OAR 333-580-0070: Special Requirements for Certain Types of Proposals

(1) As required by ORS 442.584, applications proposing any of the technologies or services selected for assessment by the Health Resources Commission must include the information specified in section (2) of this rule. This requirement shall not apply until such time as the Health Resources Commission has selected the technologies that it will assess under ORS 442.583. (2) Applications for projects involving any equipment or services selected for assessment by the Health Resources Commission must include the following information in a separately identified section or appendix to the application: (a) The estimated number of patients needing the service or procedure who are not currently being served and who cannot be served by existing programs in the service area; (b) The anticipated number of procedures to be performed per year for a five-year period commencing on the date the service is started or the technology is acquired; (c) The anticipated number of patients to be served by the applicant, based on the incidence in the population to be served or the conditions for which the technology or service will be used; (d) Clinical indications for ordering use of the technology or service, with appropriate references to relevant literature; (e) An estimate of the treatment decisions likely to result from the technology or service; (f) A proposed method for collecting data on the patients served, costs engendered directly or indirectly and the health outcomes resulting from use of the technology or service. (3) The information required under this rule will not be used as a basis for any decision to approve or deny any application.