Oregon Code § 441.020·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Application; fees; rules.
(1) Licenses for health care facilities, except long term care facilities as
defined in ORS 442.015, must be obtained from the Oregon Health Authority.
(2) Licenses for
long term care facilities must be obtained from the Department of Human
Services.
(3) Applications
shall be upon such forms and shall contain such information as the authority or
the department may reasonably require, which may include affirmative evidence
of ability to comply with such reasonable standards and rules as may lawfully be
prescribed under ORS 441.025.
(4)(a) Each
application submitted to the Oregon Health Authority must be accompanied by the
license fee. If the license is denied, the fee shall be refunded to the
applicant. If the license is issued, the fee shall be paid into the State
Treasury to the credit of the Oregon Health Authority Fund for the purpose of
carrying out the functions of the Oregon Health Authority under and enforcing
ORS 441.015 to 441.119, 441.761 to 441.795 and 441.993; or
(b) Each
application submitted to the Department of Human Services must be accompanied
by the application fee or the annual renewal fee, as applicable. If the license
is denied, the fee shall be refunded to the applicant. If the license is
issued, the fee shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the
Department of Human Services Account for the purpose of carrying out the
functions of the Department of Human Services under and enforcing ORS 431A.050
to 431A.080, 441.015 to 441.119 and 441.993.
(5) Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (8) of this section, for hospitals with:
(a) Fewer than 26
beds, the annual license fee shall be $5,000.
(b) Twenty-six
beds or more but fewer than 50 beds, the annual license fee shall be $7,400.
(c) Fifty or more
beds but fewer than 100 beds, the annual license fee shall be $13,800.
(d) One hundred
beds or more but fewer than 200 beds, the annual license fee shall be $26,100.
(e) Two hundred
or more beds, but fewer than 500 beds, the annual license fee shall be $34,000.
(f) Five hundred
or more beds, the annual license fee shall be $48,280.
(6) A hospital
shall pay an annual fee of $3,000 for each hospital satellite indorsed under
the hospitals license.
(7) The authority
may charge a reduced hospital fee or hospital satellite fee if the authority
determines that charging the standard fee constitutes a significant financial
burden to the facility.
(8) For long term
care facilities with:
(a) One to 15
beds, the application fee shall be $2,000 and the annual renewal fee shall be
$1,000.
(b) Sixteen to 49
beds, the application fee shall be $3,000 and the annual renewal fee shall be
$1,500.
(c) Fifty to 99
beds, the application fee shall be $4,000 and the annual renewal fee shall be
$2,000.
(d) One hundred
to 150 beds, the application fee shall be $5,000 and the annual renewal fee
shall be $2,500.
(e) More than 150
beds, the application fee shall be $6,000 and the annual renewal fee shall be
$3,000.
(9) For
ambulatory surgical centers, the annual license fee shall be:
(a) $1,750 for
certified and high complexity noncertified ambulatory surgical centers with
more than two procedure rooms.
(b) $1,250 for
certified and high complexity noncertified ambulatory surgical centers with no
more than two procedure rooms.
(c) $1,000 for
moderate complexity noncertified ambulatory surgical centers.
(10) For birthing
centers, the annual license fee shall be $750.
(11) For
outpatient renal dialysis facilities, the annual license fee shall be $2,000.
(12) The
authority shall prescribe by rule the fee for licensing an extended stay
center, not to exceed:
(a) An
application fee of $25,000; and
(b) An annual
renewal fee of $5,000.
(13) The
authority may assess a late fee not to exceed $1,250 for a hospital that fails
to pay a renewal license fee required under this section. The late fee shall be
added to the required renewal license fee and must be paid by the health care
facility before the authority may renew the license.
(14) During the
time the licenses remain in force, holders are not required to pay inspection
fees to any county, city or other municipality.
(15) Any health
care facility license may be indorsed to permit operation at more than one
location. If so, the applicable license fee shall be the sum of the license
fees that would be applicable if each location were separately licensed. The
authority may include hospital satellites on a hospitals license in accordance
with rules adopted by the authority.
(16) Licenses for
health maintenance organizations shall be obtained from the Director of the
Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to ORS 731.072.
(17)
Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, all moneys received for
approved applications pursuant to subsection (8) of this section shall be
deposited in the Quality Care Fund established in ORS 443.001.
(18) As used in
this sect