The Department of Human Services shall adopt all rules necessary for the operation and administration of the Oregon Lifespan Respite Care Program, including but not limited to:

1. (1) Establishing criteria, procedures and timelines for designation of the community-based private nonprofit, for-profit or public agencies that will receive funding to provide respite services under community lifespan respite care programs;
2. (2) Requiring that community lifespan respite care programs publicize the telephone number and address where families and caregivers may contact the program;
3. (3) Establishing operational guidelines and outcome measures for state and community lifespan respite care programs;
4. (4) Establishing program reporting and data collection requirements;
5. (5) Creating statewide minimum standards for lifespan respite care providers;
6. (6) Establishing standards for coordination between the Oregon Lifespan Respite Care Program and other caregiving programs; and
7. (7) Establishing a statewide quality assurance process and quality assurance measures.

[1997 c.745 §7; 2007 c.512 §5]