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Oregon Health PlanMedicaid · Coverage · Plan contract · ORMedium impact

Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Nutrition-Related Supports updates

Effective date
Jul 1, 2026
Identified
Oct 6, 2026

Summary

Oregon Health Authority is implementing two new Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Nutrition-Related Supports benefits—HRSN Pantry Stocking and Fruit and Vegetable benefits—effective July 1, 2026, for Medicaid and Non-Medicaid CCO contracts. CCOs must submit a completed HRSN Nutrition Readiness Plan Previously due May 1, 2026 (date passed; verify current applicability) (extended from April 3, 2026) to prepare for implementation.

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What to do

Action · 4 steps
01Previously due May 1, 2026 (date passed; verify current applicability): Billing and operations teams should verify that the practice's contracted CCO has submitted the required HRSN Nutrition Readiness Plan to OHA.
02Previously due July 1, 2026 (date passed; verify current applicability): Update billing systems, encounter forms, and clinical workflows to support new HRSN Pantry Stocking and Fruit and Vegetable benefit claims for Oregon Medicaid and Non-Medicaid members.
03Contact the contracted CCO(s) to obtain specific billing codes, documentation requirements, and authorization processes for these new benefits.
04Confirm current applicability with the OHA Medicaid Division (Jessica.L.Wilson@oha.oregon.gov, 971-600-8265) or contracted CCO, as this memorandum was published March 25, 2026 and newly discovered on the analysis date.

Original notice

Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Nutrition-Related Supports updates
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