Allows the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to include as eligible providers physicians who practice anesthesiology and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the health care provider incentive program.

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Allows the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to include as eligible providers physicians who practice anesthesiology and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the health care provider incentive program.

<b>Digest: The Act lets OHA make rules to include some health care providers in the health care provider incentive program.

What This Bill Does

• <b>Digest: The Act lets OHA make rules to include some health care providers in the health care provider incentive program.
• (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for CRNAs and doctors who do anesthesiology.
• The Act also tells OHA to make rules to let CRNAs and those doctors be part of the health care provider incentive program.
• (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1).</i>] [<i>Establishes an income tax credit for physicians who practice anesthesiology and for certified registered nurse anesthetists who do not qualify for rural health care provider tax credits.</i>] [<i>Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.</i>] [<i>Directs</i>]<b> Allows</b> the Oregon Health Authority to <b>adopt rules to</b> include as eligible providers physicians who practice anesthesiology and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the health care provider incentive program.

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Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act lets OHA make rules to include some health care providers in the health care provider incentive program. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for CRNAs and doctors who do anesthesiology. The Act also tells OHA to make rules to let CRNAs and those doctors be part of the health care provider incentive program. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1).</i>]
[<i>Establishes an income tax credit for physicians who practice anesthesiology and for certified registered nurse anesthetists who do not qualify for rural health care provider tax credits.</i>]
[<i>Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Directs</i>]<b> Allows</b> the Oregon Health Authority to <b>adopt rules to</b> include as eligible providers physicians who practice anesthesiology and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the health care provider incentive program.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to incentives for individuals who practice anesthesiology; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 2591
Ordered by the House April 8
Including House Amendments dated April 8
Sponsored by Representatives PHAM H, JAVADI; Representative DIEHL (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act lets OHA make rules to include some health care providers in the health
care provider incentive program. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8).
[Digest: The Act makes a new tax credit for CRNAs and doctors who do anesthesiology. The Act
also tells OHA to make rules to let CRNAs and those doctors be part of the health care provider in-
centive program. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). ]
[Establishes an income tax credit for physicians who practice anesthesiology and for certified reg-
istered nurse anesthetists who do not qualify for rural health care provider tax credits. ]
[Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. ]
[Directs] Allows the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to include as eligible providers
physicians who practice anesthesiology and certified registered nurse anesthetists in the health care
provider incentive program.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to incentives for individuals who practice anesthesiology; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Oregon Health Authority may adopt rules to include as qualified health
care providers eligible for participation in the health care provider incentive program created
under ORS 676.454, including as recipients of the loan repayment subsidies, an individual who
is, or who is training to become:
(1) A physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 who practices anesthesiology; or
(2) A certified registered nurse anesthetist licensed under ORS 678.279.
SECTION 2.
This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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