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HB2940 • 2025

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist.

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Nelson, Representative Chaichi,, Diehl,, Isadore,, McIntire,, Pham H,, Senator Frederick,, Manning Jr,, Woods,
Last action
2025-06-23
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist.

<b>Digest: Tells OHA to make a program to provide EDs in real time a notice when a patient has an inherited blood disorder.

What This Bill Does

  • <b>Digest: Tells OHA to make a program to provide EDs in real time a notice when a patient has an inherited blood disorder.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).</b> [<i>Digest: Creates a task force to create a protocol for assessing and treating persons with inherited blood disorders.
  • Tells the task force to submit a report.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>] [<i>Establishes the Task Force on Hemoglobinopathies and Sickle Cell Disease.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-23 House

    Chapter 301, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

  2. 2025-06-11 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-04 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-04 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. Ayes, 30.

  6. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  14. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-05-13 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-04-24 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  18. 2025-04-24 Senate

    Referred to Health Care.

  19. 2025-04-23 House

    Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. Ayes, 57; Excused, 2--Drazan, Nguyen H; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Hartman.

  20. 2025-04-22 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 23, 2025 Calendar.

  21. 2025-04-21 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.

  22. 2025-04-17 House

    Second reading.

  23. 2025-04-16 House

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

  24. 2025-04-16 House

    Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.

  25. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  26. 2025-03-25 House

    Public Hearing held.

  27. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  28. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Tells OHA to make a program to provide EDs in real time a notice when a patient has an inherited blood disorder. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).</b>
[<i>Digest: Creates a task force to create a protocol for assessing and treating persons with inherited blood disorders. Tells the task force to submit a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>]
[<i>Establishes the Task Force on Hemoglobinopathies and Sickle Cell Disease. Requires the task force to develop and establish a statewide protocol for assessing and treating individuals with hemoglobinopathies. Directs the task force to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care no later than December 15, 2026.</i>]
<b>Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist. Directs the authority to consult with interested stakeholders on how to implement the program.</b>
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to hemoglobinopathies; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2940
Sponsored by Representative NELSON; Representatives CHAICHI, DIEHL, ISADORE, MCINTIRE,
PHAM H, Senators FREDERICK, MANNING JR, WOODS (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to hemoglobinopathies; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Subject to the availability of funds, the Oregon Health Authority shall im-
plement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that:
(1) Identify patients with hemoglobinopathies; and
(2) Provide information on how to contact a hematologist in real time.
SECTION 2.
(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall consult with interested stakeholders
to inform the authority in implementing the program described under section 1 of this 2025
Act. Interested stakeholders must include, at a minimum, the following persons:
(a) A person from the authority’s Office of Health Information Technology and Analytics
Infrastructure.
(b) A person with relevant experience who represents a hospital.
(c) A person who represents a community organization that serves patients with sickle
cell disease or other hemoglobinopathies.
(d) A person who represents public health organizations.
(e) Health care providers with relevant experience, including but not limited to:
(A) Hematologists.
(B) Hematology nurses.
(C) Emergency physicians.
(D) Emergency nurses.
(E) Emergency room nurses.
(F) Emergency medical technicians.
(G) Paramedics.
(2) A member of the Legislative Assembly or a staff member for a member of the Leg-
islative Assembly may participate in the authority’s efforts to consult with interested
stakeholders.
(3) The authority shall submit a report on the information gathered from interested
stakeholders under this section and the status of the program described under section 1 of
this 2025 Act in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recommendations for
legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care no
later than March 1, 2026.
SECTION 3.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
Enrolled House Bill 2940 (HB 2940-A) Page 1
SECTION 4. Subject to the availability of funds, the Oregon Health Authority shall im-
plement the program described under section 1 of this 2025 Act no later than May 1, 2026.
SECTION 5. 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.
Passed by House April 23, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 3, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 2940 (HB 2940-A) Page 2