Oregon Statutes 442.420 – Application for financial assistance; financial analysis and investigation authority; rules
(1) The Oregon Health Authority may apply for, receive and accept grants, gifts, payments and other funds and advances, appropriations, properties and services from the United States, the State of Oregon or any governmental body, agency or agencies or from any other public or private corporation or person, and enter into agreements with respect thereto, including the undertaking of studies, plans, demonstrations or projects.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 442.420
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) The authority shall conduct or cause to have conducted such analyses and studies relating to costs of health care facilities as considered desirable, including but not limited to methods of reducing such costs, utilization review of services of health care facilities, peer review, quality control, financial status of any facility subject to ORS § 442.400 to 442.463 and sources of public and private financing of financial requirements of such facilities.
(3) The authority may also:
(a) Hold public hearings, conduct investigations and require the filing of information relating to any matter affecting the costs of and charges for services in all health care facilities;
(b) Subpoena witnesses, papers, records and documents the authority considers material or relevant in connection with functions of the authority subject to the provisions of ORS Chapter 183;
(c) Exercise, subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed by ORS § 442.400 to 442.463, all other powers which are reasonably necessary or essential to carry out the express objectives and purposes of ORS § 442.400 to 442.463; and
(d) Adopt rules in accordance with ORS Chapter 183 for carrying out the functions of the authority. [Formerly 441.435; 1981 c.693 § 17; 1983 c.482 § 15; 1985 c.747 § 39; 1995 c.727 § 26; 1997 c.683 § 22; 1999 c.581 § 4; 2015 c.318 § 31]