Oregon Acuity-Based Staffing Tool (ABST) Requirement Oregon Senate Bill 714 is an Oregon law that mandates that Oregon-based Assisted living communities use an Acuity-Based Staffing Tool, or ABST SB714 was signed into law in 2021, and Oregon's Department of Human Services (ODHS) has recently begun enforcing the requirement
Oregon Secretary of State Administrative Rules (A) Facilities can group or combine ABST care elements in their ABST reports, however each resident’s ABST evaluation must individually address and document all ABST care elements outlined in paragraph (3) of this rule
Community-Based Care Acuity-Based Staffing Tools Instead, an ABST generates a range of estimated task times related to a resident’s assessed Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and informs the facility’s development of a staffing plan or staffing levels
2024 Legislative Report - Oregon Health Care Association OHCA’s priority bills were aimed at ensuring the nursing facility Medicaid reimbursement rate methodology would continue to be funded by the state, addressing issues with the Acuity-Based Staffing Tool (ABST) mandate, and fixing background check processes
Oregon - LTCFP Information Support Service ApplicationWelcome to the Long-term Care (LTC) Facility Portal This portal allows staff from licensed Residential Care and Assisted Living Facilities to access the Acuity-based Staffing Tool as required by Oregon House Bill 3359 In order to access these applications, representatives must register and be verified by the ODHS Safety, Oversight and Quality (SOQ) unit
PowerPoint Presentation Require licensed community-based care facilities (memory care, assisted living, residential care) use and update an Acuity-Based Staffing Tool (ABST) of their choice that allows them to consider resident acuity in determining staffing levels
Oregon ABST | ECP Oregon Senate Bill 714 is an Oregon law that mandates that Oregon-based Assisted living communities use an Acuity-Based Staffing Tool, or ABST SB714 was signed into law in 2021, and Oregon's Department of Human Services (ODHS) has recently begun enforcing the requirement
Acuity-Based Staffing Tool (ABST) Provider Guide - Oregon. gov Introduction All Oregon Community-Based Care (CBC) facilities were required to have selected and implemented, a technology-based ODHS approved Acuity-Based Staffing Tool (ABST) by July 1st , 2022 Facilities can choose to use the ODHS ABST, or an ODHS-approved proprietary ABST