OHP Public Notices and Meetings

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Oregon Health Plan Public Notices

Oregon Health Plan meetings

Visit these pages to view meeting material, agendas, and other information.

FQHC, RHC and Tribal 638 Program Meetings

The Oregon Health Authority meets with Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Rural Health Clinic (RHC), Indian Health Services (IHS) and Tribal 638 representatives to discuss health care delivery, billing and reimbursement for Oregon Health Plan members.

Mental Health Clinical Advisory Group

The group provides recommendations to the Oregon Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee and OHA about:

Evidence-based algorithms,
Any changes needed to OHA's preferred drug lists, and
Practice guidelines for the treatment of mental health disorders with mental health drugs.

OHP Bridge Advisory Committee

The committee's goal is to create a space for OHP Bridge members, advocates, partners and administrators to inform OHP Bridge operations. The committee will provide recommendations to OHA and Oregon Department of Human Services.

OHP Contractor Workgroups

These workgroups inform contracted managed care entities about Medicaid policy and operations updates.

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

The committee advises OHA on which prescription drugs to include on OHA's preferred drug lists or formularies.

Rules Advisory Committee and Community Enagagement Information

Is a proposed Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) change is likely to affect your community? If so, you may be able to attend a Rules Advisory Committee or community engagement meeting.

To get community feedback, the division may hold a Rules Advisory Committee, a community engagement meeting or both.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Public meetings must be held in places that are accessible to people with disabilities. If you or someone you know needs accommodation to attend a public meeting, notify the contact person who is named in each meeting posting.

OHP Public Meetings are posted in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rule 410-120-1385 (Compliance with Public Meetings Law) in the General Rules program.

Rules Advisory Committee meetings are posted in accordance with Oregon Revised Statute 183.333 (Policy statement; public involvement in development of policy and drafting of rules).

To view the current or proposed rules for these programs, go to the OHP policies page.

Services covered by OHP benefit plans, prior authorization criteria, and billing requirements are outlined in the division's Oregon Administrative Rules.

Any time we want to change what OHP covers or whom OHP serves, OHA must ask for federal approval. Sign up for OHA Partner Updates to find out when we do this.

We send OHP provider announcements to inform affected providers about changes to our fee-for-service payment rates and policies. Sign up for OHP Provider Updates to get these notifications.

OHP publishes these notices in the Secretary of State's Oregon Bulletin, or major Oregon newspapers, to notify the public about proposed changes to programs or Oregon's Medicaid State Plan that happen outside the administrative rule revision process.

Open for Comment

Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

Comments due Nov. 21, 2024:

Division 120 - Reference Update for Inpatient Hospital Psychiatric DRG Base Rates for Oregon DRG Hospitals
Division 136 - Establishing Non-Emergent Medical Transportation (NEMT) Coverage for Reproductive Health Access Fund Enrollees
Division 200 - Amend Rule Regarding SSN Requirements for Religious Sects. Amend Rule Clarifying EXT Effective Start Date
Division 121 - Pharmaceutical Services PA criteria and Preferred Drug List
Division 141 - Adopt Jan. 1, 2025 Prioritized List

Send comments to:

hsd.rules@oha.oregon.gov

To learn more:

Visit the Notices of Proposed Rulemaking page

Other Public Meetings

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You can also view other public meetings on the statewide public meetings calendar.