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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">For those of you who are interested, see below for the latest legislative update from OHA.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">What is happening in the legislature?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">How is OHA responding to the situation?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">What end-of-session scenarios is OHA preparing for?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">What OHA priority bills</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">are
potentially affected?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">and more…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">If you have questions, concerns, or just want to connect,
<b>join us this</b> <b>Wednesday @2-3pm at our Grantee Legislative Huddle -</b> </span>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/vJIsdemgrDMpGqF2mwrwoCMlC9VeSqDczTk/ics?icsToken=98tyKuiurzkqEtadsxnBeI86EongeenFr2Fpu4UPkQj3FC9wTw_Vb9RHAaNbE8Lk">
here</a>. </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">This is optional time for public health partners to share information and discuss priority bills and policies in the 2023 Legislative Session. </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">For those of you who participated in our 2023 Legislative Huddle series,
<u>thank you</u> and we want to hear from you! We appreciate you sharing your feedback so that we can keep improving!
<a href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7382578/Legislative-Session-Huddles-Evaluation">
Click here for a 2-minute survey.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif">Lily,<i> on behalf of the HPCDP policy team<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans Nova",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Lily Banning<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Tobacco Policy Specialist</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 30, 2023 1:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Banning Lily <Lily.Banning@oha.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Legislative Update: What is happening in the legislature?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDHS/bulletins/35d4c87"><span style="font-weight:normal">https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDHS/bulletins/35d4c87</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB891E">Legislative updates for OHA employees<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595">May 30, 2023</span></strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595">What is happening in the legislature?</span></strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As has happened
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<span style="color:#1D5681">several times in recent years</span></a>, disagreements among legislators have led to the Senate being unable to reach a quorum necessary to pass legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595">How is OHA responding to the situation?</span></strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595"> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">OHA continues to do its work to prepare the 2023-25 OHA budget for passage. Additionally, OHA is staying in close communication with legislative leadership and the Governor’s Office to
answer any questions about the policy and budget impacts of stalled legislation. OHA continues to support the Governor’s agenda, including her priority bills. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595">What end-of-session scenarios is OHA preparing for?</span></strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595"> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Like all state agencies, OHA is preparing for a scenario where priority bills may not all pass this legislative session. OHA is also preparing for a scenario where a continuing resolution
carries the agency budget forward at current service level. If OHA’s budget bill (<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vb2xpcy5vcmVnb25sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS5nb3YvbGl6LzIwMjNSMS9Eb3dubG9hZHMvTWVhc3VyZURvY3VtZW50L1NCNTUyNS9JbnRyb2R1Y2VkIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDUzMC43NzQ3OTgxMSJ9.zL44iYYNLmED9jrDj05wQzAiiCAwZI__fiBPkuGFe0Y/s/2974796055/br/203916875992-l"><span style="color:#1D5681">SB
5525</span></a>) does not pass by June 30, OHA will maintain current service level funding due to the earlier passage of a continuing resolution bill (<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vb2xpcy5vcmVnb25sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS5nb3YvbGl6LzIwMjNSMS9Eb3dubG9hZHMvTWVhc3VyZURvY3VtZW50L0hCNTA0Ni9FbnJvbGxlZCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA1MzAuNzc0Nzk4MTEifQ.EEu8S2tuiTgLUk6YSJyCN9ad5ac5WKJD7ra0pjcs6K4/s/2974796055/br/203916875992-l"><span style="color:#1D5681">SB
5046</span></a>) until a budget can be passed in a special session. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595">What OHA priority bills are potentially affected?</span></strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595"> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to OHA’s main budget bill (<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vb2xpcy5vcmVnb25sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS5nb3YvbGl6LzIwMjNSMS9Eb3dubG9hZHMvTWVhc3VyZURvY3VtZW50L1NCNTUyNS9JbnRyb2R1Y2VkIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDUzMC43NzQ3OTgxMSJ9.8FdtIugEZ8EqKGhZD0YFFkyPX9_CHnS7_mmXsobZZW4/s/2974796055/br/203916875992-l"><span style="color:#1D5681">SB
5525</span></a>), there are a variety of additional stalled bills that would impact the health of Oregonians and the work of OHA. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595">Bills on the senate floor<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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2446</span></a>: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the absence of this legislation, OHA would need to conduct an extensive, two-year procurement process starting in Fall 2023 with a release in early 2024. During
this same period, OHA is preparing for and implementing a new 1115 waiver, conducting redetermination efforts for all OHP members because of the public health emergency ending, and establishing a new Basic Health Program. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Considering the number of significant projects OHA is responsible for during this same period, HB 2446 calls for the current contracts with CCOs be extended for two years to December
31, 2026. As a result, the contract procurement period would be delayed for two years to 2025-2026, enabling OHA and CCOs to focus on implementing the new 1115 waiver, completing the redetermination process, and working together to establish the Basic Health
Program – all of which will benefit CCO members or people needing coverage after redeterminations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vb2xpcy5vcmVnb25sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS5nb3YvbGl6LzIwMjNSMS9Eb3dubG9hZHMvTWVhc3VyZURvY3VtZW50L0hCMjI3OC9JbnRyb2R1Y2VkIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDUzMC43NzQ3OTgxMSJ9.GkxReoZI0hwUWOuZ4EzRu-V5yNk4YItFxzkBisV4xP4/s/2974796055/br/203916875992-l"><span style="color:#1D5681">HB
2278</span></a>: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Childhood influenza immunization rates have declined since the beginning of the of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the two most recent flu seasons of 2021-22 and
