As used in ORS 127.646 to 127.654:\n(1) 'Health care organization' means a home health agency, hospice program, hospital, long term care facility or health maintenance organization.\n(2) 'Health maintenance organization' has the meaning given that term in ORS 750.005, except that 'health maintenance organization' includes only those organizations that participate in the federal Medicare or Medicaid programs.\n(3) 'Home health agency' has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.014.\n(4) 'Hospice program' has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.850.\n(5) 'Hospital' has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015. 'Hospital' does not include a special inpatient care facility.\n(6) 'Long term care facility' has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015, except that 'long term care facility' does not include an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. [1991 c.761 §1; 2001 c.104 §38; 2009 c.595 §87; 2009 c.792 §30; 2017 c.707 §8]
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