1. (1) The Department has identified all children who have very high behavioral or very high medical needs, or who are on the waitlist for the Medically Fragile Model Waiver or the Medically Involved Children's Waiver as of May 2, 2024. Only these children shall be considered for initial enrollment to the CEN Program.
   (2) The Department assigned a unique five digit number to each child identified in section (1) of this rule and used a random generator to shuffle the five digit numbers to determine the top 155 children offered enrollment into the CEN Program and the order of the waitlist, described in OAR 411-440-0080, by their randomly assigned number.
   (3) The parent of a child selected for initial enrollment must affirm to the child’s case management entity their decision to participate in the CEN Program no later than July 19, 2024.
   (4) If a parent declines to participate in the CEN Program by July 19, 2024:
   (a) The child does not retain the number assigned to them according to section (2) of this rule.
   (b) The Department shall offer the parent a choice for their child to be moved to the end of the waitlist or removed from the waitlist. If the parent of the child does not indicate a choice, the child is removed from the Department's waitlist as described in OAR 411-440-0080.
   (5) If a parent does not respond to the offer to participate in the CEN Program by July 19, 2024:
   (a) The child does not retain the number assigned to them according to section (2) of this rule.
   (b) The child will be moved to the end of the waitlist.
   (6) The Department shall confirm a child selected for initial enrollment to the CEN Program meets the eligibility requirements in OAR 411-440-0030(3). If the child is determined ineligible, the Department shall provide a written advance Notification of Planned Action (form 0947) as described in OAR 411-318-0020.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 409.050, 427.104, 427.191 & 430.662

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 409.010, 427.007, 427.101, 427.104, 427.191, 430.215, 430.610 & 430.662

History

APD 60-2024, adopt filed 10/25/2024, effective 10/25/2024
APD 19-2024, temporary adopt filed 04/30/2024, effective 05/01/2024 through 10/27/2024