Relating to health care providers.
Summary
Allows Oregon Health Authority to conduct off-site investigation after receiving certain complaints against hospitals. Allows initial licensure inspections to be conducted off-site for specified providers of home- and community-based care and hospice care. ] Permits authority to disclose information obtained during investigation of complaint or reported violation against home health agency, in-home care agency , hospice program or caregiver registry to specified public entities to carry out regulatory or enforcement activities of such public entities. Allows authority to issue temporary or provisional certification to practice as hemodialysis technician during local, state or federal declaration of state of emergency or public health emergency. Permits certification by reciprocity of hemodialysis technicians. Authorizes authority to require fingerprints for purpose of conducting criminal records check of persons applying for or renewing certification as hemodialysis technicians. Updates defined term from "dialysis facility or center" to "outpatient renal dialysis facility" for purposes of hemodialysis technician statutes. Removes requirement that outlines of instruction for courses for psilocybin service facilitators be submitted to Department of Education. Expands membership of Oregon Public Health Advisory Board and specifies criteria for new members.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Signed Jun 7, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2023 · House May 24, 2023
How they voted
17–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Apr 25, 2023
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican12
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 7, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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