Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
Qualified practice sites may apply for grants up to an amount determined by the
authority.
(2) Types of bonuses
that may be provided by grant awardees include:
(a) Sign-on bonuses to behavioral health care
workers filling vacant and permanent employment positions that the applicant
intends to maintain.
(b) Retention
bonuses to behavioral health care workers currently occupying permanent
employment positions.
(3) Workers receiving a bonus must provide
Direct behavioral health care services to Communities who are underserved, and
are licensees, certificate holders, registrants, or associates credentialed in
Oregon as one of the following:
(a) Licensed
Clinical Social Worker;
(b)
Licensed Psychologist;
(c) Licensed
Professional Counselor;
(d)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist;
(e) Clinical Social Worker
Associate;
(f) Psychologist
Resident Associate;
(g)
Professional Counselor Associate;
(h) Marriage and Family Associate;
(i) Qualified Mental Health
Professional;
(j) Certified Alcohol
and Drug Counselor;
(k) Certified
Gambling Addiction Counselor;
(l)
Qualified Mental Health Associate;
(m) Certified Recovery Mentor;
(n) Traditional Health Worker;
(o) Certified Prevention
Specialist;
(p) Certified Gambling
Recovery Mentor;
(q) Registered
Mental Health Associate (QMHA-R);
(r) Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Candidate (CADC-R);
(s) Licensed
Certified Art Therapist;
(t)
Licensed Art Therapist;
(u)
Psychiatrist;
(v) Nurse
Practitioner;
(w) Clinical Nurse
Specialists;
(x) Other credentialed
providers whose credentials are not listed, but also provide direct behavioral
health care services using their credentials
(4) Grant awardees may provide housing
stipends to behavioral health care workers currently occupying permanent
employment positions.
(5) Workers
receiving a housing stipend will provide direct behavioral health services to
communities who are underserved, and are licensees, certificate holders,
registrants, or associates credentialed in Oregon as one of the following:
(a) Licensed Clinical Social
Worker;
(b) Licensed
Psychologist;
(c) Licensed
Professional Counselor;
(d)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist;
(e) Clinical Social Worker
Associate;
(f) Psychologist
Resident Associate;
(g)
Professional Counselor Associate;
(h) Marriage and Family Associate;
(i) Qualified Mental Health
Professional;
(j) Certified Alcohol
and Drug Counselor;
(k) Certified
Gambling Addiction Counselor;
(l)
Qualified Mental Health Associate;
(m) Certified Recovery Mentor;
(n) Traditional Health Worker;
(o) Certified Prevention
Specialist;
(p) Certified Gambling
Recovery Mentor;
(q) Registered
Mental Health Associate (QMHA-R);
(r) Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Candidate (CADC-R);
(s) Licensed
Certified Art Therapist;
(t)
Licensed Art Therapist;
(u)
Psychiatrist;
(v) Nurse
Practitioner;
(w) Clinical Nurse
Specialist;
(x) Other credentialed
providers whose credentials are not listed, but also provide direct behavioral
health care services using their credentials.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
675.655
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
675.655
