Oregon Statutes 413.650 – Veterans Dental Program established; rules
(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 413.650
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) ‘Dental care organization’ means a prepaid managed care health services organization, as defined in ORS § 414.025, that provides dental care to members of a coordinated care organization.
(b) ‘Medical assistance’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 414.025.
(c) ‘Veteran’ means an individual who is a veteran, as defined in ORS § 408.225, except the individual may be discharged or released under honorable or other than honorable conditions.
(2) The Veterans Dental Program is established in the Oregon Health Authority and shall be administered in collaboration with the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The purpose of the program is to provide oral health care to eligible veterans who are residing in Oregon.
(3) The authority shall contract with dental care organizations throughout this state and with individual oral health care providers in areas of this state that are not served by dental care organizations to provide oral health care to veterans enrolled in the Veterans Dental Program.
(4) Enrollees in the Veterans Dental Program shall receive the types and extent of oral health care services that the authority determines will be provided to medical assistance recipients in accordance with ORS § 414.065, without any corresponding copayments, deductibles or cost sharing required.
(5) An individual is eligible for the Veterans Dental Program if the individual:
(a) Is a resident of Oregon;
(b) Is ineligible for medical assistance;
(c) Has income that is at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty guidelines; and
(d) Is a veteran.
(6) The authority shall:
(a) Prescribe by rule a simple application process for the Veterans Dental Program.
(b) Provide assistance, in person or by telephone, to applicants for and enrollees in the program.
(c) Require and accept as verification of eligibility:
(A) Documentation demonstrating that an applicant’s income is at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
(B) An applicant’s federal DD Form 214 or 215. [2022 c.61 § 1]
413.650 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 413 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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