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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Subject to the formula set out in subsection (2) of this section, the Office of Rural Health, in consultation with a trade association representing hospitals and health systems in Oregon, shall establish a risk assessment formula to identify the relative risk of a rural hospital, as defined in ORS 442.470.
(2) To assess the degree of risk faced by each rural hospital, the risk assessment formula developed by the Office of Rural Health, in consultation with a trade association representing hospitals and health systems in Oregon, shall include the following categories:
(a) Organizational risk: The financial situation of each facility, as measured by a nationally accepted formula that identifies the hospital's current and future financial viability;
(b) Population risk: The impact that a hospital closure would have on the health care needs of the citizens of each hospital's respective service area, as measured by an index that includes medically underserved, distance and target population components; and
(c) Economic risk: The direct and indirect economic contribution made to the communities of each hospital's respective service area, as measured by an index that measures the overall economic benefit added to the service area community by the hospital.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 442.520 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-36-public-health-and-safety/or-rev-st-sect-442-520/
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