SB 909 — Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services to disregard parental income when determining a child's eligibility for medical assistance if the child has a physical disability or chronic illness that requires a hospital or nursing home level of care.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-15
Digest: The Act expands services for children with complex needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). [<i>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide flexible and innovative home and community-based services and supports through the medical assistance program to children and youth that have a serious emotional disturbance.</i>] Directs the <b>Oregon Health</b> Authority and the Department of Human Services to disregard parental income when determining a child's eligibility for medical assistance if the child has a physical disability or chronic illness that requires a hospital or nursing home level of care [<i>or the child meets the level of care criteria for admission to a facility providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age. Directs the authority or the department to notify the parents of a child found eligible for medical assistance based on a disregard of parental income that the disregard constitutes parental consent for an education provider to be notified that the child receives medical assistance and to bill for the cost of school-based health services</i>]. <b>Directs the authority to prescribe the level of care criteria for admission to a facility providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age. Provides that individuals who meet those criteria are eligible for medical assistance.</b> Directs the authority to seek any necessary federal approval.<b> Becomes operative on the date that notice of federal approval is received.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
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| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | Gelser Blouin, Sara | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-15 | Patterson, Deb | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2025-01-15 · sponsored by Patterson, Deb (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-15 · sponsored by Gelser Blouin, Sara (sponsor) · sponsorship