Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 409 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH POLICY AND ANALYTICS
Division 36 - HEALTH CARE PROVIDER INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Section 409-036-0070 - Application and Review Process
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 409-036-0070
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The Authority and its contracted designee have published application processes online.
(2) The Authority or its contracted designee shall review those applications that meet all requirements of OAR 409-036-0020.
(a) The Authority shall return incomplete
applications, and upon resubmittal, they shall be processed as of the new date
of receipt when they are determined complete.
(b) The Authority shall notify applicants of
the status of their completed applications within 90 days of application
submission.
(3) The Authority may consider the following factors in determining whether to accept an eligible provider for participation in the program, which include but are not limited to:
(a)
Ability to obtain federally-funded incentives. The Authority may
prioritize applications from providers who apply to practice at a qualifying
practice located in a HPSA that has been determined may not reach the threshold
for federal NHSC or NurseCorps awards in a given year.
(b)
Other determined need of the
area. The Authority may prioritize applications from providers who apply
to practice at a qualifying practice located in a service area ranking below
the median in the most recent Areas of Unmet Health Care Need report published
by the Office.
(c)
PCPCH
status of the practice site. The Authority may award priority to
eligible providers who will provide services in, or in affiliation with, a
Patient Centered Primary Care Home (PCPCH) recognized by the State of Oregon.
The Authority may award a higher priority to those providers at a Tier 3 or
higher recognized PCPCH site.
(d)
Providers located in Oregon. In the case of a provider delivering
telehealth services as all or part of their services, the Authority may give
providers physically located in Oregon priority for an award.
(e)
Provider types, disciplines, or
ethnic or linguistic diversity particularly needed in a community. The
Authority may give providers priority for an awardee who meets specific needs
identified by a community, including ethnicity, language spoken, specialty, or
provider type.
(f)
Community
willingness to contribute to the cost of the award. The Authority may
give providers priority for an award if a practice site or community agrees to
share in the cost of the incentive at the time of application.
(g)
Demonstrated investment in
integration of behavioral health or oral health services with primary
care. The Authority may provide terms by which a provider may receive
priority consideration if they are working at a site that is facilitating the
integration of behavioral health and/or oral health services within the
community.
(h)
Practice site
client demographic represents a priority population. The Authority may
give priority for an award if provider works at a practice site that serves a
priority population.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 676.454
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 676.454
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