The notice period is used to determine the effective date for
taking action when a decision notice (see OAR 461-001-0000) is
sent to the filing group (see OAR 461-110-0310):
(1) For a
basic decision
notice (see OAR
461-001-0000), the notice period is the month in which
the notice is mailed.
(2) For a
continuing benefit decision notice (see OAR
461-001-0000), the
notice period is the budget month from which information is used to initiate
the decision notice.
(3) For a
timely continuing benefit decision notice (see OAR
461-001-0000), the notice period is the month in which the mailing requirement
ends.
(4) Except as provided under
sections (5) of this rule, the
timely continuing benefit decision
notice mailing requirement is:
(a) No
later than the first business day following the 15th day of the month:
(A) For cases maintained in the ONE
system.
(B) In the GA, OSIP, OSIPM,
and QMB programs.
(b) At
least fifteen calendar days for individuals in the
Address
Confidentiality Program (see OAR
461-001-0000) whose cases are
maintained in the ODHS mainframe system.
(c) At least ten calendar days:
(A) For all other cases maintained in the
ODHS mainframe system.
(B) In the
following programs or services:
(i) The State
Plan Personal Care Services provided under OAR division 411-034,
(ii) Any Nursing Facility or Medicaid Home
and Community-Based Services received for individuals determined eligible under
OAR division 411-015, and
(iii)
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under OAR division
411-045.
(5) In all programs except the SNAP program:
(a) If the basis for a decision to reduce,
suspend, or close a grant of public assistance or medical assistance is a
change to a benefit standard, the
timely continuing
benefit decision notice mailing requirement is:
(A) At least 30 calendar days before the
effective date of the action, or
(B) If the Department has fewer than 60 days
before the effective date to implement a change to a benefit
standard, the mailing requirement is as provided under section (4) of
this rule.
(b) For
purposes of this section, the term "change to a benefit standard" means a
change to the applicable inflation-adjusted contribution, income, or payment
standard. It does not include the annual adjustment to a standard based on a
federal or state inflation rate.
Notes
Or. Admin. R.
461-175-0050
AFS 20-1992, f. 7-31-92,
cert. ef. 8-1-92; SSP 4-2007, f. 3-30-07, cert. ef. 4-1-07; SSP 8-2008, f.
& cert. ef. 4-1-08;
SSP
37-2020, temporary amend filed 10/16/2020, effective
10/16/2020through 4/13/2021;
SSP
40-2020, temporary amend filed 11/18/2020, effective
11/18/2020 through 4/13/2021;
SSP
27-2021, amend filed 03/24/2021, effective
4/1/2021;
SSP
53-2022, minor correction filed 11/07/2022, effective
11/7/2022
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
411.730,
411.816,
412.049, ORS
411.060,
409.050,
411.404,
412.014 & 412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
411.060,
411.730,
411.816,
412.049,
411.404,
412.014,
412.049,
192.856,
409.010 &
411.095