OAR 410-141-3805
Mandatory MCE Enrollment Exceptions

(1) In addition to the definitions in OAR 410-120-0000 (Acronyms and Definitions), the following definitions apply:
(a) “Eligibility Determination” means an approval or denial of eligibility and a renewal or termination of eligibility as set forth in OAR 410-200-0015 (General Definitions);
(b) “Newly Eligible” means recently determined through the eligibility determination process as having the right to obtain state health benefits, satisfying the appropriate conditions;
(c) “Renewal,” means a regularly scheduled periodic review of eligibility resulting in a renewal or change of program benefits, including the assignment of a new renewal date or a change in eligibility status.
(2) CCO enrollment is mandatory in all areas served by a CCO. A client eligible for or receiving health services shall enroll in a CCO as required by ORS 414.631 (Mandatory enrollment in coordinated care organization), except as provided in ORS 414.631 (Mandatory enrollment in coordinated care organization)(2), (3), (4), and (5) and this rule.
(3) MCE enrollment is mandatory in service areas with adequate access and capacity to provide health care services through an MCE. If upon application or redetermination a client does not select an MCE, the Authority shall auto-assign the client and the client’s household to an MCE that has adequate access and capacity. Enrollment may vary depending on which options are available in the member’s service area at the time of enrollment:
(a) The member shall be enrolled with a CCO that offers bundled physical health, behavioral health, and oral health services; or
(b) The member shall be enrolled with a CCO for physical health and behavioral health services and with a DCO for oral health services; or
(c) The member shall be enrolled with a CCO for behavioral health and oral health services and shall remain FFS for physical health services; or
(d) The member shall be enrolled with a CCO for behavioral health services and with a DCO for oral health services and shall remain FFS for physical health services; or
(e) The member shall be enrolled with a DCO for oral health services and with an MHO for behavioral health services and shall remain FFS for physical health services; or
(f) The member shall be enrolled with a DCO for oral health services and remain FFS for physical health and behavioral health services; or
(g) The member shall remain FFS for health care services if no MCE is available.
(4) MCE enrollment is voluntary in service areas without adequate access and capacity to provide health care services through an MCE.
(5) If a service area changes from mandatory enrollment to voluntary enrollment while a member is enrolled with an MCE, the member shall remain enrolled with the MCE for the remainder of their eligibility period or until the Authority or Department redetermines their eligibility, whichever comes first, unless the member is otherwise eligible to disenroll pursuant to OAR 410-141-3810 (Disenrollment from MCEs).
(6) Members who are exempt from physical health services shall receive behavioral health services and oral health services through an MCE:
(a) The member shall be enrolled with a CCO that offers behavioral health and oral health services; or
(b) The member shall be enrolled with a DCO for oral health services and with an MHO for behavioral health services; or
(c) The member shall be enrolled with a DCO for oral health services and shall remain FFS for behavioral health services if an MHO is not available; or
(d) The member shall remain FFS for both behavioral health and oral health services if neither a DCO nor an MHO is available.
(7) The following pertains to the effective date of the enrollment. If the member qualifies for enrollment into an MCE, the effective date of enrollment occurs:
(a) On or before Wednesday, the date of enrollment shall be the following Monday; or
(b) After Wednesday, the date of enrollment shall be one week from the following Monday.
(8) Coordinated care services shall begin as of the effective date of enrollment with the MCE except for:
(a) A newborn’s services shall begin on the date of birth if the mother was a member of a CCO at the time of birth;
(b) For individuals other than newborns who are hospitalized on the date enrolled, the date of enrollment shall be the first possible enrollment date after the date the client is discharged from inpatient hospital services;
(c) For members who are re-enrolled within 60 calendar days of disenrollment, the date of enrollment shall be the date specified by the Authority and may be earlier than the effective date outlined above;
(d) For adopted children or children placed in an adoptive placement, the date of enrollment shall be the date specified by the Authority.
(9) Pursuant to ORS 414.631 (Mandatory enrollment in coordinated care organization), the following populations may not be enrolled into an MCE for any type of health care coverage:
(a) Individuals who are non-citizens and are Citizen/Alien Waivered-Emergency Medical program eligible for labor and delivery services and emergency treatment services;
(b) Clients with Medicare receiving premium assistance through the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary, Qualified Individuals, Qualified Disabled Working Individuals and Qualified Medicare Beneficiary programs without another Medicaid;
(c) Individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and enrolled in a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE).
