ORS 441.703 Complaint file; summary; availability on request

Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Human Services shall maintain a listing of all long term care facilities, as defined in ORS 442.015, by name and address and for each indicating:

The complaint file number.

The category of the complaint, whether staffing, food, patient care or other.

A brief description of the complaint.

The department’s finding.

Action taken by the department.

Fines assessed, if any.

Fines paid, if any.

The department shall maintain a separate listing of all complaints it considers

unsupported by findings indicating the information required by subsection (1)(a) to (d) of this section.

The information described in subsections

and (2) of this section shall be noted in summary form on annual cover sheets for the file on a particular facility. The cover sheets shall not contain any of the information made confidential under ORS 441.671. Copies of the cover sheets shall be made available to the public at cost on request. Upon such request, the department shall provide only copies of the cover sheets described in subsection (1) of this section unless the information described in subsection

of this section is specifically requested.

The listing maintained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall contain the following notice: __________________________________________ NOTICE: This cover sheet does not contain information on complaints that the Department of Human Services considers unsupported by findings or on complaints still under investigation by the department. The department will make information regarding such complaints available upon request.

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The department shall provide a written explanation summarizing the complaint system with each copy of a cover sheet provided under subsection (3) of this section.