OAR 410-172-0820
Provider Termination
(1)
The Authority may deny or terminate a personal care attendant’s provider enrollment and provider number as described in OAR 411-031-0050 (Termination, Administrative Review, and Hearing Rights). The termination, administrative review, and hearings rights for homecare workers are set forth in OAR 411-031-0050 (Termination, Administrative Review, and Hearing Rights).(2)
The Authority may deny or terminate a personal support worker’s provider enrollment and provider number when the personal support worker:(a)
Has been appointed the legal guardian of an individual;(b)
Has a background check that results in a closed case pursuant to OAR chapter 943, division 007;(c)
Lacks the skills, knowledge, or ability to perform or learn to perform the required work;(d)
Violates the protective service and abuse rules in OAR chapter 411, division 20, OAR chapter 407, division 45, and OAR chapter 943, division 45;(e)
Commits fiscal improprieties;(f)
Fails to provide the authorized services required by an eligible individual;(g)
Has been repeatedly late in arriving to work or has absences from work not authorized in advance by an individual;(h)
Has been intoxicated by alcohol or drugs while providing authorized services to an individual or while in the individual’s home;(i)
Has manufactured or distributed drugs while providing authorized services to an individual or while in the individual’s home; or(j)
Has been excluded as a provider by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General from participation in Medicaid, Medicare, or any other federal health care programs.(3)
A personal support worker may contest the Authority’s decision to terminate the personal support worker’s provider enrollment and provider number:(a)
A designated employee from the Authority shall review the termination and notify the personal support worker of the decision;(b)
A personal support worker may file a request for a hearing with the Authority’s local office if all levels of administrative review have been exhausted and the provider continues to dispute the Authority’s decision. The local office shall file the request for a hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearings as described in OAR chapter 137, division 3. The request for a hearing shall be filed within 30 calendar days of the date of the written notice from the Authority;(c)
When a contested case is referred to the Office of Administrative Hearings, the referral shall indicate whether the Authority is authorizing a proposed order, a proposed and final order, or a final order;(d)
No additional hearing rights have been granted to a personal support worker by this rule other than the right to a hearing on the Authority’s decision to terminate provider enrollment.
Source:
Rule 410-172-0820 — Provider Termination, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=410-172-0820
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