HB 3572 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to emergency medical services; prescribing an effective date.

Summary

] Directs the Emergency Medical Services Program to develop a state emergency medical services 10-year strategic plan. Sunsets on January 2, 2037. Directs the program to provide loan repayment subsidies to certain licensed emergency medical services providers. Directs the program to subsidize the cost of obtaining an emergency medical services provider license for which an individual must have earned at least an associate degree . [ Enacts the EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. Permits the Oregon Health Authority to disclose specified information to the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice. Exempts individuals authorized to work as emergency medical services providers from the requirement to obtain a license from the authority. Allows the authority to use moneys to meet the financial obligations imposed on the State of Oregon as a result of participation in the compact. Requires an entity to provide a labor peace agreement prior to engaging certain individuals authorized under compact privilege to practice as emergency medical services providers. Sunsets on January 2, 2030. ] Allows the program to award funding to each regional emergency medical services advisory board for innovation proposals to improve emergency medical services within the emergency medical services regions. Accepts specified emergency medical services training programs and apprenticeships as sufficient for meeting certain emergency medical services provider education requirements for licensure. Allows the Governor to assign and make available for use any emergency medical services resources and equipment in response to an emergency for which emergency medical services are required. Establishes the Emergency Medical Services Mobilization Advisory Board to advise the Governor on the mobilization of emergency medical services in this state. Changes the "Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee" to the "Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee." Directs the Legislative Assembly to allocate moneys from the Criminal Fine Account to the Emergency Medical Services Program Fund. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended during its legislative journey to update sponsor information, clarify the digest summary, and modify specific legal references. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a requirement for the Legislative Assembly to allocate funds from the Criminal Fine Account to the Emergency Medical Services Program Fund, which provides new funding for EMS initiatives.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a new funding mechanism by directing the Legislative Assembly to allocate Criminal Fine Account moneys to the EMS Program Fund.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated the sponsor list to include Representative BREESE-IVERSON and Representative MUNOZ alongside the original sponsors.

FISCAL

Added a new requirement directing the Legislative Assembly to allocate moneys from the Criminal Fine Account to the Emergency Medical Services Program Fund.

TECHNICAL

Changed the referenced Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) from 676.177 to 137.300 in the bill's title and description.

Updated the bill version identifier from 'Introduced' to 'A-Engrossed' to reflect its final amended state.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the loan repayment subsidy eligibility criteria to specify that individuals must have earned at least an associate degree.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

3 primary · 2 co-sponsors