As used in this section and ORS § 443.886 and 443.889:

(1) ‘Acuity-based staffing tool’ means the acuity-based staffing tool described in ORS § 443.432 or an acuity-based staffing tool adopted by a facility that meets requirements established by the Department of Human Services by rule.

(2) ‘Endorsed memory care community’ means a special care unit in a designated, separated area for residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia that is locked or secured to prevent or limit access by a resident outside the designated or separated area.

(3) ‘Facility’ means a residential care facility as defined in ORS § 443.400. [2021 c.588 § 1]

443.887 and 443.889 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 443 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

[1999 c.476 § 4; 2005 c.688 § 6; renumbered 443.895 in 2021]