[OBOPeNews] Survey- Registered Associates & Medicaid Proposed Changes by OHA

[OBOP updates]

Colleagues: The Board is sending the following survey at the request of OHA.  We encourage supervisors of registered associates to participate- in particular those who would be impacted by the upcoming proposed OHA change<https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/OHP/Pages/BH-Licensing.aspx> to restrict Medicaid coverage to registrants who are practicing only in COA or OHA-licensed practice settings.  (Please note that this change is not proposed to apply to psychologist residents)
Survey for Behavioral Health Providers
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) invites you to participate in a behavioral health provider survey. Your feedback will help inform a proposed policy change<https://www.oregon.gov/oha/OHPB/MtgDocs/6.1%20OHA%20BHAsocciatesInterns%201.16.2025.pdf> that would require board registered associates (clinical social work associates, board-registered marriage and family therapist associates, and board-registered professional counselor associates) to be employed by a provider with certificate of approval from OHA in order to bill Medicaid. Currently this is not a requirement for Board registered Associates. We are particularly interested in hearing from board-registered associates, licensed behavioral health providers, and licensed clinical supervisors. Thank you in advance for sharing your important perspective and helping everyone in Oregon access quality behavioral health care. The Behavioral Health Provider Feedback Survey<https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/a9591c7d36e54e81b451eda965d32880>, will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please inquire with the agency you work for about weather or not your organization has a Certificate of Approval (COA) from the Behavioral Health Division, before completing the survey.
If you have questions or feedback about this proposed rule, please email feedback at odhsoha.oregon.gov<mailto:Feedback at odhsoha.oregon.gov>.
Please note that proposal is not a Board initiative.  Questions and feedback should be directed to OHA.  You are receiving this message because you are a Board of Psychology licensee.  This listserv does not allow replies.
Thank you,
OBOP Staff
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