74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 1664
 
                         House Bill 3502
 
Sponsored by Representative GARRARD (at the request of Mid-Valley
  IPA)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Modifies reimbursement amounts received by rural hospitals
adjacent to one or more urban areas.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to rural health; amending ORS 414.728.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 414.728 is amended to read:
  414.728.  { + (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this
section, + } for services provided to persons who are entitled to
receive medical assistance and whose medical assistance benefits
are not administered by a prepaid managed care health services
organization, as defined in ORS 414.736, the Department of Human
Services shall reimburse Type A and Type B hospitals and rural
critical access hospitals, as described in ORS 442.470 and
identified by the Office of Rural Health as rural hospitals,
fully for the cost of covered services based on the most recent
audited Medicare cost report for Oregon hospitals adjusted to
reflect the Medicaid mix of services.
   { +  (2) A rural hospital classified as either a Type A or a
Type B hospital, or a rural critical access hospital, that is
located in a rural county adjacent to one or more urban areas
shall be considered to be located in the urban area to which the
greater number of workers in the county commute. + }
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