HB3942
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide for an expedited licensure process for health care facilities, except long term care facilities and residential facilities that primarily serve persons under 21 years of age.
In one sentence
<b>Digest: Tells OHA to create a fast process for the issuance of licenses for health care facilities.
What it does
- <b>Digest: Tells OHA to create a fast process for the issuance of licenses for health care facilities.
- (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells OHA and DHS to create a fast process for issuing licenses for health care facilities.
- (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</i>] <b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide for an expedited licensure process for health care facilities, except long term care facilities and residential facilities that primarily serve persons under 21 years of age.</b> Allows a person or governmental unit to use [<i>an</i>] <b>the</b> expedited licensure process to [<i>operate a health care facility, if the license is</i>] <b>apply for a license</b> to operate a health care facility <b>that is</b> in the same physical location and of the same type as a health care facility that previously operated at the location and the previously operated health care facility <b>was</b> closed within the last [<i>24</i>] <b>60</b> months voluntarily or due to financial hardship.
- Allows an applicant to be issued a provisional license to operate the health care facility while the applicant's application is being processed and reviewed.
Who it affects
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Official summary
<b>Digest: Tells OHA to create a fast process for the issuance of licenses for health care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells OHA and DHS to create a fast process for issuing licenses for health care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</i>] <b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide for an expedited licensure process for health care facilities, except long term care facilities and residential facilities that primarily serve persons under 21 years of age.</b> Allows a person or governmental unit to use [<i>an</i>] <b>the</b> expedited licensure process to [<i>operate a health care facility, if the license is</i>] <b>apply for a license</b> to operate a health care facility <b>that is</b> in the same physical location and of the same type as a health care facility that previously operated at the location and the previously operated health care facility <b>was</b> closed within the last [<i>24</i>] <b>60</b> months voluntarily or due to financial hardship. Allows an applicant to be issued a provisional license to operate the health care facility while the applicant's application is being processed and reviewed. <b>Makes a person or governmental unit ineligible to use the expedited licensure process if the person or governmental unit voluntarily surrendered a license to operate a health care facility under certain circumstances.</b> Relating to: Relating to an expedited licensure process for health care facilities. Current location: Chapter Number Assigned
Official activity
Bill history
- Chapter 582, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House
- Governor signed.House
- Speaker signed.House
- President signed.Senate
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 44; Excused, 9--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 7--Boshart Davis, Gamba, Helfrich, Lively, Mannix, McLain, Nathanson.House
- Second reading.Senate
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Thatcher.Senate
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
- Work Session held.Senate
- Motion to refer to Committee on Rules carried by voice vote.Senate
- Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.Senate
- Second reading.Senate
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate