Coordinated Care Organizations - Proposed Administrative Rules - Public Comment Period Begins Today

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The public comment period for the proposed Admin Rules governing and further defining the CCOs begins today. All comments should go to: Cheryl.peters@... She is the rules coordinator I was just told this from an Oregon Health Authority official that worked the CCO Admin Rules Advisory Committee meetings ( Jensen). Public comment ends July 22. Written correspondence via US snail mail… Cheryl sRules CoordinatorOregon Health Authority500 Summer Street, NE, E-20Salem, Oregon 97301-1097 The July 17 rule making hearing wherein we can give live testimony is at the Human Services Building, hearing room 137C and begins at 10:30 AM. The proposed effective date for the rules is August 1….! So, we need to make some noise very quickly and very loudly…. Save the above email address for Cheryl s to send in your public comments and for your patients, friends and family members. I will be sending you all my versions of “talking email points” which you, colleagues, patients, friends, family can use as samples….I’m also going to put some draft letters (Word 2007) together to send to legislators that are supportive as sample templates for them so it gets them doing them…..Cheers, Vern -----Vern Saboe, Jr, DC., DACAN., FICC., DABFP., FACO.915 19th Ave SEAlbany, OR 97322phone: e-mail: vern@...website: www.drvernsaboe.com