ORS 414.722: Post-hospital extended care benefit.

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Coordinated care organization” and “medical assistance” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 414.025. (b) “Post-hospital extended care benefit” means short-term medical assistance provided for an individual’s stay in a skilled nursing facility to allow the individual to discharge from a hospital. (c) “Skilled nursing facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015. (2) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a post-hospital extended care benefit to cover a medical assistance recipient’s stay in a skilled nursing facility for up to 100 days. (3) The authority shall incorporate the post-hospital extended care benefit under this section into any contract entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization. [2025 c.617 §6] Sec. 10. (1) Section 6 of this 2025 Act [414.722] becomes operative on the date that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves the request made pursuant to section 9 of this 2025 Act to carry out the provisions of section 6 of this 2025 Act. [2025 c.617 §10(1)]