- (1) No operator or other employee of a RB facility shall provide care as defined in OAR 411-068-0000 to any tenant of a RB facility.
- (2) No residency agreement of a RB facility shall contain any promise to provide any service that falls within the definition of care specified in OAR 411-068-0000.
- (3) Nothing in these rules is meant to prohibit an operator or other employee from aiding a tenant in the self-administration of medication provided that the tenant requests such assistance.
- (4) Nothing in these rules is meant to prohibit an operator or employee from providing non-care related services to a tenant.
- (5) No operator or other employee of a RB facility shall provide services or engage in behavior that constitutes a financial conflict of interest including: borrowing from or loaning money to tenants; witnessing wills in which the operator or employee is beneficiary; adding the operator's or employee's name to a tenant’s bank accounts or other personal property; inappropriately expending a tenant’s personal funds; co-mingling the tenant’s funds with the operator's or other tenants’ funds; or becoming guardian or conservator for a tenant.
- (6) Operators shall make reasonable efforts to refer tenants in need of care services to appropriate social service agencies or medical facilities. If a tenant needs protective services, through self-neglect or inability to provide for his or her own care needs, the operator shall call the Department or the Local Licensing Authority.
- (7) Operators who wish to provide care to tenants as defined in OAR 411-068-0000 must apply for licensure as an adult foster home or a residential care facility.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 410.070 & 443.485
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 443.480 & 443.500
History
APD 24-2022, amend filed 06/13/2022, effective 07/01/2022
SSD 15-1990, f. 7-30-90, cert. ef. 8-1-90