OR HB3229

Oregon Health Authority must expedite behavioral health provider enrollment in the medical assistance program by using separate workflows for initial applications, administrative changes, and credentialing changes

Coordinated care organizations must decide on behavioral health provider contract requests within 30 days of receiving a complete application

Contracted behavioral health providers must be reimbursed retroactively to the date they submitted their complete enrollment application that resulted in a provider identification number

Oregon Health Authority must study the feasibility of an automated online enrollment tool and report findings to legislative health committees by December 15, 2026; the study requirement sunsets January 2, 2027

General Fund appropriation provided to hire temporary staff to reduce behavioral health provider enrollment processing time to 14 days; effective 91st day after session adjournment