HB 3221 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to urgent care centers; prescribing an effective date.

Summary
] [ Requires a person or government unit that is establishing or operating an urgent care center in this state to register the urgent care center with the Oregon Health Authority. Defines "urgent care center." ] [ Requires certain minimum health service capabilities for an urgent care center. Requires certain information to be posted on-site of an urgent care center. Requires an urgent care center to provide a patient with a clinical summary and copy of medical notes made during a visit. Requires the authority to establish procedures for filing a complaint as to an urgent care center. ] Prohibits a person or government entity that is not registered with the Oregon Health Authority from using a business or trade name with the terms "urgent" or "urgent care" or from holding itself out using the terms "urgent" or "urgent care" in any external sign or advertisement. Directs the authority to adopt a process and criteria for registering an urgent care center in this state. Makes registration optional. Requires an urgent care center that is registered in this state to provide certain information to the authority, have minimum health service capabilities and meet certain requirements. Defines "urgent care center" and "specialty urgent care center" for the purposes of the Act. Directs the authority to establish and maintain a website to provide the public information on urgent care centers registered in this state. [ Directs the authority to conduct a study on incentives for urgent care centers to accept all patients. ] Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
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Introduced A-Engrossed · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to make urgent care center registration with the Oregon Health Authority optional rather than mandatory, and to prohibit unregistered facilities from using 'urgent' or 'urgent care' in their names or advertising. A new definition for 'specialty urgent care center' was added, which is exempt from the name-use prohibition. The list of required registration information was streamlined and reorganized for clarity.
Scope change
Registration is now optional for urgent care centers, whereas it was previously required. Unregistered centers are now prohibited from using 'urgent' or 'urgent care' in their business names or advertising, with an exception for specialty urgent care centers.
ELIGIBILITY

Registration with the Oregon Health Authority changed from mandatory to optional for urgent care centers.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'specialty urgent care center' as a facility providing exclusively specialty medical care on a walk-in basis.

ENFORCEMENT

Added prohibition on unregistered facilities using 'urgent' or 'urgent care' in business names, assumed names, or external signs/advertisements.

Added exception allowing specialty urgent care centers to use 'urgent' or 'urgent care' terms when combined with the specific specialty medical care term.

REQUIREMENT

Streamlined the list of information required for registration applications, combining related items and clarifying language.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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