Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 11 x 7 baking dish.

Place caramels along with milk in a sauce pan. Heat over medium heat stirring until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.

In a bowl, combine the melted butter with the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Press a little more than half of the mixture into the prepared 11 x 7 pan.

Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the pressed mixture followed by the caramel. Then sprinkle with the remaining oat mixture.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Allow to cool and cut into bars.