As used in these rules unless otherwise required by context:
- (1) "Administrator" means the Assistant Director for Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division.
- (2) "Approval or Approved" means approved in writing.
- (3) "Division" means Health Services of the Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division.
- (4) "Dormitory" means a room containing beds, cots, or other sleeping places and occupied by unrelated or separate groups and/or other individuals. Every 100 square feet of usable floor space in a dormitory shall constitute a lodging unit.
- (5) "Hostel" means any establishment having beds rented or kept for rent on a daily basis to travelers for a charge or fee paid or to be paid for rental or use of facilities and which are operated, managed or maintained under the sponsorship of a nonprofit organization which holds a valid exemption from federal income taxes under 26 USC Sec. 501.
- (6) "Issuing Authority" means the Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, its delegate, or contract agent.
- (7) "Lodging Unit" means one or more self-contained rooms for travelers' occupancy, including those for sleeping, sitting, or cooking purposes, and except where a travelers' accommodation is comprised of a single lodging unit, designated by a number, letter, or other means of identification.
- (8) "Person" means individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, and joint stock companies as well as public entities of any character.
- (9) "Tourist Facility" means any traveler's accommodation, hostel, picnic park, recreation park, and organizational camp.
- (10) "Travelers' Accommodation" includes any establishment, which is not a hostel, having rooms, apartments or sleeping facilities rented or kept for rent on a daily or weekly basis to travelers or transients for a charge or fee paid or to be paid for rental or use of facilities.
- (11) “Unregulated Small Drinking Water System” means a facility licensed under the authority of these rules that is not regulated under OAR 333-061, Public Water Systems. These systems must comply with the requirements of OAR 333-029-0075.
(12) "Usable Floor Space" means all floor space in a lodging unit not occupied by closets, built-ins, toilet rooms, bathrooms, or shower rooms.
[Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 446.330
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 446.310 & 446.330
History
PH 1-2005, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-05
HD 5-1985, f. & ef. 4-25-85
HD 12-1984, f. & ef. 6-20-84
Reverted to HD 1-1978, f. & ef. 1-4-78
HD 19-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 10-18-83
HD 1-1978, f. & ef. 1-4-78