(10) In addition, the following enrollment rules apply:
(a) A newly eligible OHP client who became eligible while admitted as an inpatient in a hospital, or while receiving post-hospital extended care (PHEC), is exempt from enrollment with a CCO for physical health services but not exempt from MCE enrollment oral health services with a DCO. The client shall receive health care services on a fee-for-service (FFS) basis only until the hospital discharges the client, or until the member completes PHEC or the PHEC benefit is exhausted;
(b) A client may not be enrolled in an MCE if the client is covered under a major medical insurance policy or other third-party resource (TPR) that covers the cost of services to be provided by an MCE as specified in ORS 414.631 (Mandatory enrollment in coordinated care organization) and except as provided for children in Child Welfare through the Behavior Rehabilitation Services (BRS) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Services (PRTS) programs outlined in OAR 410-141-3800 (CCO Enrollment for Children Receiving Health Services). A client shall, however, be enrolled with a DCO for oral health services even if they have a dental TPR.
(11) Individuals who are documented American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) beneficiaries are exempt from mandatory enrollment into an MCE, as specified in 42 USC 1932, 2 (C), but may elect to be manually enrolled.
(12) A child in the legal custody of the Department or where the child is expected to be in a substitute care placement for less than 30 calendar days is exempt from mandatory enrollment for physical health services from a CCO but is subject to mandatory enrollment into both behavioral and oral health services as available in the member’s service area unless:
(a) Access to health care on an FFS basis is not available; or
(b) Enrollment preserves continuity of care. In these cases, the member may be manually enrolled into a physical health plan or remain enrolled as deemed appropriate by the Authority.
(13) Clients who are dually eligible for Medicare and full Medicaid but not enrolled in a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) may be automatically enrolled into an MCE. The following apply to automated duals enrollment:
(a) The dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid client shall receive choice counseling on Medicare-Medicaid options at their request from a local APD/AAA office or other Department or Authority designated entity, as well as information on the benefits for clients in aligning Medicare and Medicaid;
(b) If a client is already enrolled in a Medicare Advantage or Dual Special Needs Plan (D-SNP), the member shall be enrolled into an affiliated CCO if one exists. Otherwise the client shall be enrolled in a CCO available to the member based on the member’s residential address or home geographic region;
(c) A Full Medicare and Medicaid full dually eligible members may request to opt out of enrollment for physical health services from a CCO but is subject to mandatory enrollment into both behavioral and oral health services as available in the member’s service area. Disenrollment requests are subject to review or delay as deemed appropriate by the Authority when:
(A) Access to health care on an FFS basis is not available; or
(B) Enrollment preserves continuity of care. In these cases, the member has a condition, treatment, or specialized consideration that requires individual care transition, members may not be disenrolled without review and approval by the Authority. The Authority will consider the following in its review;
(i) The development of a prior-authorized treatment plan;
(ii) Care management requirements based on the beneficiary’s medical condition;
(iii) Transitional care planning including but not limited to hospital admissions/discharges, palliative and hospice care, long-term care and services; and
(iv) Need for individual case conferences to ensure a “warm hand-off.”
(d) The following choices of plans shall be extended to dually eligible Medicare-Medicaid clients or members with full Medicaid as follows:
(A) The option to enroll in a CCO regardless of whether they are enrolled in an affiliated Medicare Advantage, enrolled in Medicare Advantage with another entity, or if the member remains in FFS Medicare;
(B) The option to enroll in a CCO when enrolled in Medicare Advantage, whether or not they pay their own premium, even if the MCE does not have a corresponding Medicare Advantage plan;
(C) The option to enroll with a CCO even if the client withdrew from the CCO’s Medicare Advantage plan.
(e) The CCO shall accept the client’s enrollment if the CCO has adequate health access and capacity;
(f) CCO care coordination and communication requirements to reduce duplication of care planning activities in OAR 410-141-3860 (Integration and Coordination of Care) and 410-141-3870 (Intensive Care Coordination) are required regardless of the member’s choices in Medicare and Medicaid enrollments.
