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ODDS to begin Oregon Needs Assessment rollout under K plan; ARPA expiration and federal rules raise funding questions

2838989 · April 1, 2025
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The Joint Ways and Means Human Services Subcommittee was told April 1 that the Oregon Needs Assessment (ONA) will begin rolling out to individuals as their individual support plans (ISPs) expire, following the end of pandemic‑era maintenance‑of‑effort restrictions that previously prevented ODDS from changing authorized hours.

The Joint Ways and Means Human Services Subcommittee was told April 1 that the Oregon Needs Assessment (ONA) will begin rolling out to individuals as their individual support plans (ISPs) expire, following the end of pandemic‑era maintenance‑of‑effort restrictions that previously prevented ODDS from changing authorized hours.

Dana Hittle, interim director of the Office of Developmental Disability Services, reviewed the history of federal Medicaid home‑and‑community‑based services authorities (including sections 1915(c) and 1915(k) of the Social Security Act, the latter known in Oregon as the K plan) and described why the K plan requires statewide, needs‑based service provision. Hittle said the ONA was tested and validated…

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