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Committee advances bill to tie adult foster home payments to client acuity
Summary
The House committee voted to advance House Bill 2560 with a due-pass recommendation and referral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means after an agency witness described a new rate methodology that bases provider payments on the acuity of the individuals served.
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services voted to advance House Bill 2,560 with a due-pass recommendation and refer the measure to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means during a March 20 work session.
Jane Ellen Weidance, deputy director for policy at the Office of Aging and People with Disabilities within the Oregon Department of Human Services, told the committee the bill is a priority for her agency and the governor’s office. “House Bill 2,560 is a…priority bill for the department and the governor's office,” she said, and described a new rate…
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