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COVID Relief Temporary Rate Increase for State Fiscal Year 2021
Oregon Health Plan·OR · Psychiatry·Provider
Effective date
Jul 1, 2020
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Oregon Health Authority issued a temporary 10% rate increase for behavioral health residential services for dates of service 7/1/2020 through 6/30/2021. Payments were automatically processed as lump sums for older claims and higher rates for newer claims - no provider action required.
Action Required
No action required: Rate increases were automatically applied by OHA. Billing teams should verify receipt of lump sum payments on June 30, 2021 remittance advice (system payout with reason code 8990) and confirm higher rates were applied to claims submitted after 5/17/2021 for the covered service period.