Requires an individual or entity to obtain a certificate of need from the Oregon Health Authority before the individual or entity may establish a new hospice program or expand or relocate a hospice program into a new service area.

Summary

Digest: The Act says that a new or expanding hospice program must obtain a certificate of need. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires an individual or entity to obtain a certificate of need from the Oregon Health Authority before the individual or entity may establish a new hospice program or expand or relocate a hospice program into a new service area. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.