- (1) The Oregon Health Authority (Authority) may suspend, deny, revoke, or issue a civil penalty against an ambulance service licensee for failure to comply with these rules.
- (2) If during an investigation or survey, Authority staff document a substantial failure to comply with these rules; OAR chapter 333, division 250; ORS chapter 682; or ORS 820.300 through 820.380, or if an agency fails to pay a civil penalty imposed under ORS 682.224 and these rules, the Authority may issue a Notice of Proposed Suspension or Notice of Proposed Revocation in accordance with ORS 183.411 through 183.470.
- (3) If during an investigation or survey, Authority staff document that an ambulance vehicle manifests evidence of a mechanical or equipment deficiency which poses a significant threat to the health or safety of patients or crew, the Authority shall immediately suspend that vehicle from operation.
- (4) No ambulance vehicle that has been suspended from operation may be operated until the licensed ambulance service has certified and the Authority has confirmed that all the violations have been corrected.
- (5) The Authority must provide appropriate public notification of the suspension or revocation of an ambulance vehicle license.
- (6) The Authority shall immediately notify the county governing body, the ambulance service emergency medical services (EMS) medical director and the county ambulance service plan administrator of any ambulance vehicle license suspension.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 682.017
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 682.017 - 682.117 & 682.991
History
PH 19-2025, amend filed 09/24/2025, effective 01/01/2026
PH 230-2018, amend filed 06/13/2018, effective 06/15/2018
PH 100-2018, renumbered from 333-255-0030, filed 03/20/2018, effective 03/20/2018
PH 1-2013, f. & cert. ef. 1-25-13
PH 12-2010, f. 6-30-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10
PH 2-2007, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-07
OHD 5-2001, f. & cert. ef. 4-24-01
HD 18-1994, f. 6-30-94, cert. ef. 7-1-94, Renumbered from 333-028-0006
HD 19-1991, f. & cert. ef. 10-18-91