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End of COVID-19 Residential Vacancy Payments
Oregon Health Plan·OR · Psychiatry·Provider
Effective date
May 11, 2023
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Oregon Health Authority is ending COVID-19 vacancy payments for behavioral health residential providers effective May 11, 2023. Providers must submit any remaining vacancy payment requests for dates on or before May 11, 2023 by the May 25, 2023 deadline.
Action Required
By May 25, 2023: Behavioral health residential providers must submit all remaining vacancy payment requests for dates of vacancy on or before May 11, 2023 to OHA. Contact Donny Jardine at donald.jardine@oha.oregon.gov or 503-422-5102 for questions. Requests submitted after May 25 will not be considered.