Definitions for ORS 443.480 to 443.500.

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(1)(a) "Community-based structured housing" means congregate housing where services and support are provided by the owner or operator of the facility or staff of the facility to assist residents who have mental, emotional, behavioral or substance use disorders.

(b) "Community-based structured housing" does not include:

(A) Residential care as defined in ORS 443.400; or

(B) Publicly supported housing as defined in ORS 456.250.

(2) "Congregate housing" means housing in which each adult resident has a private or shared bedroom or living quarters and shares with other adult residents a dining room, recreational room and other common areas.

(3) "Services and support" means living accommodations and services, other than treatment, such as housekeeping, laundry, medication monitoring, transportation or recreational opportunities.

(4) "Treatment" has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.400. [1989 c.581 §5; 2007 c.70 §248; 2015 c.740 §2; 2021 c.242 §1]

Note: 443.480 to 443.500 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.


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