Bill > SB778

This bill requires the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to update reimbursement rates for air ambulance services every two years, using the national Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) as defined in the Social Security Act. The AIF is a standardized measure used to adjust payment rates for ambulance services to account for changes in costs over time. Specifically, the bill mandates that OHA recalculate these rates biennially and that coordinated care organizations (CCOs), which are health plans that provide medical services to Oregon's Medicaid recipients, must use these updated rates when reimbursing air ambulance providers. The bill's provisions will apply to all new, amended, or renewed contracts between CCOs and OHA on or after the bill's effective date in 2025. This legislation aims to ensure that air ambulance service providers are fairly compensated by using a standardized, regularly updated inflation factor to determine reimbursement rates.

Health and Social Services

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB778