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Let the Oregon Health Authority hear from you!  

The Oregon Health Authority wants to hear from you about the suggested proposals for providing quality, affordable health care coverage for all Oregonians, including the exchange. OHA will be taking feedback on it's website survey through September 30, 2010.  To be a part of the historic health care reform in Oregon, visit the website and provide feedback through their on line survey.

Oregon's Health Care Reform

Oregon Health Policy Board

The nine-member citizen board serves as the policy-making and oversight body for the Oregon Health Authority.  It is responsible for improving access, cost and quality of the health care delivery system, and the health of all Oregonians.  The Board was established through Oregon HB 2009.  This board will be making the decisions necessary to carry out the state-wide heatlh care reforms of HB 2009.

The monthly meetings are broadcast via web-streaming.  To view the schedule of meetings, review materials from past meetings or to sign up for email notifications, vist the OHPB website.

Database for information on Candidates running for state and federal offices

  The Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division has a new online database, ORESTAR, that gives information about candidates runing for federal and state offices as well as judges, district attorneys and more.  You can also look at campaign finance under "transactions."

Check it out by clicking here.

   
   
Learn more about
Legislative Decision-Making

Completed in 2007, Oregon State Legislators' Use of Benchmark Data in Legislative Decisionmaking (MS Word format, 2 Mb) offers relevant background information, helpful historic tables, and insights per recent findings from interviews with 12 current and former Oregon state legislators, including 2 former governors.  Decision-making criteria, styles, preferences, and more.

You can also visit http://benchmarks.oregon.gov, the data resource referenced in the study, featuring over 155 Quality of Life indicators.

 

 Family Involvement Policy Reference Minimize 

This is a reference list of statewide policies established addressing family member participation in policy, planning, and service delivery decisions.  It is neither exhaustive nor fully-cited at this time. 

ISSR

The State of Oregon, Department of Human Services, Addictions & Mental Health Division (AMH) in an effort to organize and update its administrative rules, policies and procedures into a single document drafted and adopted to prescribe minimum service standards, named the ISSR “Integrated Services & Supports Rule” OARs 309-032-1500 through 309-032-1565 prescribing, defining and delineating family member participation in policy, planning and service delivery. 

Additional relevant AMH policies include:
AMH – Meaningful Family Involvement – “Policy 3” per Legislative Budget Note
AMH – Trauma Informed Policy for Adults, Children & Youth
AMH – Family Driven Care for Children & Youth in State Custody
AMH – Family Driven Youth Guided Care (Definitions, Values & Principles) embedded in the Statewide Wraparound Initiative
AMH – Monthly Meetings with Families and Youth Across Oregon regarding Policy & Children’s System, Family Leaders etc.
AMH – Funded / Sponsored Curriculum & Program Devt for Medicaid Billable Peer Delivered Services (e.g. Family Navigators)
AMH – Funded / Sponsored Peer Review / Curriculum / Training Certification – “Peer Delivered Services Initiative”
AMH – Procedures including Family Members in Site Reviews of Medicaid-Funded Mental Health Organizations
AMH – Policy & Procedure for Continuous Improvement
            Supplementing Grievance Policies with Consistent Language, Addressing Strengths and Concerns
AMH – Continued Implementation and Development for Statewide Children’s System Change Initiative (CSCI) as OFSN works with funders and providers across the state

Also of interest:

ODE (Dept Education)

  OAR 584-017-0185 Evidence of Effectiveness per ORS 342.120, 342.147, 342.165 and OAR 581-015-2750 Parent Participation in EI/ECSE (See: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=194)

DHS / OHA (Dept Human Services / Oregon Health Authority)

  Procedure:  Conducts "Town Hall" Meetings across the state soliciting input from the public (including families) for Budget & Policy Priorities, Healthcare Reform, Exchange, Electronic Health Records and more.

  ** AMH (Addicitons & Mental Health) Division 

    OAR Chapter 309, Division 032 Standards for Children’s Intensive Mental Health Treatment Services
(See: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/policy/mentalhealth/mh-oar309-div032.pdf) per ORS 430.640 and ORS 743.556

    HB2144 - Wraparound Bill passed; allows blended funding for individualized services across state regions to best meet needs.

    Oregon State Hospital Policies and Procedures, Policy 6.021 – Communication with Patients’ Family or Significant Others.  (See: http://www.oregon.gov/OYA/policies/I-A-9.0.pdf?ga=t ). 

    Oregon State Hospital, Guide  for Psychiatric Recovery Services, Adult Treatment Program welcomes Family Involvement (at patient’s option).  (See: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/osh/friendsandfamily/docs/guide-ats-pdx.pdf)

    YSS-F

EXCERPT:

Utilization of The Youth Services Survey for Families (YSS-F) is designed to collect data measuring caregivers’ perception of services received by their children along five dimensions: access, family involvement or participation, cultural sensitivity, appropriateness, and treatment outcome. These areas are consistent with the Oregon State plan for mental health services and target areas for monitoring and improvement specified in Oregon Administrative Rules for children’s mental health services.

