Section 442.618 - [Operative until 1/1/2025] Annual reports related to financial assistance policies and nonprofit status; penalties(1) As used in this section, "health care facility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015, excluding long term care facilities.(2) A hospital shall report annually to the Oregon Health Authority the following information regarding all health care facilities and affiliated clinics that are owned in part or in full by the hospital or operating under the same brand as the hospital: (a) The address of each health care facility and affiliated clinic;(b) Whether the hospital's financial assistance policy, developed under ORS 442.614, is posted in the health care facility and affiliated clinic and available to patients of the facility and affiliated clinic; and(c) Whether the hospital is a nonprofit entity and whether the hospital's nonprofit status applies to the hospital's affiliated clinics.(3) The authority shall prescribe the form and manner for reporting the information described in subsection (2) of this section.(4) A hospital that fails to file a timely report, as prescribed by the authority, may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per day. Civil penalties shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. The amendments to 442.618 by section 3, chapter 263, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative January 1, 2025. See section 6, chapter 263, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2025, is set forth for the user's convenience.
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