Relating to staffing plans for health care provider entities; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires hospitals to establish professional and technical staff and service staff staffing committees, meeting specified criteria, to develop staffing plans, in addition to nurse staffing committee. Prescribes methods for resolving disputes arising in development of staffing plans. Establishes minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for direct care registered nurses and provides exceptions. Imposes penalties for failure to adopt hospital staffing plans or to comply with staffing plans or requirements for development of staffing plans. Requires Oregon Health Authority to post staffing plans to authority's website and to establish method for filing complaints through authority's website regarding hospital's failure to adopt or to comply with staffing plans. Establishes mechanism for employees or exclusive representatives of employees of hospitals to seek enforcement by Bureau of Labor and Industries of rules adopted by bureau regarding meal periods and rest periods. Prescribes complaint process. Adds enforcement tools for authority to enforce nurse staffing requirements. Prohibits imposition of new provisions regarding civil penalties for violations occurring before June 1, 2025. Restricts to specified provisions authority's statutory authorization to adopt rules related to hospital staffing. Declares emergency, effective September 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Signed Aug 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 14, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Aug 1, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 23, 2023
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
upper
Jun 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
upper
Jun 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Elmer.
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
lower
Jun 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
May 24, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
4 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deb Patterson
DDemocratic
P
James Manning
DDemocratic
P
Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
P
Travis Nelson
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Dacia Grayber
DDemocratic
Co
Farrah Chaichi
DDemocratic
Co
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Kropf
DDemocratic
Co
Julie Fahey
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Reynolds
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Gamba
DDemocratic
Co
MD
Maxine Dexter
DDemocratic
Co
Nathan Sosa
DDemocratic
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