ORS 414.044: Notice to Department of Veterans’ Affairs of information regarding applications for health care coverage by uniformed service members and veterans; rules.

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Uniformed service” means the Armed Forces of the United States, the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard when the member is engaged in active duty for training, inactive duty for training or full-time National Guard duty, the commissioned corps of the United States Public Health Service and any other category of persons designated by the President of the United States in time of war or national emergency. (b) “Written information” means information that is in written form and includes but is not limited to information obtained by electronic means, such as electronic mail, facsimile or other form of electronic communication. (2)(a) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall notify the Director of Veterans’ Affairs at least once each month regarding receipt of written information from a member or veteran of a uniformed service in connection with an application for health care coverage. (b) The notification required under this subsection is limited to notifying the Director of Veterans’ Affairs of the name, residence or mailing address and electronic mail address of the member or veteran. (c) The authorization of a member or veteran as required by subsection (3) of this section may be contained in the written information at the time it is received by the Oregon Health Authority or separately at another time, but the authorization must specifically authorize the notification to be made under this section. (3) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall notify the Director of Veterans’ Affairs as required by subsection (2) of this section only if authorized to do so in writing by the member or veteran of a uniformed service. (4) The Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section, including but not limited to the method of notification required under subsection (2) of this section. [2015 c.621 §1; 2025 c.13 §3] (Temporary provisions relating to medical respite programs and timely hospital discharges) 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]