1. (1) The Oregon Health Authority (Authority) shall designate one community lead per community.

   1. (a) Communities based on geographic areas, including counties, shall have one community lead;
   2. (b) Communities may be based on Tribal membership and coexist with a community lead designated for the geographic area where the Tribal member lives.
2. (2) The designation of a community lead is effective for up to three years unless withdrawn earlier.

3. (3) To apply for community lead designation, an organization must submit to the Authority:

   1. (a) A complete application in the format provided by the Authority; and

   2. (b) Documentation demonstrating that the applicant shall comply with the requirements in OAR 333-006-0050, including but not limited to:

      1. (A) Identification of staff available to implement community lead activities; and
      2. (B) Evidence of established partnerships with other home visiting providers in the community, including but not limited to memorandums of agreement and letters of support as outlined in the application; and
      3. (C) Evidence demonstrating that the applicant has initiated planning and implementation activities for a universally offered newborn nurse home visiting services model that has been reviewed by the Administration for Children and Families to meet the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) criteria for an evidence-based early childhood home visiting service delivery model.
4. (4) The application shall describe the identified community that the applicant proposes to serve.
5. (5) The Authority may designate as the community lead an organization for Oregon’s Universally Offered Home Visiting Initiative without an application being submitted.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 413.042 & ORS 433.301

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 433.301

History

PH 116-2024, amend filed 12/13/2024, effective 01/01/2025
PH 165-2022, amend filed 07/29/2022, effective 07/29/2022
PH 75-2020, adopt filed 10/27/2020, effective 10/27/2020