
OAR 333-255-0081: Air Ambulance Operating Requirements for Interfacility Transfers — implements
OAR 333-255-0082: Air Ambulance Operating Requirements for Scene Response — implements
OAR 333-255-0095: Ambulance Infection Control — implements
OAR 333-255-0100: Complaints — implements
OAR 333-255-0105: Investigations — implements
OAR 333-255-0110: Survey of Ambulance Vehicle — implements
OAR 333-255-0115: Violations — implements
OAR 333-255-0120: Informal Enforcement — implements
OAR 333-255-0125: Formal Enforcement — implements
OAR 333-265-0000: Definitions — implements
OAR 333-265-0028: Application for Licensure by Servicemember, Military Spouse or Domestic Partner — implements

This rule cites

ORS 682.045 — resolved
ORS 820.350 — resolved
820.380 — resolved
ORS 682.035 — resolved

Cited by

Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors682.html