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OAR 333-536-0010 – Application for Licensure (In-Home Care Agencies); ORS 443.315 – License Required

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The agency must submit a revised application within 30 days of any change to the information provided, and must obtain Division approval before changing its administrator, agency classification, branch/subunit configuration, or expanded service area. (OAR 333-536-0010)(OAR 333-536-0010 – Application for Licensure (In-Home Care Agencies); ORS 443.315 – License Required)
  • 2The agency must not provide in-home care services or use the term 'in-home care agency' without a current valid license. (OAR 333-536-0010)(OAR 333-536-0010 – Application for Licensure (In-Home Care Agencies); ORS 443.315 – License Required)
  • 3The agency must obtain and maintain a current, valid license from the Oregon Health Authority before it establishes, conducts, or represents itself to the public as providing in-home care services. (OAR 333-536-0010; ORS 443.315)(OAR 333-536-0010 – Application for Licensure (In-Home Care Agencies); ORS 443.315 – License Required)
  • 4The agency must file its application for a license in writing on the form provided by the Division, including required demographic, ownership, and administrative information. (OAR 333-536-0010)(OAR 333-536-0010 – Application for Licensure (In-Home Care Agencies); ORS 443.315 – License Required)
  • 5The agency must undergo inspection before beginning initial service operation and thereafter as required (biennially), unless it substitutes approved federal or accreditation certification. (ORS 443.315)(OAR 333-536-0010 – Application for Licensure (In-Home Care Agencies); ORS 443.315 – License Required)
  • 6The agency must submit the completed application accompanied by the required nonrefundable licensing fee. (OAR 333-536-0010)(OAR 333-536-0010 – Application for Licensure (In-Home Care Agencies); ORS 443.315 – License Required)
  • 7The agency must ensure owners or administrators who have client contact submit background information for criminal records checks. (OAR 333-536-0010)(OAR 333-536-0010 – Application for Licensure (In-Home Care Agencies); ORS 443.315 – License Required)

Applies to: Home care / personal care (in-home care agencies providing in-home care services to clients)

Oregon requires any entity providing in-home care services to be licensed by the Oregon Health Authority under one of four classifications (Limited, Basic, Intermediate, Comprehensive). OAR 333-536-0010 governs the licensure application (written form, fee, background checks, change notifications), and ORS 443.315 sets the underlying license requirement, fee schedule, one-year non-transferable license term, and inspection requirements.

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