As used in ORS § 127.646 to 127.654:

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(1) ‘Health care organization’ means a home health agency, hospice program, hospital, long term care facility or health maintenance organization.

(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.

(3) ‘Home health agency’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 443.014.

(4) ‘Hospice program’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 443.850.

(5) ‘Hospital’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 442.015. ‘Hospital’ does not include a special inpatient care facility.

(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]