  ** SPD (Dept Seniors & People with Disabilities) Division

    OAR 411-345-0280; OAR 411-335-0140; OAR 411-328-0805; OAR 411-325-0210; OAR 309-049-0207 per ORS 409.050, 410.070, 427.005-007, 430.215 covers family involvement on advisory committees, etc., for various residential and treatment facilities for children and adults with developmental and other disabilities. 
(See: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/spd/provtools/dd/socp/indiv_family_involvement.pdf?ga=t)

  ** PHD (Public Health) Division

    - Forthcoming -

OYA (Oregon Youth Authority)

  I-A-9.0 Parent/Guardian and Family Involvement in Offender Reformation per ORS 419C.486, OAR 416 Division 420, OYA Multidisciplinary Team Standards, OYA Policy 0-2.2 (Relationship with Offenders and their Families), I-E-2.1, I-E-2.3, II-E-1.0, II-E-2.5, II-F-3.0, II-F-3.4, II-E-2.4, III-A-2.2, and OYA forms (YA 9531, YA 9532), and General Field Office Procedure III-B-2.0 and Facility Procedure Statements (See: http://www.oregon.gov/OYA/policies/I-A-9.0.pdf?ga=t)

DCBS (Department of Consumer and Business Services) & Insurance Ombudsmen

  Mental Health Parity – State Level
Interdepartmental Letter between Children, Adults & Family (CAF) Division and Addictions & Mental Health (AMH) Division (11/22/2005) for Coordinated Mental Health and Child Welfare Services developed from the Statewide Children’s System Change Initiative addressing Family Involvement, Family-Driven Care, etc.
(http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/child-mh-soc-in-plan-grp/caf-omhas-memo.pdf)

   
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Ever want a quick and handy cross-reference sheet to see which counties are in which Oregon state legislative districts, both House and Senate, and conversely, which Oregon House and Senate Districts intersect with which Oregon counties?  Look no further. 

OREGON STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE DISTRICTS / COUNTY INTERSECTIONS
Last updated in 2009
House District #1
Coos, Curry, Douglas
House District #2
Douglas, Jackson, Josephine
House District #3
Josephine
House District #4
Jackson, Josephine
House District #5
Jackson
House District #6
Jackson
House District #7
Douglas, Lane
House District #8
Lane
House District #9
Coos, Douglas, Lane 
House District #10
Lane, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Yamhill
House District #11
Lane, Linn
House District #12
Lane
House District #13
Lane
House District #14
Lane
House District #15
Benton, Lane
House District #16
Benton
House District #17
Linn, Marion
House District #18
Clackamas, Marion
House District #19
Marion
House District #20
Marion, Polk
House District #21
Marion
House District #22
Marion
House District #23
Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk, Yamhill
House District #24
Polk, Yamhill
House District #25
Marion, Yamhill
House District #26
Clackamas, Washington
House District #27
Multnomah, Washington
House District #28
Washington
House District #29
Washington
House District #30
Washington
House District #31
Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah
House District #32
Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington
House District #33
Multnomah, Washington
House District #34
Washington
House District #35
Washington
House District #36
Multnomah, Washington
House District #37
Clackamas, Washington
House District #38
Clackamas, Multnomah
House District #39
Clackamas
House District #40
Clackamas
House District #41
Clackamas, Multnomah
House District #42
Multnomah
House District #43
Multnomah 
House District #44
Multnomah
House District #45
Multnomah
House District #46
Multnomah
House District #47
Multnomah
House District #48
Clackamas, Multnomah
House District #49
Multnomah
House District #50
Multnomah
House District #51
Clackamas, Multnomah
House District #52
Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah
House District #53
Deschutes
House District #54
Deschutes
House District #55
Crook, Deschutes, Jackson, Klamath, Lake
House District #56
Klamath
House District #57
Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa
House District #58
Umatilla, Union
House District #59
Clackamas, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Marion, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler
House District #60
Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur
OREGON STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE DISTRICTS / COUNTY INTERSECTIONS
Last updated in 2009
Senate District #1
Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine
Senate District #2
Jackson, Josephine
Senate District #3
Jackson 
Senate District #4
Douglas, Lane
Senate District #5 
Coos, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Yamhill
Senate District #6
Lane, Linn
Senate District #7
Lane
Senate District #8
Benton, Linn
Senate District #9
Clackamas, Linn, Marion
Senate District #10
Marion, Polk
Senate District #11
Marion
Senate District #12
Benton, Linn
Senate District #13
Clackamas, Marion, Washington, Yamhill
Senate District #14
Multnomah, Washington
Senate District #15
Washington
Senate District #16
Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington
Senate District #17
Multnomah, Washington
Senate District #18
Multnomah, Washington
Senate District #19
Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington
Senate District #20
Clackamas
Senate District #21
Clackamas, Multnomah
Senate District #22
Multnomah
Senate District #23
Multnomah
Senate District #24
Clackamas, Multnomah
Senate District #25
Multnomah
Senate District #26
Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah
Senate District #27
Deschutes
Senate District #28
Crook, Deschutes, Jackson, Klamath, Lake
Senate District #29
Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa
Senate District #30
Baker, Clackamas, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Malheur, Marion, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler
OREGON STATE LEGISLATURE
COUNTY INTERSECTIONS WITH SENATE & HOUSE DISTRICTS BY COUNTY
Last updated in 2009
Baker
Senate Distrct(s) 30
House District(s) 60
Benton
Senate District(s) 8, 12
House District(s) 15, 16, 23
Clackamas
Senate District(s) 9, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 30
House District(s) 26, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 51, 52, 59
Clatsop
Senate District(s) 13, 16
House District(s) 18, 31
Columbia
Senate District(s) 16
House District(s) 31
Coos
Senate District(s) 1, 5
House District(s) 1, 9
Crook
Senate District(s) 1, 28
House District(s) 55
Curry
Senate District(s) 1
House District(s) 1
Deschutes
Senate District(s) 27, 28, 30
House District(s) 53, 54, 55, 59
Douglas
Senate District(s) 1, 4, 5
House District(s) 1, 2, 7, 9
Gilliam
Senate District(s) 30
House District(s) 59
Grant
Senate District(s) 30
House District(s) 59, 60
Harney
Senate District(s) 30
House District(s) 60
Hood River
Senate District(s) 26
House District(s) 52
Jackson
Senate District(s) 1, 2, 3, 28
House District(s) 2, 4, 5, 6, 55
Jefferson
Senate District(s) 30
House District(s) 59
Josephine
Senate District(s) 1, 2
House District(s) 2, 3, 4
Klamath
Senate District(s) 28
House District(s) 55, 56
Lake
Senate District(s) 28
House District(s) 55
Lane
Senate District(s) 4, 5, 6, 7
House District(s) 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Lincoln
Senate District(s) 5
House District(s) 10
Linn
Senate District(s) 6, 8, 9, 12
House District(s) 11, 17, 23
Malheur
Senate District(s) 30
House District(s) 60
Marion
Senate District(s) 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 30
House District(s) 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 59
Morrow
Senate District(s) 29
House District(s) 57
Multnomah
Senate District(s) 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
House District(s) 27, 31, 33, 36, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, , 51, 52
Polk
Senate District(s) 5, 10, 12
House District(s) 10, 20, 23, 24
Sherman
Senate District(s) 30
House District(s) 59
Tillamook
Senate District(s) 5, 16
House District(s) 10, 32
Umatilla
Senate District(s) 29
House District(s) 57, 58
Union
Senate District(s) 29
House District(s) 57, 58
Wallowa
Senate District(s) 29
House District(s) 57
Wasco
Senate District(s) 30
House District(s) 59
Washington
Senate District(s) 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19
House District(s) 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
Wheeler
Senate District(s) 30
House District(s) 59
Yamhill
Senate District(s) 5, 12, 13
House District(s) 10, 23, 24, 25

