Relating to health care; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires Oregon Health Authority to study hospital licensing requirements. Directs authority ] Establishes Joint Task Force on Hospital Discharge Challenges to develop recommendations to address challenges faced by hospitals in discharging patients to appropriate post-acute care settings. Specifies membership. Requires Legislative Policy and Research Director to staff task force and to research and provide specified information to task force for consideration. Requires task force to provide recommendations for administrative changes not requiring legislation to Governor and to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and human services by November 15, 2023. Requires task force to submit final report with findings and recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and human services not later than September 15, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action Jun 25, 2023
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Jun 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
May 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be returned to President's desk for referral. Referred to Rules by order of the President.
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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