Digest: The Act makes OHA create a portal to vet a behavioral health care provider. The Act also lets some BH care providers supervise other BH care providers who have different licenses. The Act tells the MHRA to oversee and help run the BLSW. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to, no later than June 30, 2027, adopt a uniform process for credentialing organizational behavioral health providers and establish a centralized portal for processing applications. Prohibits a coordinated care organization from requiring a behavioral health provider to comply with any additional credentialing procedures.
Requires the authority to minimize unnecessary administrative burden for individual and organizational behavioral health providers who serve medical assistance recipients and to report bienially to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.
Allows certain licensed behavioral health care providers to provide supervision for other behavioral health care providers who hold different license types.
Provides that the Mental Health Regulatory Agency will provide administrative and regulatory oversight and centralized service for the State Board of Licensed Social Workers.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 675.510, 675.715, 675.030, 675.110, 675.166, 675.178, 675.595, 675.597, 675.785