The Oregon School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) Standards for Certification outline the minimum requirements Oregon SBHCs must meet to be certified by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Public Health Division's SBHC State Program Office (SPO). Communities may decide to extend services beyond these base requirements.
State certification is also
voluntary; a SBHC may choose not to participate in state certification and still operate independently. However, only state certified SBHCs are eligible for OHA SBHC Program grant funding per OAR 333-028-0260. See the
SBHC Funding page for more detail on available funding.
The OHA SBHC SPO has authority to develop certification standards under Oregon Revised Statute 413.223. Since 2014, Oregon Administrative Rules 333-028-0200 through 333-028-0260 have defined the procedures and criteria the Oregon Health Authority uses to certify, suspend, decertify and fund SBHCs. Section A of the Standards for Certification outlines these rules.
Reference to certification requirements can be found
OARS 333-028-0200 through 333-028-0250 and in the Local County Health Department contracts
under Program Element 44: School-Based Health Centers.
SBHC Certification Standards
All Oregon certified SBHCs are required to meet the SBHC Standards for Certification, Version 5
Standards for
Certification
Version 5
SBHC Certification Process