Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 430 § 430.389 — Grants

Grants to implement Behavioral Health Resource Networks and increase access to and awareness of treatment and services. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall administer, in consultation with the Oversight and Accountability Council, a grant program to implement Behavioral Health Resource Networks and increase statewide access to and awareness of the services described in subsection (2)(e) of this section. A Behavioral Health Resource Network is an entity or collection of entities that individually or jointly provide some or all of the services described in subsection (2)(e) of this section. (2)(a) The authority shall establish an equitable: (A) Process for applying for grants and funding by agencies or organizations, whether government or community based, to establish Behavioral Health Resource Networks for the purposes of immediately screening the acute needs of individuals with substance use, including those who also have a mental illness, and assessing and addressing any ongoing needs through ongoing case management, harm reduction, treatment, housing and linkage to other care and services. (B) Evaluation process to assess the effectiveness of Behavioral Health Resource Networks that receive grants or funding. (b) Recipients of grants or funding must be licensed, certified or credentialed by the state, including certification under ORS 743A.168 (9), or meet criteria prescribed by rule by the authority under ORS 430.390. A recipient of a grant or funding under this subsection may not use the grant or funding to supplant the recipient’s existing funding. (c) The authority shall ensure that residents of each county have access to all of the services described in paragraph (e) of this subsection. (d) Applicants for grants and funding may apply individually or jointly with other network participants to provide services in one or more counties. (e) A network must have the capacity to provide the following services and any other services specified by the authority by rule but no individual participant in a network is required to provide all of the services: (A) Screening by certified addiction peer support or wellness specialists or other qualified persons designated by the authority to determine a client’s need for immediate medical or other treatment to determine what acute care is needed and where it can be best provided, identify other needs and link the client to other appropriate local or statewide services, including treatment for substance use and coexisting health problems, housing, employment, training and child care. A network shall provide a screening within 48 hours of initial client contact. Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this subsection, only one grantee in each network within each county is required to provide the screenings described in this subparagraph. (B) Comprehensive behavioral health needs assessment, including a substance use screening by a certified alcohol and drug counselor or other credentialed addiction treatment professional. The assessment shall prioritize the self-identified needs of a client. (C) Individual intervention planning, case management and connection to services. If, after the completion of a screening, a client indicates a desire to address some or all of the identified needs, a case manager shall work with the client to design an individual intervention plan. The plan must address the client’s need for substance use treatment, coexisting health problems, housing, employment and training, child care and other services. (D) Ongoing peer counseling and support from screening and assessment through implementation of individual intervention plans as well as peer outreach workers to engage directly with marginalized community members who could potentially benefit from the network’s services. (E) Assessment of the need for, and provision of, mobile or virtual outreach services to: (i) Reach clients who are unable to access the network; and (ii) Increase public awareness of network services. (F) Harm reduction services and information and education about harm reduction services. (G) Low-barrier substance use treatment. (H) Transitional and supportive housing for individuals with substance use. (f) If an applicant for a grant or funding under this subsection is unable to provide all of the services described in paragraph (e) of this subsection, the applicant may identify how the applicant intends to partner with other entities to provide the services, and the authority may facilitate collaboration among applicants. (g) All services provided through the networks must be evidence-informed, trauma-informed, culturally specific, linguistically responsive, person-centered and nonjudgmental. The goal shall be to address effectively the client’s substance use and any other social determinants of health. (h) The networks must be adequately staffed to address the needs of people with substance use within their re