ORS 414.655 Utilization of patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes by coordinated care organizations

The Oregon Health Authority shall establish standards for the utilization of patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes by coordinated care organizations.

Each coordinated care organization shall implement, to the maximum extent feasible, patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes, including developing capacity for services in settings that are accessible to families, diverse communities and underserved populations, including the provision of integrated health care. The organization shall require its other health and services providers to communicate and coordinate care with the patient centered primary care home or behavioral health home in a timely manner using electronic health information technology.

Standards established by the authority for the utilization of patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes by coordinated care organizations may require the use of federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, school-based health clinics and other safety net providers that qualify as patient centered primary care homes or behavioral health homes to ensure the continued critical role of those providers in meeting the needs of underserved populations.

In order to promote the full integration of behavioral health and physical health services in primary care, behavioral health care and urgent care settings, providers in patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes may use billing codes applicable to the behavioral health and physical health services that are provided.

Each coordinated care organization shall report to the authority on uniform quality measures prescribed by the authority by rule for patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes.

Patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes must participate in the learning collaborative described in ORS 413.259 (3).