2022-23.Part of the decline in childhood influenza immunizations is due to issues of access to shots at usual providers. Adding more providers, such as pharmacists, to the slate of those who can immunize young children will help relieve access issues. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vb2xpcy5vcmVnb25sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS5nb3YvbGl6LzIwMjNSMS9Eb3dubG9hZHMvTWVhc3VyZURvY3VtZW50L0hCMjI4Ni9JbnRyb2R1Y2VkIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDUzMC43NzQ3OTgxMSJ9.SVJp1w4HcL0AI2E8Gy2-YGVKyKZ3tTVpyMSKY-A-QCc/s/2974796055/br/203916875992-l"><span style="color:#1D5681">HB
2286</span></a>: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HB 2286 establishes a statutory basis for an existing Medicaid program – the 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Tribal Savings and Reinvestment Program.Participating
Tribes can use the funding made available from this program to reinvest and strengthen the American Indian/Alaska Native health care system. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vb2xpcy5vcmVnb25sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS5nb3YvbGl6LzIwMjNSMS9Eb3dubG9hZHMvTWVhc3VyZURvY3VtZW50L0hCMjI3OS9JbnRyb2R1Y2VkIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDUzMC43NzQ3OTgxMSJ9.oDIrXZd0L-6e2UwDthOhJWDfL8Iq8pMAJP9SVty2Hgg/s/2974796055/br/203916875992-l"><span style="color:#1D5681">HB
2279</span></a>: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On October 27, 1997, Oregon enacted the Death with Dignity Act, which allows terminally ill individuals to end their lives through the voluntary self-administration
of lethal medications, expressly prescribed by a physician for that purpose. The act currently provides that only Oregon residents may be prescribed medication by Oregon physicians for the purposes of ending their life under the act. By removing the residency
requirement, individuals no longer will need to be Oregon residents to participate in the Death with Dignity Act.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vb2xpcy5vcmVnb25sZWdpc2xhdHVyZS5nb3YvbGl6LzIwMjNSMS9Eb3dubG9hZHMvTWVhc3VyZURvY3VtZW50L0hCMjM5NS9JbnRyb2R1Y2VkIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDIzMDUzMC43NzQ3OTgxMSJ9.p4_mb16TvKdvDFt9q-eq9--nJa08AeI55f5cmZAPim0/s/2974796055/br/203916875992-l"><span style="color:#1D5681">HB
2395</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: This bill ensures that test strips are not considered drug paraphernalia, and ensures OHA has authority to prescribe naloxone through standing orders which increases
access for many partners working on the front lines of the opioid epidemic. It also provides authority for EMS providers to dispense naloxone. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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972</span></a>: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">SB 972 directs OHA to transition Oregon to a state-based marketplace (SBM) through which people in Oregon will enroll in health plans for the 2027 plan year. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The current Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) is a one-size fits all solution, designed for use by many states, and cannot be customized according to Oregon’s needs, preferences,
or requirements. In contrast, a SBM would be more nimble and able to drive state innovation. SBMs have access to real-time data and offers a more agile platform for supporting Oregon’s already robust consumer outreach efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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1044</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: This bill Includes over $70 million in new behavioral health investments:
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$10 million for Community Mental Health programs <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$8.3 million to support the expansion of behavioral rehabilitation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$6 million for transition case management for individuals discharged from the Oregon State Hospital who are at risk of homelessness<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$4.9 million to Community Mental Health Programs to expand jail diversion services to all Oregon counties<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$2.3 million for additional children’s psychiatric residential treatment capacity<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$4 million to the Oregon Department of Human Services for long term care facility behavioral health specialty care<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$20 million for the Health Care Provider Incentive Program, with a priority to increase Oregon’s behavioral health workforce<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$15 million for substance use disorder facilities and recovery centers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$7.7 million to expand the child and adult suicide prevention, intervention and postvention program to reduce suicide in Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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966</span></a>: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Requires OHA to work with community members whose health is affected by OHA and health system representatives to study the CCO Quality Incentive Program and propose
structural changes to ensure that the program focuses on addressing health inequities. The bill also allows CCOs to gradually integrate Health Related Social Needs services into their budgets. These services are a core part of the waiver's work to drive towards
health equity. They are services like housing, nutrition and support during climate emergencies. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
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2397</span></a>: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HB 2397 is the funding vehicle for the clearinghouse to ensure access to naloxone throughout Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">There are many other bills held up that also could significantly affect the health of people in Oregon and the work of OHA. Other topics under consideration include hospital workforce,
prescription drug monitoring, Measure 110, transportation for people leaving Oregon State Hospital, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595">What is the legislature expected to do next?</span></strong><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005595"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">That is not clear. Senate Republicans who have not attended floor session recently have said they would return on June 25 to pass a budget and a limited number of bills. Democrats, who
hold a majority in both the House and Senate, have suggested they will finish as much business as they can in the next week or so, then adjourn and come back later in the summer for a special session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We continue to do the same important work we already do. There will likely be continued requests for OHA to review proposed amendments for their policy and fiscal impacts, as is typical
at this point in every session. Because legislators may act on those amendments quickly, it is essential that we complete our analysis right away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If we get closer to the end of the biennium without passage of a state budget, agency leadership will share more information about any impacts to our work. As noted above, a continuing
resolution passed earlier would maintain OHA’s budget at current services level through September 15.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The uncertainty around legislative bills, budgets, and their impacts on programs and the health of people in Oregon is unsettling. Please talk with your manager about any concerns you
feel, and please continue to uphold OHA’s commitment to serve the needs of everyone in Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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