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Public notice - State Plan Amendment to increase Medicaid ventilator rate for nursing facilities

Oregon Health Plan·OR · Pulmonology, Critical Care·Public notice
Effective date
Mar 20, 2020
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

Oregon is increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing facility ventilator-assisted programs from 200% to 235% of the basic nursing facility rate, effective retroactively to March 20, 2020. This change was implemented as part of COVID-19 pandemic response to increase ventilator access and alleviate costs for nursing facilities.

Action Required

Action needed
No action required for most billing teams. This policy only affects Oregon nursing facilities providing ventilator-assisted care under Medicaid. If your practice provides services to nursing facilities in Oregon, verify that increased reimbursement rates are being applied correctly for ventilator-assisted program claims.