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Hospital Charity Care in Oregon: 200%–400% FPL Discounts

Updated September 2, 2026. Quick answer: A nonprofit-hospital policy must adjust patient cost by 100% at or below 200% FPL and by at least 75% above 200% through 300% FPL.

This guide is limited to the cited Oregon hospital-assistance source and its stated scope.

What changes in Oregon

  • A nonprofit-hospital policy must adjust patient cost by 100% at or below 200% FPL and by at least 75% above 200% through 300% FPL.
  • The minimum adjustment is 50% above 300% through 350% FPL and 25% above 350% through 400% FPL.
  • The policy applies to nonprofit affiliated clinics and all medically necessary services or supplies, and it may not require a medical-assistance application before screening or providing assistance.

Where this rule stops

These bands apply to a nonprofit hospital and its covered affiliates, not every facility in Oregon.

How to verify before you apply

  1. Identify the hospital or facility covered by the source and obtain its current policy.
  2. Ask for the current written policy and application instructions.
  3. Compare the policy with the official source below before relying on any threshold, discount, or deadline.

Related hospital-assistance guides

Primary source

Read Oregon Revised Statutes § 442.614. Verify the current official text and the facility’s current policy before acting; this is a source-backed planning guide, not individualized legal advice.

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