Relating to health care facilities; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Specifies criteria for licensing of extended stay centers and requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules. Requires extended stay centers to report discharge data to authority upon request by authority. Permits extended stay center to participate in Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program. Requires authority to apply for authorization from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to receive federal matching funds for services of extended stay centers provided to medical assistance recipients and to permit extended stay centers and ambulatory surgical centers to operate under single license. Requires hospitals to have financial assistance policies, written in plain English, provided to patients upon request and displayed in hospital areas that are publicly accessible. Requires hospital billing statements to include specified information about obtaining financial assistance. Requires authority to make publicly available uniform application form for requesting financial assistance from any Oregon hospital. Adjusts inappropriate series references. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Signed Apr 3, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Apr 3, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
legislature
Mar 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed.
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
legislature
Feb 17, 2018
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
legislature
Feb 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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