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(e) In accordance with Oregon Board of Nursing rules in OAR chapter
851 when services involve performance of nursing services or
delegation, teaching, and assignment of nursing tasks;
(f) In accordance with OAR 411-340-0160 through 411-340-0180
governing provider qualifications and responsibilities; and
(g) In accordance with the Department's Support Services
Expenditure Guidelines.
(8) INDEPENDENT PROVIDER, PROVIDER ORGANIZATION, AND
GENERAL BUSINESS PROVIDER AGREEMENTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES. When support services funds are used to purchase
services, training, supervision, or other personal assistance for individuals,
the brokerage must require and document that providers are informed of:
(a) Mandatory reporter responsibility to report suspected abuse;
(b) Responsibility to immediately notify the person or persons, if any,
specified by the individual or the individual's legal representative of
any injury, illness, accident, or unusual circumstance that occurs
when the provider is providing individual services, training, or
supervision that may have a serious effect on the health, safety,
physical or emotional well-being, or level of services required;
(c) Limits of payment:
(A) Support services fund payments for the agreed-upon
services are considered full payment and the provider under no
circumstances may demand or receive additional payment for
these services from the individual, the individual’s family, or any
other source unless the payment is a financial responsibility
(spend-down) of an individual under the Medically Needy
Program; and
(B) The provider must bill all third party resources before using
support services funds unless another arrangement is agreed
upon by the brokerage and described in the ISP.
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