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Senate passes bill moving Measure 110 oversight advisory role into Oregon Health Authority
Summary
The Senate passed Senate Bill 610 A to place oversight and funding responsibility for behavioral health resource networks with the Oregon Health Authority and make the Oversight and Accountability Council advisory; supporters said it improves accountability while critics warned against centralizing authority in OHA.
Senate Bill 610 A passed the Senate on third reading after floor debate about oversight of behavioral health resource networks created under Measure 110.
The bill shifts the Oversight and Accountability Council (OAC) into an advisory role to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and places responsibility for funding formulas, grants and appeals with OHA, the bill—s sponsor said.
Sponsor Sen. Chris Campos, sponsor, said the change was meant to provide "accountability and clarity" and to "bring greater stability, transparency, and effectiveness" to behavioral health resource networks. "One of the most significant changes in this bill…
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