ORS 414.722: Post-hospital extended care benefit.

(1) As used in this section:

      (a) “Coordinated care organization” and “medical assistance” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 414.025.

      (b) “Post-hospital extended care benefit” means short-term medical assistance provided for an individual’s stay in a skilled nursing facility to allow the individual to discharge from a hospital.

      (c) “Skilled nursing facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015.

      (2) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a post-hospital extended care benefit to cover a medical assistance recipient’s stay in a skilled nursing facility for up to 100 days.

      (3) The authority shall incorporate the post-hospital extended care benefit under this section into any contract entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization.