Relating to health care provider incentives; and prescribing an effective date.
Summary
Requires Oregon Health Policy Board, in collaboration with Office of Rural Health and Oregon Health and Science University , to conduct assessment of health care workforce needs in Oregon. Requires board to collect data from and about health care providers to evaluate effectiveness of financial incentive programs in increasing access to health care providers in rural and medically underserved areas of state. Requires board to allocate moneys in Health Care Provider Incentive Fund, based on workforce assessment and data collected, to provide health care provider incentives and loans or grants to communities to implement plans for addressing unmet health care workforce needs of communities. Removes sunset on Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jul 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Mar 2, 2017
Signed Aug 15, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Aug 15, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
legislature
Jul 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
legislature
Jul 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
legislature
Jul 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed.
legislature
Jul 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
legislature
Jul 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed.
legislature
Jul 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
legislature
Jun 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
legislature
Jun 21, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
legislature
Apr 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
legislature
Apr 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Health Care by order of Speaker.
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Health Care.
legislature
Mar 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Human Services and Housing.
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
legislature
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
ES
Elizabeth Steiner
DDemocratic
P
Nancy Nathanson
DDemocratic
Co
Caddy McKeown
DDemocratic
Co
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
JB
Janelle Bynum
DDemocratic
Co
Julie Fahey
DDemocratic
Co
Knute Buehler
RRepublican
Co
Laurie Monnes Anderson
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Meek
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Evans
DDemocratic
Co
TA
Teresa Alonso Leon
DDemocratic
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