As used in OAR chapter 333, division 610:

1. (1) "Alternative services" means long-term care and support services provided in a setting other than a nursing facility, including home and community-based services as defined by OAR chapter 411, division 020.
2. (2) "Alternate service area" means an approved deviation from the county as the service area meeting exception criteria.
3. (3) "Adult foster home" has the meaning given in ORS 443.705.
4. (4) "Closed bed long term care facility" has the meaning given in ORS 101.020.
5. (5) "Continuing care contract" means a legally binding agreement between an individual and a closed system provider consistent with the requirements found in OAR chapter 411, division 67.
6. (6) "Institutional level of care" has the meaning given in OAR 411-317-0000(106).
7. (7) "Intermediate care facility (ICF)" means a facility that provides, on a regular basis, health-related care and services to individuals who do not require the degree of care and treatment that a hospital or skilled nursing facility is designed to provide, but who because of their mental or physical condition require care and services above the level of room and board that can be made available to them only through institutional facilities.

8. (8) "Long-term care facility (LTCF)":

   1. (a) Means a permanent facility with inpatient beds, providing:

      1. (A) Medical services, including nursing services but excluding surgical procedures except as may be permitted by the rules of the Director of Human Services; and
      2. (B) Treatment for two or more unrelated patients.
   2. (b) Includes skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities but does not include facilities licensed and operated pursuant to ORS 443.400 to 443.455.
9. (9) "Readmission" means a patient discharge and readmission to the hospital within 30 days for the same or related diagnosis. Readmission does not include a readmission for an unrelated diagnosis, readmission occurring more than 30 days after the date of discharge, or readmission for episodic (a series) acute care hospitalizations to stabilize the medical condition such as, but not limited to: diabetes, asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
10. (10) "Residential care facility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.400.
11. (11) "Service area" means the county where the facility is located.
12. (12) "Set-up bed" means a bed that is licensed by Oregon Department of Human Services and is ready for immediate use.
13. (13) "Skilled nursing facility (SNF)" means a facility or a distinct part of a facility, that is primarily engaged in providing to inpatients skilled nursing care and related services for patients who require medical or nursing care, or an institution that provides rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of individuals who are injured or sick or who have disabilities.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 431.120 & 442.315

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 431.120 & 442.315

History

PH 27-2026, temporary amend filed 06/25/2026, effective 06/25/2026 through 12/21/2026
HD 13-1994, f. & cert. ef. 4-22-94