Directs the Department of Human Services to establish medical assistance reimbursement rates for residential care facilities that are commensurate with rates for assisted living facilities.

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2132
Sponsored by Representative PHAM H (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act tells ODHS to change the rates at which residential care facilities are reim-
bursed. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Directs the Department of Human Services to establish medical assistance reimbursement rates
for residential care facilities that are commensurate with rates for assisted living facilities.
Sunsets on June 30, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to medical assistance reimbursement rates for residential care facilities.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Add-on” means a payment made to a residential care facility, in addition to the base
rate, for the residential care provided to a resident that is assessed to require a higher level
of care or services.
(b) “Medical assistance” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025.
(c) “Residential care” has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.400.
(d) “Residential care facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.400.
(2) The Department of Human Services shall establish payment rates to reimburse the
cost of residential care provided to medical assistance recipients as follows:
(a) A base rate that is no less than the amount paid to an assisted living facility for a
resident who is assessed at a level 3 need for care.
(b) For a resident who qualifies for one add-on, an amount that is no less than the
amount paid to an assisted living facility for a resident who is assessed at a level 4 need for
care.
(c) For a resident who qualifies for two add-ons, an amount that is no less than the
amount paid to an assisted living facility for a resident who is assessed at a level 5 need for
care.
(d) For a resident who qualifies for three add-ons, an amount, as determined by the de-
partment in collaboration with stakeholders, that is sufficient to provide high-quality care
and meet the service needs of the resident.
(3) The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2.
Section 1 of this 2025 Act becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on June 30, 2027.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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