ORS 433.301
Newborn nurse home visiting services program

rules

Amended by SB 1555

Effective since January 1, 2023

Relating to reimbursement of newborn nurse home visiting services; amending ORS 433.301 and 743A.078.

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Annotations

(1)

As used in this section, “community” means a geographic region, county, tribe or other group of individuals living in proximity as defined by the Oregon Health Authority by rule.

(2)

The authority shall design, implement and maintain a voluntary statewide program to provide universal newborn nurse home visiting services to all families with newborns residing in this state to support healthy child development and strengthen families. The authority shall design the universal newborn nurse home visiting program to be flexible so as to meet the needs of the communities where the program operates.

(3)

In designing the program described in subsection (2) of this section, the authority shall consult, coordinate and collaborate, as necessary, with insurers that offer health benefit plans in this state, hospitals, local public health authorities, the Early Learning Division, existing early childhood home visiting programs, community-based organizations and social service providers.

(4)

The program must provide nurse home visiting services that are:

(a)

Based on criteria established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for an evidence-based early childhood home visiting service delivery model;

(b)

Provided by registered nurses licensed in this state to families caring for newborns up to the age of six months, including foster and adoptive newborns;

(c)

Provided in the family’s home; and

(d)

Aimed at improving outcomes in one or more of the following domains:

(A)

Child health;

(B)

Child development and school readiness;

(C)

Family economic self-sufficiency;

(D)

Maternal health;

(E)

Positive parenting;

(F)

Reducing child mistreatment;

(G)

Reducing juvenile delinquency;

(H)

Reducing family violence; or

(I)

Reducing crime.

(5)

The services provided in the program must:

(a)

Be voluntary and carry no negative consequences for a family that declines to participate;

(b)

Be offered in every community in this state;

(c)

Include an evidence-based assessment of the physical, social and emotional factors affecting the family;

(d)

Be offered to all families with newborns residing in the community where the program operates;

(e)

Include at least one visit during a newborn’s first three months of life with the opportunity for the family to choose up to three additional visits;

(f)

Include a follow-up visit no later than three months after the last visit; and

(g)

Provide information and referrals to address each family’s identified needs.

(6)

The authority shall collect and analyze data generated by the program to assess the effectiveness of the program in meeting the aims described in subsection (4)(d) of this section and shall work with other state agencies to develop protocols for sharing data, including the timely sharing of data with primary care providers of care to the families with newborns receiving the services.

(7)

In collaboration with the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the authority shall adopt by rule, consistent with the provisions of this section, criteria for universal newborn nurse home visiting services that must be covered by health benefit plans in accordance with ORS 743A.078 (Newborn nurse home visiting services). [2019 c.552 §1]

Note: The amendments to 433.301 (Newborn nurse home visiting services program) by section 59, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative January 1, 2023. See section 64, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2023, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

433.301 (Newborn nurse home visiting services program). (1) As used in this section, “community” means a geographic region, county, tribe or other group of individuals living in proximity as defined by the Oregon Health Authority by rule.

(2)

(3)

In designing the program described in subsection (2) of this section, the authority shall consult, coordinate and collaborate, as necessary, with insurers that offer health benefit plans in this state, hospitals, local public health authorities, the Department of Early Learning and Care, existing early childhood home visiting programs, community-based organizations and social service providers.

(4)