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Provider Digest | Volume 87

Date: 07/05/23

Flexible Services Funds Support Air Conditioners for Trillium Members

As we enter the summer months and temperatures climb, Trillium knows that many of our Oregon Health Plan members may need help cooling their homes. Trillium may be able to provide an air conditioner or air filtration device through our Flexible Services Program. Flexible services are items or services that are not processed through usual medical billing, but they will help improve or support a member’s health. 

If you are working with a Trillium member who may benefit from this program, please ask the member or their advocate to complete the Flexible Services Request Form (PDF). The member or their advocate may also call Trillium Member Services at 1-877-600-5472 (TTY: 711) and request a referral for a Community Health Worker to contact them to discuss their eligibility for getting an air conditioner through the Flexible Services Program. If the member’s request is approved, the air conditioner will be shipped to the home or hand delivered by Trillium Community Health Workers. 

For more information about eligibility requirements, along with other programs that provide air conditioning and air filtration devices, visit the Oregon Health Authority website.

For local cooling centers and tips on staying healthy in the heat, visit Trillium’s Hot Weather Safety webpage.

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Register Now: 36th Annual Conference in Pain Management

The Foundation for Medical Excellence in cooperation with The College of Physician and Surgeons of British Columbia presents the 36th Annual Conference in Chronic Pain Management.

This fully virtual and interactive 1 1/2 day conference includes plenary sessions and facilitated small group discussions on Friday, 9/15/23 and interactive practice with a "panel of standardized patients" on Saturday, 9/16/23. 

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Help Shape Health Equity in Healthcare!

To help shape health equity in healthcare, please take the Provider Health Equity & Technology Survey today! Trillium is committed to partnering with you to support culturally competent care for our members.

We use your feedback to:

  • Identify areas of need in our network
  • Inform our community health equity initiatives
  • Develop provider resources to help improve access to care and health outcomes

Click here to access the Survey – Your responses are due by 12/31/23.

Thank you for your partnership in helping our members stay healthy. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Provider Relations Representative or call Provider Services at 1-877-600-5472.

Note: If you would like to gather the information before taking the online survey, please view the Provider Health Equity and Technology Survey in PDF format.

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Trillium Community Benefit Initiatives Small Grant RFA

Trillium is excited to announce our Request for Applications (RFA) for 2023 Small Grants for Community Benefit Initiatives. 

All grant funding is designed to support projects that drive healthcare quality solutions to improve the social determinants of health in Trillium’s service areas. Proposed community-level interventions may support both Trillium Oregon Health Plan members and members of the larger community, and are focused on improving health outcomes, alleviating health disparities, and advancing health equity.

Organizations serving Lane, Western Douglas (Reedsport), Western Linn (Harrisburg), Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties are invited to apply. Organizations are encouraged to consider submitting joint applications for funding of projects with broad community impact and collaboration.

You will also find this information and application materials on the Trillium website. 

If you have any questions, please email: TCH_OpsAdministration@TrilliumCHP.com

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Trillium Behavioral Health Provider Credentialing Update for July 1, 2023 

What is changing  

As of July 1, 2023, Trillium Community Health Plan (Trillium) will add Behavioral Health (BH) Board Registered Associates to the BH provider types that the CCO can enroll as a part of credentialing for BH group practices. 

As a CCO and partner with our BH provider network, Trillium values a whole-person approach to overall wellness and access to healthcare services for our members. That includes working with our BH provider network on strategies that support the best access to high quality and effective BH treatment services. In collaboration with our BH provider partners, we received feedback that adding BH associates registered with state clinical boards as allowed under the 410 OARs will enable improved access to BH services and support building the BH workforce of clinicians that serve Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members across our CCO regions. 

What is remaining the same

The following BH practitioner types require the below state clinical board license or OHA certification:

  • Credentialing Independent BH Practitioners: Individual BH practitioner credentialing requires an active license in good standing with a state clinical board in OR to practice independently without supervision.
  • Credentialing BH Practitioners certified through the Mental Health and Addictions Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO): QMHPs, QMHAs, CADCs, CGACs and other BH practitioner types allowable under the 309 OARs require a provider/agency to hold a COA with OHA in order to enroll and credential these BH practitioner types. 

Where to send questions or updates to your Trillium BH roster template  

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People of Any Age or Immigration Status May Qualify for Full Oregon Health Plan (OHP) Benefits Effective July 1, 2023

Through the Healthier Oregon program, as of July 1, 2023, people of all ages who meet income and other criteria qualify for full OHP benefits and other services and supports, no matter their immigration status. This includes individuals between the ages of 26-54 with emergency coverage (Citizenship Waived Medical [CWM]). CWM members currently enrolled through the Marketplace (HealthCare.gov) need to report their new full OHP benefits to the Marketplace after they receive their eligibility notice.

For more information about the Healthier Oregon program, including FAQs and an Outreach Toolkit (PDF), visit the OHA website.

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