(1) Training, technical assistance, quality improvement initiatives and licensing activities to ensure that high standards for quality of care are met in accordance with rules adopted with respect to:
(a) A long term care facility as defined in ORS 442.015;
(b) A residential facility as defined in ORS 443.400, including but not limited to an assisted living facility; and
(c) An adult foster home as defined in ORS 443.705; and
(2) Administering the Senior Emergency Medical Services Innovation Program established in section 1, chapter 616, Oregon Laws 2021. [2009 c.837 §1; 2009 c.828 §78; 2021 c.616 §3]
Note: The amendments to 443.001 by section 4, chapter 616, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative January 2, 2027. See section 5, chapter 616, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative on and after January 2, 2027, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
The Quality Care Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Quality Care Fund shall be credited to the Quality Care Fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority for training, technical assistance, quality improvement initiatives and licensing activities to ensure that high standards for quality of care are met in accordance with rules adopted with respect to:
(1) A long term care facility as defined in ORS 442.015;
(2) A residential facility as defined in ORS 443.400, including but not limited to an assisted living facility; and
(3) An adult foster home as defined in ORS 443.705.
Note: 443.001 to 443.012 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 443 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.