When a long-term care facility chooses to obtain a Seniors and
People with Disabilities Division license as a "licensed residential care
facility" as described in OAR
333-610-0010(11)
for all, or for a separate and distinct part
of its currently licensed long-term care facility bed capacity, it is not
required, under statute, to accept a correspondingly reduced Seniors and People
with Disabilities Division "long-term care facility" license as described in
OAR
333-610-0010(12).
Federal regulations, however, may require this under some circumstances. The
following certificate of need rules will apply at such time that appropriate,
coordinated licensing rules are adopted by the Seniors and People with
Disabilities Division:
(1) Future
reconversion of such beds from residential care to long-term care (nursing
home) beds will be considered an expansion of the then existing Seniors and
People with Disabilities Division licensed long-term care facility service, and
may be subject to the certificate of need law under applicable thresholds
regarding expansions in long-term care bed capacity; and
(2) In evaluating a reconversion project, the
division shall give strong consideration to the costs, compared to new
construction, and to the comparative quality and cost of care currently
provided at the facility; and
(3)
Reconversion projects as described in this rule will be subject to
county-specific bed need criteria under OAR
333-610-0020 to
333-610-0030.
