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HB2203 • 2025

Requires a behavioral health employer to develop and implement a written safety plan and to provide safety trainings to workers.

Requires a behavioral health employer to develop and implement a written safety plan and to provide safety trainings to workers.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-16 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.

  3. 2025-04-16 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.

  4. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-03-18 House

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.

  7. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act makes changes to laws to improve the safety of workers in certain mental health and SUD treatment settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells OHA to study the safety of certain health care workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the safety of behavioral health workers. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>]
<b>Requires a behavioral health employer to develop and implement a written safety plan and to provide safety trainings to workers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to behavioral health employers to conduct a risk assessment and to enhance the structural safety of work settings.
<b>Entitles an employee of a behavioral health employer to be reinstated with back pay if the employer unlawfully retaliates against the employee.
<b>Directs the authority, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Department of Human Services to conduct studies and submit reports to the Legislative Assembly.
<b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to the safety of behavioral health workers; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee