The responsibilities of the Office of Rural Health shall include but not be limited to:
- (1) Coordinating statewide efforts for providing health care in rural areas.
- (2) Accepting and processing applications from communities interested in developing health care delivery systems.
- (3) Applying for grants and accepting gifts and grants from other governmental or private sources for the research and development of rural health care programs and facilities.
- (4) Serving as a clearinghouse for information on health care delivery systems in rural areas.
- (5) Helping local health care delivery systems develop ongoing funding sources.
- (6) Developing enabling legislation to facilitate further development of rural health care delivery systems.
- (7) Providing information to the Department of Revenue about all certifications for tax credits allowed under ORS 315.613, 315.616, 315.619 and 315.622, if required by ORS 315.058.
- (8) The Office of Rural Health may order the suspension or revocation of a certificate or a portion of a certificate issued under ORS 315.613 or 315.622, as provided in ORS 315.061.
[1979 c.513 §4; 1983 c.482 §19; 1987 c.660 §15; 2015 c.736 §89; 2019 c.483 §23; 2021 c.97 §57]