(1)(a) The Oregon Health Authority shall continue to contract with one or more prepaid managed care health services organizations, as defined in ORS § 414.025, that are in compliance with contractual obligations owed to the state or local government on July 27, 2015, and that serve:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 414.654

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Coordinated care organization: means an organization meeting criteria adopted by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS § 414. See Oregon Statutes 414.025
  • Health services: means at least so much of each of the following as are funded by the Legislative Assembly based upon the prioritized list of health services compiled by the Health Evidence Review Commission under ORS § 414. See Oregon Statutes 414.025
  • local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116

(A) A geographic area of the state that a coordinated care organization has not been certified to serve; or

(B) Individuals described in ORS § 414.631 (2), (3) and (4).

(b) Contracts authorized by this subsection are not subject to ORS chapters 279A and 279B, except ORS § 279A.250 to 279A.290 and 279B.235.

(2) Prepaid managed care health services organizations contracting with the authority under this section are subject to the applicable requirements for, and are permitted to exercise the rights of, coordinated care organizations under ORS § 413.022, 414.153, 414.572, 414.591, 414.605, 414.607, 414.655, 414.712, 414.728, 414.743, 414.746, 414.760, 416.510 to 416.610, 441.094, 442.372, 655.515, 659.830 and 743B.470.

(3) To facilitate the full adoption of health information technology by coordinated care organizations, patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes, the authority shall explore options for assisting providers and coordinated care organizations in funding their use of health information technology. [2011 c.602 § 14; 2012 c.8 § 2; 2015 c.792 § 1; 2015 c.798 § 16]