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HB3942 • 2025

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.

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.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Javadi, Representative Diehl,, Wright,, Senator Gelser Blouin
Last action
2025-08-13
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-13 House

    Chapter 582, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-07-24 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-30 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-30 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-26 House

    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.

  6. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Thatcher.

  8. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)

  9. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Motion to refer to Committee on Rules carried by voice vote.

  11. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  14. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.

  15. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.

  16. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.

  17. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.

  18. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.

  19. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Second reading.

  20. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

  21. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Work Session held.

  22. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  23. 2025-04-23 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  24. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Referred to Health Care.

  25. 2025-04-22 House

    Third reading. Carried by Javadi. Passed. Ayes, 53; Nays, 1--Evans; Excused, 3--Nguyen H, Smith G, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Drazan, Osborne, Speaker Fahey.

  26. 2025-04-21 House

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

  27. 2025-04-17 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.

  28. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  29. 2025-04-15 House

    Second reading.

  30. 2025-04-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  31. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  32. 2025-04-01 House

    Public Hearing held.

  33. 2025-03-20 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  34. 2025-03-20 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.

Official Summary Text

<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