Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 414 § 414.044 — was enacted into law by

was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 414 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. (Temporary provisions relating to medical respite programs and timely hospital discharges) Note: Sections 5 and 7, chapter 617, Oregon Laws 2025, provide: Sec. 5. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Coordinated care organization,” “dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid” and “medical assistance” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 414.025. (b) “Home health services” has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.014. (c) “In-home care services” has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.305. (d) “Medical respite” means acute and post-acute medical care for individuals experiencing homelessness who are too ill or frail to recover from a physical illness or injury but who do not require hospitalization. (e) “Medicare Advantage Plan” means a health benefit plan under Part C of subchapter XVIII, chapter 7, Title 42 of the United States Code. (f) “Traditional health worker” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.665. (2) The Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority shall study options to: (a) Coordinate and expand medical respite programs statewide, including by: (A) Partnering with coordinated care organizations and homeless services providers to expand medical respite programs through existing initiatives administered by coordinated care organizations; (B) Coordinating the delivery of medical respite with the provision of housing supports through the Medicaid demonstration project under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315); (C) Providing reimbursement for home health services and in-home care services in shelters; and (D) Expanding medical assistance to include medical respite and seeking any necessary federal approvals, including approval to allow the state to receive federal financial participation in the costs of providing medical respite. (b) Partner with coordinated care organizations and insurers that offer Medicare Advantage Plans for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid to promote timely and appropriate hospital discharges, including by: (A) Requiring coordinated care organizations and insurers that offer Medicare Advantage Plans for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid to provide more targeted care coordination and case management for individuals who are being discharged from a hospital; (B) Strengthening the integration of hospital discharge planning and the health-related social needs services approved for the Medicaid demonstration project under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315); (C) Strengthening coordinated care organization use of traditional health worker networks for care transition support; and (D) Promoting access to home modification services and supports to enable an individual to discharge from the hospital to the individual’s home. (3) The department and the authority shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health no later than August 15, 2026. [2025 c.617 §5] Sec. 7. Sections 2 to 5 of this 2025 Act are repealed on January 2, 2027. [2025 c.617 §7]