(2) The department or the Oregon Health Authority may not deny or delay a license or refuse to renew a license:
(a) For a facility’s first failure to pass an inspection; or
(b) If the department fails to conduct an inspection in a timely manner.
(3) Any fees collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into the Quality Care Fund established in ORS 443.001 and are continuously appropriated to the department for conducting inspections described in subsection (1) of this section. [2019 c.592 §2]
Note: 443.417 applies to the issuance or renewal of a license for a long term care facility, conversion facility or residential care facility on or after January 1, 2021. See section 10, chapter 592, Oregon Laws 2019.
Note: 443.417 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 443 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.