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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 945
Sponsored by Senator HAYDEN
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act provides Medicaid benefits for youth aging out of foster care. (Flesch Read-
ability Score: 60.7).
Establishes medical assistance eligibility for individuals under age 26 who have aged out of
foster care in Oregon or another state. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to seek federal
matching funds for the costs of medical assistance provided to individuals who aged out of foster
care in another state.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to foster children.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 414.
SECTION 2.Medical assistance shall be provided to an individual who:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age and not older than 25 years of age;
(2) Resides in this state;
(3) Was in foster care in the custody of any state on the date the individual attained 18
years of age; and
(4) Was enrolled in medical assistance in this state or another state while in foster care.
SECTION 3. The Oregon Health Authority shall seek federal approval to secure the re-
ceipt of federal financial participation in the costs of providing medical assistance to indi-
viduals described in section 2 of this 2025 Act who were in foster care in another state.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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