Exceptions to licensing requirements. (1) The Department of Human Services may not grant a residential care facility’s request for an exception to the requirements of ORS 443.400 to 443.455 or any other statutory licensing requirements, unless expressly authorized by statute to grant an exception or to temporarily modify a licensing requirement due to a declaration of a state of emergency

(2) If the department, under authority granted by statute or established by rule, approves a request for an exception to a licensing requirement, other than a requirement described in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall notify the Long Term Care Ombudsman of the exception request and the department’s intent to approve the request no fewer than seven days before the exception takes effect. [2025 c.619 §3]