1. (1) Designated Collaborating Organization are entities that are not under the direct supervision of a CCBHC but engage in a contractual agreement with a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) to provide CCBHC services.
2. (2) Designated Collaborating Organizations must be appropriately licensed and certified by Oregon Health Authority (Authority) to provide services they are contracted to provide.
3. (3) Services provided by the Designated Collaborating Organization must meet the same standards as the CCBHC as outlined in Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) chapter 309, division 009 for the services they are providing.
4. (4) Designated Collaborating Organization arrangements must be evidenced by a legally binding document.

5. (5) The CCBHC must pay for the services provided by the Designated Collaborating Organization at daily bundle rate with exception to state-sanctioned mobile crisis services. As such:

   1. (a) Costs associated with the provision of the services for the Designated Collaborating Organization must be reported in the cost report.
   2. (b) CCBHC daily encounters from the Designated Collaborating Organization must be reported in the cost report.
   3. (c) The CCBHC and Designated Collaborating Organization must have policies and procedures outlining how the Designated Collaborating Organization will avoid duplication of payment.
6. (6) Designated Collaborating Organization are required to provide CCBHCs with the data needed to calculate CCBHC daily encounters, cost of services, and any related data reporting and quality metrics.
7. (7) Designated Collaborating Organizations are required to provide services on behalf of the CCBHC in accordance with CCBHC rules and regulations and defined in OAR chapter 309, division 009.

Statutory/Other Authority

​ORS 413.042 & 414.065

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 414.065

History

DMAP 73-2025, adopt filed 09/26/2025, effective 10/01/2025