Relating to community health; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Directs the Oregon Health Authority [ and coordinated care organizations ] to contract directly with [ traditional health workers, ] community health registered nurses and community-based organizations to provide services to medical assistance recipients. Directs the authority to establish comprehensive billing codes for traditional health workers and community health registered nurses. Directs the authority to modify the requirements for the supervision of traditional health workers. Directs the authority to adopt requirements for the regulation of community health registered nurses. Directs a coordinated care organization to inform community health registered nurses and community-based organizations that provide health care services through traditional health workers or community health registered nurses about the process for requesting to contract with the coordinated care organization as an in-network provider and directs a coordinated care organization to respond to a request to contract within 90 days. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Last action Jun 28, 2025
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A-Engrossed
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MODERATE
This bill was amended to clarify which organizations must contract with community health workers and to add a new definition for 'community-based organization.' The changes streamline how coordinated care organizations interact with health workers and ensure clearer communication about contracting processes.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly requires coordinated care organizations to inform health workers about the contracting process and respond within 90 days, expanding their obligations beyond just the Oregon Health Authority.
DEFINITION
Added a new definition for 'community-based organization' to clarify that these entities provide health care services through traditional health workers or community health registered nurses.
REQUIREMENT
Added a requirement for coordinated care organizations to inform health workers about the contracting process and respond to requests within 90 days.
Modified the list of entities the Oregon Health Authority must contract with to explicitly include community-based organizations alongside individual workers.
Removed a requirement for the Oregon Health Authority to make information about accessing services available on a website, as this was replaced by the new coordinated care organization notification requirement.
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deb Patterson
DDemocratic
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