 

OFSN PUBLIC DOCUMENT LIBRARY FOR ADVOCACY & LEGISLATIVE ACTION

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2009 HOUSE 1/2 VOTE/SUPPORT TRACKER156.35DownloadPDF (ACROBAT) format. Courtesy of OFSN. Contact information for 2009 Oregon State Legislature members of the House. (Districts 1-30)
2009 HOUSE 2/2 VOTE/SUPPORT TRACKER155.80DownloadPDF (ACROBAT) format. Courtesy of OFSN. Contact information for 2009 Oregon State Legislature members of the House. (Districts 31-60)
2009 SENATE VOTE/SUPPORT TRACKER157.13DownloadPDF (ACROBAT) format. Courtesy of OFSN. Contact information for 2009 Oregon State Legislature members of the Senate.
2009 STATE LEGISLATURE CONTACT INFO368.13DownloadXLS (MS EXCEL) format. Courtesy of OFSN. Spreadsheet contains contact information for Oregon State Legislators, members of the Senate and House of Representatives.

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Federal Health Reform: The Affordable Care Act

Here's a link to the federal government website for additional information on the Affordable Care Act, written in layman's terms:  Health Care.gov 
For info in Spanish, click here

 

Patient Bill of Rigths

The Affordable Care Act includes a patient's bill of rights that includes no pre-existing conditions--for children starting in September 2010--no arbitrary recission of coverage and no lifetime limits. See the fact sheet for more information.

New coverage for young adults up to age 26

Insurance plans that offered coverage for young adults through thier parents insurance, now must cover young adults up to age 26, regardless of whether they live at home, are in school or are a dependant on the parent's tax returns.  Read more

Keeping the Coverage You Have

The federal departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued a new regulation for health coverage that existed on March 23, 2010, that:

  • Protects the ability of individuals and businesss to keep thier current plan,
  • Provides important consumer protections that give Americans--rather than insurance companies--control over thier own health care
  • Provides stability and flexibilty to insurers and businesses to have more affordable choices through the state exchanges.

 See the Fact Sheet for more information.

Legislation Watch

HR 4247, Keeping all Students Safe Act

This is the first national effort to address the problems of seclusion and restraint in schools after a recent investigation by the US Government Accountability Office found hundreds of allegations that children have been abused and some even died, as a result of misuses of restraint  and seclusion in public and private schools, often at the hands of untrained staff. More information about this ground breaking legislation is available at the House Committee on Education and Labor website.