1. (1) Requirements for an employer to be eligible to participate in the Essential Workforce Health Care Program include that the employer shall:

   1. (a) Have a signed memorandum of understanding with the Oregon Health Authority (Authority) that specifies how the supplemental payments must be used;
   2. (b) Agree to participate in evidence-based workforce and quality of care improvements; and
   3. (c) Annually report quality and other metrics.

2. (2) Requirements for a qualified nursing facility to participate in the Essential Workforce Development Program include that the facility shall:

   1. (a) Have a signed memorandum of understanding with the Authority that specifies how the supplemental payments must be used to support training health care workers;
   2. (b) Annually report workforce development metrics;
   3. (c) Be a participating provider in the Oregon medical assistance program;
   4. (d) Have received a Medicaid payment for a nursing facility claim for services provided during the effective dates of payment;
   5. (e) Be a privately-owned nursing facility; and
   6. (f) Participate in a labor-management training trust that supports the development of health care professionals during the effective dates.

3. (3) Requirements for a behavioral health care provider to participate in the United We Heal Supplemental Payment Program include that the provider shall:

   1. (a) Have a signed memorandum of understanding with the Authority that specifies how the supplemental payments must be used to access apprenticeship and training programs and opportunities to increase the available behavioral health care workforce;
   2. (b) Annually report apprenticeship and training metrics;
   3. (c) Have received a Medicaid payment for a behavioral health care provider claim for services provided during the effective dates of payment; and
   4. (d) Participate in a labor-management training trust that supports the recruitment, retention and development of behavioral health care professionals during the effective dates.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 410.070 & 413.042

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 410.070, 414.033, OL 2021 ch. 595, HB 2024 (2025), HB 4002 (2024), HB 3396 (2023) & SB 800 (2021)

History

DMAP 83-2025, amend filed 11/24/2025, effective 12/01/2025
DMAP 41-2025, amend filed 04/29/2025, effective 05/01/2025
DMAP 33-2025, amend filed 03/21/2025, effective 03/23/2025
DMAP 123-2024, temporary amend filed 09/25/2024, effective 09/25/2024 through 03/23/2025
DMAP 52-2023, adopt filed 06/30/2023, effective 06/30/2023