Or. Admin. Code § 333-006-0010

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 333-006-0010 - Definitions
(1) "Authority" means the Oregon Health Authority
(2) "Carrier" has the meaning given to that term under ORS 743B.005.
(3) "Community" means a geographic region, county, tribe or other group of individuals living in proximity.
(4) "Community lead" means a local public health authority, early learning hub, or tribe that is designated by the Authority to provide community coordination and quality assurance services in accordance with OAR 333-006-0050 for the newborn nurse home visiting program in a specified community.
(5) "Comprehensive newborn nurse home visit" means a home visit where a comprehensive, defined set of assessments and activities must be completed as described in OAR 333-006-0120.
(6) "Early learning hub" means any entity designated by regional partners to coordinate early learning services, as determined by rules adopted by the Early Learning Council under ORS 417.827.
(7) "Families with newborns" or "families" means all families caring for newborns up to the age of six months, including foster and adoptive newborns.
(8) "Health benefit plan" has the meaning given to that term under ORS 743B.005.
(9) "Newborn nurse home visiting provider" or "certified provider" means a person or LPHA certified by the Authority to provide newborn nurse home visits in accordance with OAR 333-006-0070 and OAR 333-006-0120.
(10) "Home visitor" means an individual who provides newborn nurse home visits on behalf of a newborn nurse home visiting provider.
(11) "Identified community" means the community that the community lead is designated to coordinate the newborn nurse home visiting services for.
(12) "Local public health authority" or "LPHA" has the meaning given that term in ORS 431.003.
(13) "Newborn nurse home visiting services" means the services required by the Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Program. These services include but are not limited to requirements of the community lead and newborn nurse home visiting providers as described in these rules.
(14) "Other home visiting provider" means a provider of any home visiting services serving pregnant women and families with young children and may include newborn nurse home visiting providers.
(15) "Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Program" or "program" means the statewide program that families with newborns may voluntarily participate in to receive newborn nurse home visiting services. Newborn nurse home visiting providers provide home visiting services through the program and community leads provide community coordination and quality assurance services in the identified community.
(16) "Support newborn home visit" means a home visit to complete defined set of assessments and activities or address a specific nurse or family-identified need.
(17) "These rules" means OAR 333-006-0000 to 333-006-0160.

Or. Admin. Code § 333-006-0010

PH 75-2020, adopt filed 10/27/2020, effective 10/27/2020; PH 165-2022, amend filed 07/29/2022, effective 7/29/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.042 & ORS 433.301

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 433.301