OR HB4115

Criminal records checks for caregivers in residential facilities, adult foster homes, and home health/in-home care agencies extended from 18 months to three years, with exceptions for new criminal convictions, substantiated abuse complaints, or federal requirements

Valid criminal records checks become portable across care settings, meaning DHS and OHA cannot require a new check solely because a caregiver changes employer or care setting

Coordinated care organizations must reimburse behavioral health providers retroactively to the date the provider submitted a successful Medicaid enrollment application that resulted in a provider ID number

CCOs prohibited from requiring credentialed behavioral health providers to submit new credentialing applications solely due to changing employers

Oregon Health Authority required to publish clear information on its website about how behavioral health providers can update contact information/employer and when new background checks are required