Oregon Administrative Rules (OARS)
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Administrative rules in chapter 333, division 6 provide administrative oversight of the Universally Offered Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Program as defined in SB 526 (Oregon Laws 2019, chapter 552), which passed during the 2019 Legislative Session.
Family Connects Oregon Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Center for Prevention and Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health Section is proposing permanent amendments to OAR chapter 333, division 6 pertaining to the Universally Offered Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Program. To “meet the needs of communities where the program operates," per legislative mandate, there is a need to expand the type of organizations eligible to be designated as the Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Provider and Community Lead to include, for example, hospitals and non-profit organizations. To better support equitable implementation and decrease administrative burden, various other minor changes are being made.
For more details, please see the below Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 333-006 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking_FINAL.pdf
You are invited to review and comment on the proposed rules. There are two (2) options to provide comment:
1. You may provide oral (spoken) testimony during a public hearing scheduled on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time via video/phone conference using Microsoft Teams
- To provide oral testimony during this hearing:
- Join using the Meeting URL. You can also find the join link for the meeting in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under “Remote Meeting Details" using the “Meeting URL."
- You may also contact the Public Health Division Rules Coordinator at publichealth.rules@odhsoha.oregon.gov to sign-up to give oral testimony and receive the link for the Microsoft Teams video conference via calendar appointment.
- To join the hearing via phone (audio/listen only), you may dial 971-277-2343, phone conference ID 703 980 669#
2. Written comments may be submitted before 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time on November 22, 2024:
Brittany Hall, Administrative Rules Coordinator
800 NE Oregon St. Suite 930
Portland, OR 97232
* Comments sent by regular mail must be postmarked by 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time on November 22, 2024.
- Send comments by fax to: 971-673-1299
Final rules will be filed after consideration of all comments.
If you have questions or would like a paper copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, please email Oregon.UOHV@odhsoha.oregon.gov or 971-393-3840.
Accessibility Statement: For individuals with disabilities or individuals who speak a language other than English, OHA can provide free help. Some examples are: sign language and spoken language interpreters, real-time captioning, braille, large print, audio, and written materials in other languages. If you need help with these services, please contact the Public Health Administrative Rules Coordinator at 971-673-1222, 711 TTY or publichealth.rules@odhsoha.oregon.gov at least 48 hours before the meeting. All relay calls are accepted. To best ensure our ability to provide a modification please contact us if you are considering attending the meeting and require a modification. The earlier you make a request the more likely we can meet the need.
Oregon Revised Statutes
- ORS 433.301 requires the Oregon Health Authority to design the universal newborn nurse home visiting program to be flexible to meet the needs of the communities where the program operates and adopt criteria for universal newborn nurse home visiting services that must be covered by health benefit plans in accordance with ORS 743A.078.