Or. Admin. Code § 410-144-0010 - Eligibility
(1) Requirements for an employer to be
eligible to participate in the Essential Workforce Health Care Program include
that the employer shall:
(a) Have a signed
memorandum of understanding with the Oregon Health Authority (Authority) that
specifies how the supplemental payments must be used;
(b) Agree to participate in evidence-based
workforce and quality of care improvements; and
(c) Annually report quality and other
metrics.
(2)
Requirements for a qualified nursing facility to participate in the Essential
Workforce Development Program include that the facility shall:
(a) Have a signed memorandum of understanding
with the Authority that specifies how the supplemental payments must be used to
support training health care workers;
(b) Annually report workforce development
metrics;
(c) Be a participating
provider in the Oregon medical assistance program;
(d) Have received a Medicaid payment for a
nursing facility claim for services provided during the effective dates of
payment;
(e) Be a privately-owned
nursing facility; and
(f)
Participate in a labor-management training trust that supports the development
of health care professionals during the effective dates.
(3) Requirements for a behavioral health care
provider to participate in the United We Heal Supplemental Payment Program
include that the provider shall:
(a) Have a
signed memorandum of understanding with the Authority that specifies how the
supplemental payments must be used to access apprenticeship and training
programs and opportunities to increase the available behavioral health care
workforce;
(b) Annually report
apprenticeship and training metrics;
(c) Have received a Medicaid payment for a
behavioral health care provider claim for services provided during the
effective dates of payment; and
(d)
Participate in a labor-management training trust that supports the development
of behavioral health care professionals during the effective dates.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 410.070 & 413.042
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 410.070, 414.033 & OL 2021 ch. 595
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(1) Requirements for an eligible employer to participate in the Essential Workforce Healthcare Program include:
(a) Sign a memorandum of understanding with the Oregon Health Authority (Authority) that specifies how the supplemental payments shall be used.
(b) Agree to participate in evidence-based workforce and quality of care improvements.
(c) Annually report quality and other metrics.
(2) Requirements for a qualified nursing facility to participate in the Essential Workforce Development Program include:
(a) Have a signed a memorandum of understanding with the Authority that specifies how the supplemental payments shall be used to support training health care workers.
(b) Annually report workforce development metrics.
(c) Be a participating provider in the Oregon medical assistance program.
(d) Have received a Medicaid payment for a nursing facility claim for services provided during the effective dates of payment.
(e) Be a privately-owned nursing facility; and
(f) Participate in a labor-management training trust that supports the development of health care professionals during the effective dates.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 410.070 & 413.042
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 410.070, 414.033 & OL 2021 ch. 595