HB3294 • 2025

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.

Healthcare

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Nosse, Senator Patterson
Last action: 2025-08-07
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

2025-08-07 House
Chapter 506, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.
2025-07-17 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-27 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-27 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-25 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2025-06-25 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-25 Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 4--Anderson, Bonham, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 4--Gorsek, Prozanski, Starr, Thatcher.
2025-06-23 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-06-20 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-06-19 House
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Ayes, 52; Nays, 1--Cate; Excused, 6--Boshart Davis, Evans, McIntire, Nguyen H, Owens, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Speaker Fahey.
2025-06-19 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-06-19 Senate
Referred to Rules.
2025-06-18 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to June 19, 2025 Calendar.
2025-06-17 House
Second reading.
2025-06-16 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
2025-06-16 House
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
2025-06-12 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-06-12 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-08 House
Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Rules, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-04-08 House
Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-04-03 House
Work Session held.
2025-01-24 House
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-21 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Makes changes to the laws regarding hospital nurse staffing plans. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).</b>
[<i>Digest: Tells OHA to study the effects of House Bill 2697 and give a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the effects of House Bill 2697 (2023). Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Sunsets January 2, 2027.</i>]
<b>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.
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.</b>
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to staffing plans for health care provider entities; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned