Allows the Oregon Health Authority to approve as cultural competency continuing education opportunities relating to suicide prevention.

Education

Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-18 House
Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.
2025-04-14 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says that OHA and some other boards can say that CEs on suicide prevention can count as cultural competency CEs. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).
Allows the Oregon Health Authority to approve as cultural competency continuing education opportunities relating to suicide prevention. Requires that approved cultural competency continuing education opportunities enable health care professionals to effectively care for patients who are members or veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Allows certain health professional regulatory boards to count continuing education relating to suicide prevention and lethal means counseling toward a licensee's requirement to complete cultural competency continuing education.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to continuing education for health care providers; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee