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570 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 11: Medical Related Payments (MRP) An individual who rents housing and refuses subsidized housing will no longer be eligible for an accommodation allowance, except that if the housing that is offered is not suitable, related to accommodations, and the individual continues to have increased costs related to accommodations in the individual’s current living situation. The accommodation allowance may continue until such time as appropriate subsidized housing is found. Click here for examples: Accommodation allowance. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-001-0030 — Definitions; OSIP, OSIPM Long-Term Care or Home and Community-Based Care 461-155-0660 — Special Need; Accommodation Allowance Special diet allowance Individuals are not eligible for a special diet allowance if they are receiving any of the following: • Room and board, • LTC services in one of the following settings:
Residential care facility
Assisted living facility
Nursing facility, or
Adult foster home • An allowance for restaurant meals, or • A commercial food preparation diet. An OSIPM individual receiving SSI, having adjusted income less than the OSIPM standard or receiving in- home services under OAR chapter 411 division 030 is eligible for a special diet allowance if all of the following requirements are met: • An ODHS|OHA-approved medical authority must provide documentation of the following:
That the individual must adhere to a special diet, and
The individual’s specific nutritional need (such as low carbohydrates, high protein), and
That the individual would be in an imminent, life-threatening situation without the special diet. • A licensed dietitian must provide documentation of the following:
The individual’s current diet items being replaced or removed, if any, and
The special diet items being added, relating to the individual’s specific nutritional need, and
The recommended quantity of each special diet item. • The individual requesting a special diet allowance must provide documentation of the following:
Verification of the monthly cost for any current diet item being replaced or removed, and
The monthly cost of any special diet item being added.