(14) The Authority may temporarily exempt clients for other just causes as determined by the Authority through medical review. The Authority may set an exemption period on a case-by-case basis for those as follows:
(a) Children under 19 years of age who are medically fragile and who have special health care needs. The Authority may enroll these children in CCOs on a case-by-case basis. Children not enrolled in a CCO shall continue to receive services on a FFS basis;
(b) The following apply to clients and exemptions relating to organ transplants:
(A) Newly eligible clients are exempt from enrollment with a CCO if the client is newly diagnosed and under the treatment protocol for an organ transplant;
(B) Newly eligible clients with existing transplants are not exempt from enrollment unless the Authority determines there are other just causes to preserve the continuity of care.
(15) MCE enrollment standards:
(a) MCEs shall remain open for enrollment unless the Authority has closed enrollment. Reasons for closing enrollment may include:
(A) The MCE has exceeded its enrollment limit or does not have sufficient capacity to provide access to services, as mutually agreed upon by the Authority and the MCE;
(B) Closed enrollment as a sanction for MCE misconduct.
(b) MCEs shall accept all eligible potential members, regardless of health status at the time of enrollment, subject to the stipulations in contracts/agreements with the Authority to provide covered services;
(c) MCEs may confirm the enrollment status of a client by one of the following:
(A) The individual’s name appears on the monthly or weekly enrollment list produced by the Authority;
(B) The individual presents a valid medical care identification that shows he or she is enrolled with the MCE;
(C) The Automated Voice Response (AVR) verifies that the individual is currently eligible and enrolled with the MCE;
(D) An appropriately authorized staff member of the Authority states that the individual is currently eligible and enrolled with the MCE.
(d) MCEs shall have open enrollment for 30 continuous calendar days during each 12-month period of January through December, regardless of the MCE’s enrollment limit. The open enrollment periods for consecutive years may not be more than 14 months apart.
(16) If the Authority permits an MCE to assign its contract to another MCE, members shall be automatically enrolled in the MCE that has assumed the contract:
(a) Each member will have 30 calendar days from the date of notice of enrollment to request disenrollment from the MCE that has assumed the contract;
(b) If the MCE that has assumed the contract is a Medicare Advantage plan, those members who are Medicare beneficiaries shall not be automatically enrolled but shall be offered enrollment in the succeeding MCE.
(17) If an MCE engages in an activity such as the termination of a participating provider or participating provider group that has significant impact on access in that service area such that the MCE cannot meet the access to care requirements set forth in OAR 410-141-3515 (Network Adequacy) and which necessitates either transferring members to other providers or the MCE withdrawing from part or all of a service area, the MCE shall provide the Authority at least 90 calendar days written notice prior to the planned effective date of such activity:
(a) An MCE may provide less than the required 90-calendar-day notice to the Authority upon approval by the Authority when the MCE must terminate a participating provider or participating provider group due to problems that could compromise member care, or when such a participating provider or participating provider group terminates its contract with the MCE and refuses to provide the required 90-calendar-day notice;
(b) The MCE shall provide members with at least a 30-calendar-day notice of such changes. In the event the MCE is not available to provide members with notice of a change in participating providers or MCE, the Authority shall instead notify members of a change in participating providers or MCEs. In such instances the MCE shall provide the Authority with the name, prime number, and address label of the members affected by such changes at least 30 calendar days prior to the planned effective date of such activity.

Source: Rule 410-141-3805 — Mandatory MCE Enrollment Exceptions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=410-141-3805 (accessed May 26, 2025).

410–141–3500
Definitions 410–141–3501
Administration of Oregon Integrated and Coordinated Health Care Delivery System Regulation 410–141–3505
Use of Subcontractors 410–141–3510
Provider Contracting and Credentialing 410–141–3515
Network Adequacy 410–141–3520
Record Keeping and Use of Health Information Technology 410–141–3525
Outcome and Quality Measures 410–141–3530
Sanctions 410–141–3540
Member Protections 410–141–3545
Coordinated Care Organization Behavioral Health Provider, Treatment and Facility Certification and Licensure 410–141–3550
Resolving Disputes between MCEs and the Authority 410–141–3555
Resolving Disputes between Health Care Entities and CCOs that Concern CCO Contact Award 410–141–3560
Resolving Contract Disputes Between Health Care Entities and CCOs 410–141–3565
Managed Care Entity Billing 410–141–3566
Telehealth Service and Reimbursement Requirements 410–141–3570
Managed Care Entity Encounter Claims Data Reporting 410–141–3575
MCE Member Relations: Marketing 410–141–3580
MCE Member Relations: Potential Member Information 410–141–3585
MCE Member Relations: Education and Information 410–141–3590
MCE Member Relations: Member Rights and Responsibilities 410–141–3600
MCE Assessment: Definitions 410–141–3601
MCE Assessment: General Administration 410–141–3605
MCE Assessment: Disclosure of Information 410–141–3610
MCE Assessment: Calculation, Report, Due Date, Verification 410–141–3615
MCE Assessment: Filing an Amended Report 410–141–3620
MCE Assessment: Determining the Date Filed 410–141–3625
MCE Assessment: Authority to Audit Records 410–141–3630
MCE Assessment: Determining Assessment Liability on Failure to File 410–141–3635
MCE Assessment: Financial Penalty for Failure to File a Report or Failure to Pay Assessment When Due 410–141–3640
MCE Assessment: Notice of Proposed Action 410–141–3645
MCE Assessment: Hearing Process 410–141–3650
MCE Assessment: Final Order of Payment 410–141–3655
Assessment: Remedies Available after Final Order of Payment 410–141–3700
CCO Application and Contracting Procedures 410–141–3705
Criteria for CCOs 410–141–3710
Contract Termination and Close-Out Requirements 410–141–3715
CCO Governance 410–141–3720
Service Area Change for Existing CCOs 410–141–3725
CCO Contract Renewal Notification 410–141–3730
Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plans 410–141–3735
Social Determinants of Health and Equity 410–141–3740
Traditional Health Workers 410–141–3800
CCO Enrollment for Children Receiving Health Services 410–141–3805
Mandatory MCE Enrollment Exceptions 410–141–3810
Disenrollment from MCEs 410–141–3815
CCO Enrollment for Temporary Out-of-Area Behavioral Health Treatment Services 410–141–3820
Covered Services 410–141–3825
Excluded Services and Limitations 410–141–3830
Prioritized List of Health Services 410–141–3835
MCE Service Authorization 410–141–3840
Emergency and Urgent Care Services 410–141–3845
Health-Related Services 410–141–3850
Transition of Care 410–141–3855
Pharmaceutical Services 410–141–3860
Integration and Coordination of Care 410–141–3865
Care Coordination Requirements 410–141–3870
Intensive Care Coordination 410–141–3875
MCE Grievances & Appeals: Definitions and General Requirements 410–141–3880
Grievances & Appeals: Grievance Process Requirements 410–141–3885
Grievances & Appeals: Notice of Action/Adverse Benefit Determination 410–141–3890
Grievances & Appeals: Appeal Process 410–141–3895
Grievances & Appeals: Expedited Appeal 410–141–3900
Grievances & Appeals: Contested Case Hearings 410–141–3905
Grievances & Appeals: Expedited Contested Case Hearings 410–141–3910
Grievances & Appeals: Continuation of Benefits 410–141–3915
Grievances & Appeals: System Recordkeeping 410–141–3920
Transportation: NEMT General Requirements 410–141–3925
Transportation: Vehicle Equipment and Driver Standards 410–141–3930
Transportation: Out-of-Service Area and Out-of-State Transportation 410–141–3935
Transportation: Attendants for Child and Special Needs Transports 410–141–3940
Transportation: Secured Transports 410–141–3945
Transportation: Ground and Air Ambulance Transports 410–141–3955
Transportation: Member Service Modifications and Rights 410–141–3960
Transportation: Member Reimbursed Mileage, Meals, and Lodging 410–141–3965
Reports and Documentation 410–141–5000
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Definitions 410–141–5005
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: CCO Financial Solvency Requirements 410–141–5010
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Procedure for General Financial Reporting and for Determining Financial Solvency Matters 410–141–5015
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Financial Statement Reporting 410–141–5020
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Annual Audited Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report 410–141–5025
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Qualifications of Independent Certified Public Accountant 410–141–5030
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Notification of Adverse Financial Condition 410–141–5035
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Accountant’s Letter of Qualifications 410–141–5040
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Independent Certified Public Accountants Workpapers 410–141–5045
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Filing 410–141–5050
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Requirements for Reinsurance 410–141–5055
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Requirements for Obtaining Credit for Reinsurance 410–141–5060
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Qualified Trust Agreements 410–141–5065
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Letters of Credit 410–141–5070
