Chapter 413 — Chapter 413

ORS 413.083 Dental director; duties; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall appoint a dental director who serves at the pleasure of the authority. The authority may establish by rule additional qualifications for the dental director. The dental director

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ORS 413.084 State School Nursing Consultant; duties. The position of State School Nursing Consultant is created in the Oregon Health Authority. The responsibilities of the consultant include, but are not limited to, all of the following

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ORS 413.085 Cross-delegation by directors of Department of Human Services, Department of Consumer and Business Services and Oregon Health Authority. The Director of Human Services, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Director of the Oregon Health Authority may delegate to each other by interagency agreement any duties, functions or powers granted to the Department of Human Services, the Department of Consumer and Business Services or the Oregon Health Authority by law, as the directors deem necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the respective functions of the departments and the authority. [2009 c.595 §20; 2011 c.720 §224; 2013 c.14 §10; 2013 c.688 §96; 2015 c.3 §44]

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ORS 413.090 [Amended by 1955 c.364 §7; 1961 c.620 §14; 1969 c.68 §7; 1971 c.779 §40; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.100 [Amended by 1971 c.734 §44; 1971 c.779 §41; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.101 Oregon Health Authority Fund. (1) The Oregon Health Authority Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Health Authority Fund shall be credited to the fund

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ORS 413.105 Deposit of reimbursements received for medical assistance expenditures. All sums of money recovered by or paid to the Oregon Health Authority as reimbursement for funds expended for medical assistance shall be paid into the Oregon Health Authority Fund established by ORS 413.101 and may be used for the provision and administration of medical assistance. However, the United States Government is entitled to a share of any amount received as its interest may appear, which shall be promptly paid to the United States Government. [2011 c.720 §46]

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ORS 413.109 Acceptance and expenditures of funds received from private sources. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may accept funds, money or other valuable things from relatives, corporations or interested persons or organizations for the care and support of needy persons and may expend the same for the care and support of the individual or individuals for whom the moneys were paid

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ORS 413.110 [Amended by 1955 c.381 §1; 1971 c.779 §42; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.115 Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund. (1) The Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund shall be credited to the fund

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ORS 413.120 [Amended by 1955 c.381 §2; 1961 c.620 §15; 1965 c.43 §1; 1973 c.651 §9; 2005 c.22 §283; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.121 Oregon Health Authority Special Checking Account. (1) There is established an Oregon Health Authority Special Checking Account in the State Treasury. Upon the written request of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw payments in favor of the authority to be charged against appropriations and other moneys available to the authority in the same manner as other claims against the state, as provided in ORS chapter 293. All such payments shall be deposited in the special checking account and may be disbursed by check or other means acceptable to the State Treasurer

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ORS 413.125 Revolving fund. (1) On written request of the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw warrants on amounts appropriated to the authority for operating expenses for use by the authority as a revolving fund. The revolving fund may not exceed the aggregate sum of $100,000 including unreimbursed advances. The revolving fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to be held in a special account against which the authority may draw checks

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ORS 413.127 [2013 c.177 §2; repealed by 2015 c.829 §9]

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ORS 413.129 Aggregation of warrants and payments. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw warrants in favor of the Oregon Health Authority for the aggregate amounts of the authority’s expenses. The authority shall deposit the warrants in the State Treasury in a checking account in reimbursement of those expenses. The authority may draw its checks on the State Treasury in favor of the persons, firms, corporations, associations or counties entitled to payment under rules of the authority so as to include in single combined payments for specified periods all moneys allotted to particular payees from various sources for the period. [2011 c.720 §39]

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ORS 413.130 [Amended by 1961 c.620 §16; 1969 c.203 §6; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.135 Combining and eliminating accounts. Notwithstanding any other law, the Oregon Health Authority may, with the approval of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the State Treasurer, combine or eliminate any accounts that are established in statute and appropriated to the authority if economy and efficiency in operations can be obtained and the combination or elimination of accounts does not substantially alter the intent of the authorizing statutes. When accounts are combined, the Oregon Health Authority retains the authority granted by the statutes establishing the accounts. [2011 c.720 §38]

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ORS 413.140 [Amended by 1961 c.620 §17; 1969 c.203 §7; 2003 c.14 §186; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.150 [Renumbered 413.025]

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ORS 413.151 Setoff of liquidated and delinquent debts. Liquidated and delinquent debts owed to the Oregon Health Authority may be set off against amounts owed by the authority to the debtors. [2011 c.720 §43]

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ORS 413.160 [Amended by 1957 c.56 §3; 1971 c.779 §43; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.161 Collection of data on race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services, shall adopt by rule uniform standards, based on local, statewide and national best practices, for the collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity. The authority and the department shall use the standards, to the greatest extent practicable, in surveys conducted and in all programs in which the authority or the department collects, records or reports the data described in this subsection. The authority and the department shall review and update the standards at least once every two years to ensure that the standards are efficient, uniform and consistent with best practices

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ORS 413.162 Reports to Legislative Assembly on collection of data under ORS 413.161. No later than June 1, 2014, and every two years thereafter, the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services shall report to the appropriate committees of the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 on the implementation of ORS 413.161. The report must include, but is not limited to

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ORS 413.163 System for collecting data on race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a data system for data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity collected under ORS 413.164. The data system established under this section must include

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ORS 413.164 Collection and reporting of data by health care providers and insurers; rules. (1) As used in this section and ORS 413.163 and 413.167

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ORS 413.165 [1965 c.556 §26; 1971 c.779 §44; 1973 c.823 §130; 2001 c.900 §99a; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.166 Grants for data collection; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall develop and administer a grant program to provide funding for the purpose of supporting safe data collection by community health organizations and community-based groups with demonstrated experience serving tribal communities, communities of color, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, people who speak primary languages other than English and other underserved populations. An entity described in this subsection that receives a grant under this section shall provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed trainings on the collection of the data described in ORS 413.164 (2)

