OregonRelating to staffing plans for health care provider entities; and prescribing an effective date.
What it does
Directs that a hospital shall comply with either the nurse staffing plan for a unit if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has been adopted or, if a nurse staffing plan for the unit has not been adopted, the applicable statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for the unit. Allows the Oregon Health Authority to consolidate multiple complaints related to hospital staffing ratios that contain the same allegations or allegations based on the same set of facts into a single investigation or enforcement action. Directs the authority to give priority to the investigation and disposition of complaints related to hospital staffing ratios that contain allegations that occur on or after June 1, 2025.
More detail
Creates a violation for failure to adopt a hospital-wide nurse staffing plan, comply with a nurse staffing plan that has been adopted for a unit, or comply with a statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for a unit if a nurse staffing plan has not been adopted for a unit. Prohibits the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation for failure to comply with a statutory nurse-to-patient staffing ratio for a unit if the hospital took certain actions in efforts to comply. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Aug 7Chapter 506, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.Latest
- Jul 18Governor Tina Kotek signed.Became Law
- Jun 27President signed.Major
- Jun 27Speaker signed.Major
- Jun 25Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25Second reading.Minor
- Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Minor
- Jun 23Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 20Public Hearing held.
- Jun 19Referred to Rules.Minor
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Minor
- Jun 19Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.Passed House
- Jun 18Rules suspended. Carried over to June 19, 2025 Calendar.
- Jun 17Second reading.Minor
- Jun 16Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- Jun 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.Minor
- Jun 12Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 12Public Hearing held.
- Apr 8Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.Minor
- Apr 8Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Rules, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- Apr 3Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.Minor
- Jan 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.Introduced