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Assets, Liabilities, Reserves 410–141–5075
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Disallowance of Certain Reinsurance Transactions 410–141–5080
FINANCIAL SOLVENCY REGULATION: Transparency 410–141–5085
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Definitions 410–141–5090
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Calculation of Value 410–141–5095
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Assets Other Than Securities 410–141–5100
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Investments Used to Provide Compensating Balances 410–141–5105
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Investment of Required Capitalization 410–141–5110
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Investment in Mortgage Loans 410–141–5115
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Investment in Real Property 410–141–5120
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Investment in Corporate Stocks 410–141–5125
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Loans 410–141–5130
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Investments 410–141–5135
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Personal Property 410–141–5140
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: “Prudent Investor” Standard 410–141–5145
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Prohibited Conduct by Directors, Trustees, Officers, Agents or Employees 410–141–5150
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Investment of Funds in Obligations That Are Not Investment Quality 410–141–5155
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Approval by Board 410–141–5160
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Record of Investments 410–141–5165
ASSET VALUATION AND PERMITTED INVESTMENTS: Prohibited Investments 410–141–5170
CAPITALIZATION: Capital and Surplus 410–141–5175
CAPITALIZATION: Impaired Capital and Surplus 410–141–5180
CAPITALIZATION: Dividend and Distribution Restrictions 410–141–5185
CAPITALIZATION: Restricted Reserve Account 410–141–5190
CAPITALIZATION: Surplus Notes 410–141–5195
CAPITALIZATION: Risk-based Capital (RBC) Definitions 410–141–5200
CAPITALIZATION: RBC Reports 410–141–5205
CAPITALIZATION: Company Action Level Event 410–141–5210
CAPITALIZATION: Regulatory Action Level Event 410–141–5215
CAPITALIZATION: Authorized Control Level Event 410–141–5220
CAPITALIZATION: Mandatory Control Level Event 410–141–5225
REPORTING AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS: Extraordinary Dividends and Other Distributions 410–141–5230
REPORTING AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS: Reports of Material Acquisitions And Dispositions Of Assets, and Changes to Ceded Reinsurance Agreements 410–141–5235
REPORTING AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS: Reports of Material Materiality and Reporting Standards for Asset Acquisitions and Dispositions 410–141–5240
REPORTING AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS: Materiality and Reporting Standards for Changes in Ceded Reinsurance Agreements 410–141–5245
EXAMINATIONS: CCO Production of Books and Records 410–141–5250
EXAMINATIONS: Authority Examinations of CCOs 410–141–5255
CCO ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS: Purpose 410–141–5260
CCO ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS: Activities Prohibited Unless Certain Provisions Satisfied 410–141–5265
CCO ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS: Procedure For Acquiring Controlling Interest 410–141–5270
CCO ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS: Information to Be Included in Form A 410–141–5275
CCO ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS: Hearing, Request, Notice 410–141–5280
CCO ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS: Determination Concerning Proposed Activity, Time For Decision, Grounds For Refusal 410–141–5285
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Definitions 410–141–5290
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Members of Holding Company Systems 410–141–5295
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Form and Contents of Registration Statement 410–141–5300
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Registration Statement Filing 410–141–5305
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Information Required to Be Disclosed 410–141–5310
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Presumption of Control 410–141–5315
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Disclaimer of Affiliation 410–141–5320
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Transactions Within Holding Company 410–141–5325
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Director and Officer Liability 410–141–5330
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Annual Enterprise Risk Report 410–141–5335
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Disclaimers and Termination of Registration 410–141–5340
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Forms 410–141–5345
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Forms 410–141–5350
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Forms 410–141–5355
CCO HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION: Forms 410–141–5360
CCO INSOLVENCY AND DISSOLUTION: Access to Funds and Transition of Members and Records 410–141–5365
CCO INSOLVENCY AND DISSOLUTION: Hazardous Operations 410–141–5370
CCO INSOLVENCY AND DISSOLUTION: Recovery From Parent Corporation Or Holding Company In The Event Of Liquidation Or Rehabilitation 410–141–5375
CCO INSOLVENCY AND DISSOLUTION: Voluntary Dissolution 410–141–5380
CIVIL PENALTIES

May 26, 2025

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