HB 2086

Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish peer and community-driven programs that provide culturally specific and culturally responsive behavioral health services to people of color, tribal communities and people of lived experience.

Status	Chapter Number Assigned
Requested by	(at the request of Governor Kate Brown for Oregon Health Authority)
Fiscal impact	Budget report issued
Revenue impact	No revenue impact
Emergency clause	Yes

Bill Text

Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish culturally responsive behavioral health programs and directs care organizations to provide housing navigation services.

Original Bill Text

Overview#

Appropriates moneys to] Requires Oregon Health Authority for] to establish peer and community-driven programs that provide culturally specific and culturally responsive behavioral health services that are directly responsive to and driven by] to people of color, tribal communities and people of lived experience. Increases funding to reintegrate into community criminal defendants found unfit to proceed in criminal proceeding.] Appropriates moneys to authority to construct and operate secure residential treatment facility to serve up to 39 individuals.] Requires authority to reimburse cost of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder treatment paid for on fee-for-service basis at enhanced rate based on specified factors. Requires authority to conduct study of reimbursement rates for co-occurring disorder treatments and study of Medicaid rates paid for behavioral health services compared to physical health services and rates paid for addiction treatment services compared to mental health services. Imposes requirements on authority regarding reimbursement for services provided by mental and behavioral health providers to medical assistance recipients.] Requires authority to continually evaluate and revise administrative rules to reduce regulatory burden on providers. Directs authority to adopt rules requiring coordinated care organizations to provide housing navigation services and address social determinants of health through care coordination. Requires intensive behavioral health treatment providers, coordinated care organizations and insurers to collect and report to authority data regarding access to intensive behavioral health] treatment for children and adolescents with high acuity behavioral health needs. Requires authority to contract with third-party vendor to survey medical assistance recipients about their experiences with behavioral health care and services. Requires Oregon Health Policy Board, by February 1, 2022, to establish Behavioral Health Committee consisting of specified members to establish quality metrics for behavioral health services provided by coordinated care organizations and providers who contract with authority and establish incentives to improve quality of behavioral health services. Requires authority to make specified reports to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Public Testimony

Name	Organization	Position	Date
Cherryl Ramirez	Association of OR Community Mental Health Programs	Support	2021-03-16
Akil Patterson	ONA	Support	2021-03-17
Rachel Solotaroff	Central City Concern	Support	2021-03-17
Albert Lee	Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office	Unknown	2021-03-17
Tammie Murray	NW Oregon Coast Range	Unknown	2021-03-17
Eva Rippeteau	Oregon AFSCME Council 75	Support	2021-03-17

Legislative History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-11	H	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2021-01-19	H	Referred to Behavioral Health with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2021-03-17	H	Public Hearing held.
2021-04-12	H	Work Session held.
2021-04-19	H	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2021-04-19	H	Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2021-06-17	H	Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
2021-06-18	H	Work Session held.
2021-06-18	H	Returned to Full Committee.
2021-06-21	H	Work Session held.
2021-06-23	H	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
2021-06-24	H	Second reading.
2021-06-24	H	Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.
2021-06-25	S	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2021-06-25	S	Referred to Ways and Means.
2021-06-26	S	Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
2021-06-26	S	Second reading.
2021-06-26	S	Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.
2021-06-29	H	Speaker signed.
2021-06-30	S	President signed.
2021-08-06	H	Governor signed.
2021-09-25	H	Chapter 667, (2021 Laws): Effective date August 06, 2021.