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563 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 11: Medical Related Payments (MRP) Staff must use the K-Plan ancillary services MRP for community transition services that are authorized under OAR 461-155-0526 (Special Need; Community Transition Services; OSIP and OSIPM) if they can also be authorized under OAR 411-035-0070/0075/0080. Some services necessary for an individual to transition out of an institutional setting may not be covered under the K-Plan. This is the appropriate time to use funds covered under this rule. For example, an individual can qualify for items not covered by the K-Plan, such as ID replacement. For this reason, the community transition services special need MRP is still available but should only be used when the service cannot be covered under the K-Plan MRP. When an individual who has been admitted as an inpatient is leaving a psychiatric hospital or is being transitioned out of a nursing facility: • ODHS|OHA may authorize one-time payments for allowable expenses necessary to set up housing in Oregon in an individual’s own home or apartment or a community-based care facility (CBC) if the CBC is not required to provide the item covered by the payment by contract or by the administrative rule governing assisted living facilities (411-054-0000 to 411-054-0300). • Payments are allowed only for individuals leaving a psychiatric hospital or nursing facility and returning to the community if the individual meets the criteria for one of the service priority levels served by ODHS|OHA according to 411-015-0015(1). Examples of allowable expenses include: • Expenses for moving belongings • Housing security deposits • Essential furnishings • Eating utensils • Food preparation items • Deposits for utility hook-ups for heat, electricity and telephone • Climate control, and • Health and safety measures such as pest eradication or allergen control. Allowable expenses do not include ongoing housing or utility payments and recreational items such as television, cable or internet access. Payment will be authorized only for the minimum amount necessary to establish the individual’s basic living arrangement. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-155-0526 — Special Need; Community Transition Services; OSIP and OSIPM Food for guide dogs and special assistance animals For OSIPM recipients who receive SSI, have adjusted income less than the OSIPM program standard or receive Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), a food allowance may be provided for guide dogs and special assistance animals that are individually trained to: