(1) The Department of Human Services, directly or through its contracting agencies, shall compile and maintain lists of providers who are qualified to provide home and community-based services to children in each community. The department, or its contracting agencies, shall make the list of local providers available to residents in each community.

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(2) The department or its contracting agencies shall assist a parent in obtaining home and community-based services for the parent’s child if:

(a) The parent resides in Oregon;

(b) The parent has a child who does not reside in Oregon but who visits the parent in Oregon for at least six weeks each year; and

(c) The child qualifies for home and community-based services under 42 U.S.C. § 1396n(c) or (k) in the child’s state of residence.

(3) The assistance provided under subsection (2) of this section includes:

(a) Providing the parent with the list of local providers;

(b) Contacting the state Medicaid agency in the child’s state of residence to facilitate payment for the home and community-based services; and

(c) Assisting the parent in providing any documentation required by the child’s state of residence. [2015 c.393 § 1]