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SB909 • 2025

Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services to disregard parental income when determining a child's eligibility for medical assistance if the child has a physical disability or chronic illness that requires a hospital or nursing home level of care.

Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services to disregard parental income when determining a child's eligibility for medical assistance if the child has a physical disability or chronic illness that requires a hospital or nursing home level of care.

Children Education Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Gelser Blouin,, Patterson
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-18 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)

  3. 2025-04-18 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.

  4. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Work Session held.

  6. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Work Session held.

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  8. 2025-01-21 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

  9. 2025-01-21 Senate

    Referred to Human Services.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act expands services for children with complex needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5).
[<i>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide flexible and innovative home and community-based services and supports through the medical assistance program to children and youth that have a serious emotional disturbance.</i>] Directs the <b>Oregon Health</b> Authority and the Department of Human Services to disregard parental income when determining a child's eligibility for medical assistance if the child has a physical disability or chronic illness that requires a hospital or nursing home level of care [<i>or the child meets the level of care criteria for admission to a facility providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age. Directs the authority or the department to notify the parents of a child found eligible for medical assistance based on a disregard of parental income that the disregard constitutes parental consent for an education provider to be notified that the child receives medical assistance and to bill for the cost of school-based health services</i>]. <b>Directs the authority to prescribe the level of care criteria for admission to a facility providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age. Provides that individuals who meet those criteria are eligible for medical assistance.</b> Directs the authority to seek any necessary federal approval.<b> Becomes operative on the date that notice of federal approval is received.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to children with complex needs; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee