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OHA seeks expanded residential capacity, cites Mossman order and state hospital bottlenecks
Summary
Oregon Health Authority proposed policy option package 552 to expand residential behavioral health capacity statewide. Lawmakers questioned how the plan will relieve state hospital bottlenecks created by the Mossman order and asked for allocation criteria for rural and equity-focused needs.
Oregon Health Authority officials told the Joint Subcommittee on Human Services on Feb. 5 that the governor's recommended budget includes a policy option package (POP 552) to expand residential behavioral health capacity and reduce wait times, particularly in rural, remote and coastal areas.
Representative Pam Teal and other lawmakers raised the Mossman court order and asked how the state intends to prevent the state hospital from becoming a bottleneck that forces patients through court-ordered timelines without adequate community supports. Representative Teal summarized the problem: the Mossman order…
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