HB 3359 Oregon House · 2017 Regular Session

Relating to long term care.

Summary
Modifies civil penalties, license regulation and licensing fees for certain facilities regulated by Department of Human Services. Establishes Residential Care Quality Measurement Program and Quality Measurement Council within department to develop quality metrics for residential care facilities, require reporting of quality metrics by residential care facilities, provide reports to individual residential care facilities and compile aggregate information about quality of care in residential care facilities. Creates new license for conversion facilities. Requires department to develop and disseminate evidence-informed framework for accurately and equitably assessing residential care facility compliance or noncompliance with regulatory requirements. Requires department to administer residential care facility enhanced oversight and supervision program. Requires department to take one or more specified actions with respect to residential care facilities with poor performance on quality metrics. Requires department to utilize and share with residential care facilities, acuity-based staffing tool to evaluate level and type of direct care staffing based upon acuity of residents' needs. Requires direct care staff in residential care facility and caregivers in adult foster homes to complete training in dementia care that meets specified standards. Requires facilities and homes to dispense drugs to residents using form of packaging that reduces administration errors. Requires Oregon Medical Board to encourage licensed physicians to obtain continuing medical education in treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Modifies provisions relating to evacuation of residents from adult foster home.
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 6, 2017 Signed Aug 8, 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
10
Committee
9
Aug 8, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
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Jul 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
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Jul 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
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Jul 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
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Jul 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.
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Jul 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.) (Amendments distributed.)
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Jul 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
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Jul 6, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
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Jul 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by McKeown, Keny-Guyer. Passed.
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Jul 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
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Jul 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
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Jun 30, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
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Jun 26, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
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Apr 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
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Apr 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
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Mar 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Human Services and Housing.
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Mar 6, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
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5 primary · 19 co-sponsors

Sponsors