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ORS 413.167 Reports to Legislative Assembly. No later than June 1, 2022, and every two years thereafter, the Oregon Health Authority shall report to the appropriate committees of the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 on the implementation of ORS 413.163 and 413.164. The report must include, but is not limited to

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ORS 413.170 [Amended by 1961 c.620 §18; 1969 c.203 §8; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]

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ORS 413.171 Sharing of data with Department of Human Services; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt and enforce rules governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, files and communications of the authority in accordance with applicable privacy laws. The use of the records, papers, files and communications is limited to the purposes for which they are furnished and by the provisions of law under which they may be furnished

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ORS 413.175 Prohibition on disclosure of information; exceptions. (1) For the protection of applicants for and recipients of public assistance and medical assistance, as defined in ORS 414.025, except as otherwise provided in this section, the Oregon Health Authority may not disclose or use the contents of any public assistance or medical assistance records, files, papers or communications for purposes other than those directly connected with the administration of the public assistance and medical assistance programs or necessary to assist public assistance or medical assistance applicants and recipients in accessing and receiving other governmental or private nonprofit services, and these records, files, papers and communications are considered confidential subject to the rules of the authority. In any judicial or administrative proceeding, except proceedings directly connected with the administration of public assistance, medical assistance or child support services, their contents are considered privileged communications

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ORS 413.180 [Amended by 1961 c.620 §19; 1969 c.203 §9; 1971 c.779 §45; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]

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ORS 413.181 Disclosure of insurer information by Department of Consumer and Business Services for purpose of administering Oregon Integrated and Coordinated Care Delivery System. (1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Oregon Health Authority may enter into agreements governing the disclosure of information reported to the department by insurers with certificates of authority to transact insurance in this state and the disclosure of information reported to the Oregon Health Authority by coordinated care organizations

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ORS 413.190 [Renumbered 413.029]

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ORS 413.195 Disclosure of information about cremated or reduced remains. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 413.196 Confidentiality and inadmissibility of information obtained in connection with epidemiologic morbidity and mortality studies; exceptions; nonliability of informants. (1)(a) All information procured by or furnished to the Oregon Health Authority, any federal public health agency or any nonprofit health agency that is exempt from taxation under the laws of this state or procured by any agency, organization or person acting jointly with or at the request of the authority, in connection with special epidemiologic morbidity and mortality studies, is confidential, nondiscoverable and inadmissible in any proceeding and is exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. A person communicating information in connection with special epidemiologic morbidity and mortality studies pursuant to this subsection may not be examined about the communication or the information

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ORS 413.200 [Amended by 1955 c.444 §4; 1961 c.620 §20; subsection (2) enacted as 1961 c.620 §7; 1969 c.203 §10; 1971 c.455 §1; 1975 c.386 §3; 1985 c.522 §3; 1993 c.249 §4; 1995 c.664 §93; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.201 Targeted outreach for Cover All People program; grants to address health care access barriers. (1) The Oregon Health Authority is responsible for statewide outreach, education and engagement for the Cover All People program established in ORS 414.231 and administered by the authority with the goal of enrolling in the program all eligible individuals residing in this state. The authority, in collaboration with the work group described in subsection (3) of this section, shall evaluate and implement the outreach, education and engagement strategies designed to most effectively encourage enrollment in the program

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ORS 413.210 [Repealed by 1953 c.500 §12]

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ORS 413.211 [1957 c.705 §2; renumbered 413.035]

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ORS 413.213 Community Acute Psychiatric Facility Capacity Program Fund. (1) The Community Acute Psychiatric Facility Capacity Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Community Acute Psychiatric Facility Capacity Program Fund must be credited to the fund. The Community Acute Psychiatric Facility Capacity Program Fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund under section 13, chapter 599, Oregon Laws 2023, moneys appropriated, allocated, deposited or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or otherwise and interest earned on moneys in the fund

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ORS 413.220 [Repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.223 School-based health centers; certification; best practices; rules. The division of the Oregon Health Authority that is charged with public health functions

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ORS 413.225 Grants to safety net providers; evaluation of implementation of Cover All People program; rules. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 413.227 Oregon Health Authority reimbursement of coordinated care organization’s costs to provide services related to improving student access to school-based oral health services. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 413.230 [Amended by 1961 c.620 §31; 1991 c.67 §106; repealed by 2005 c.381 §30]

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ORS 413.231 Recruitment of primary care providers. The Oregon Health Authority, through the Health Care Workforce Committee created pursuant to ORS 413.017, shall work with interested parties, which may include Travel Oregon, the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, medical schools, physician organizations, hospitals, county and city officials, local chambers of commerce, organizations that promote Oregon or local communities in Oregon, and organizations that recruit health care professionals, to develop a strategic plan for recruiting primary care providers to Oregon. The strategic plan must address

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ORS 413.233 [2013 c.177 §1; repealed by 2015 c.829 §9]

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ORS 413.234 Supplemental payments to emergency services providers. (1) As used in ORS 413.234 and 413.235

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ORS 413.235 Emergency services intergovernmental transfer program. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall develop and implement an intergovernmental transfer program to provide for the transfer of funds from an emergency medical services provider to the authority to pay the costs of providing emergency medical services to members of a coordinated care organization. The authority shall pay any federal financial participation received by the authority as a result of the transfer of funds to the coordinated care organization. The coordinated care organization shall increase, by the same amount, the amount of reimbursement paid to the emergency medical services provider for the costs of the emergency medical services

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