(1) As used in this section:

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(a) ‘Act of community violence’ means an intentional act of interpersonal violence committed in public by someone who is not the victim’s family member or intimate partner.

(b) ‘Certified violence prevention professional’ means a person certified by a program approved under subsection (2) of this section.

(c)(A) ‘Community violence prevention services’ includes evidence-based, trauma-informed, supportive and nonpsychotherapeutic services, offered in or out of a clinical setting.

(B) ‘Community violence prevention services’ also includes but is not limited to peer support or counseling, mentorship, conflict mediation, crisis intervention, targeted case management, referrals to certified or licensed health care or social services providers, and patient education and screening services, provided by a certified violence prevention professional to:

(i) Promote improved health outcomes and positive behavioral change;

(ii) Prevent injury recidivism; and

(iii) Reduce the likelihood that victims of acts of community violence will commit or promote violence themselves.

(2) The Oregon Health Authority shall approve at least one national training and certification program for certified violence prevention professionals and shall establish a process to approve community-based training programs. A program approved under this subsection must require at least 35 hours of initial training and six hours of continuing education every two years and must address:

(a) The profound effects of trauma and violence and the basics of trauma-informed care;

(b) Community violence prevention strategies, including crisis intervention, de-escalation, conflict mediation and retaliation prevention;

(c) Case management and advocacy practices; and

(d) Patient privacy requirements under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy regulations, 45 C.F.R. § parts 160 and 164.

(3) A person that employs or contracts with a certified violence prevention professional to provide community violence prevention services shall:

(a) Maintain documentation that the professional is certified by a program approved under subsection (2) of this section; and

(b) Ensure that the professional complies with applicable state or federal laws, regulations, rules and standards of care.

(4) The authority shall seek federal approval to secure federal financial participation in the costs of providing medical assistance program coverage for community violence prevention services for medical assistance program enrollees who:

(a) Have received medical treatment for an injury sustained from an act of community violence; and

(b) Have been referred by a certified or licensed health care or social services provider to receive services from a certified violence prevention professional after the provider determined the enrollee is at a higher risk of retaliation or a violent injury from another act of community violence.

(5) The authority may adopt rules to implement this section.

(6) The authority shall establish a technical advisory group to support implementation of this section. The group must include:

(a) Three members representing a community-based organization that currently supports a hospital-based violence prevention program in Oregon;

(b) One member representing a national organization that provides technical assistance for emerging hospital-based violence prevention programs;

(c) One member representing a hospital that currently operates a hospital-based violence prevention program in Oregon;

(d) One member representing a hospital or hospitals in Oregon that do not currently operate a hospital-based violence prevention program;

(e) One member of an Oregon-based academic institution with knowledge of hospital-based violence prevention programs;

(f) Four members representing coordinated care organizations in geographically diverse areas of Oregon, three of which must be outside of Multnomah County; and

(g) Two members representing health care clinicians with experience in Medicaid billing and experience providing trauma care as a result of community violence. [2022 c.30 § 4]

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