l9n/ Oregon

2008 Special Session

House Bill 3617

Creates Quality Care Fund.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 22, 2008. The 2008 Special Session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Creates Quality Care Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Human Services for <i>purpose of providing technical assistance to specified care providers and ensuring</i>]<b> purposes of training, technical assistance, quality improvement initiatives and licensing activities to ensure</b> that high standards for quality of care are met in accordance with rules adopted by department. Requires that moneys from certain fees and civil penalties be deposited in fund. Requires department to create <i>database of abuse records</i>]<b> Database of Quality Care Violations</b> searchable on Internet. Requires that substantiated complaints of abuse <b>or of quality care standard violations</b> in residential facilities and adult foster homes be entered into database. Requires written notification of availability of database to residents of those facilities and homes. Authorizes department to establish licensing fees for <i>specified facilities and</i>] adult foster homes. <b>Establishes licensing fees for residential facilities.</b> <i>Removes maximum and establishes minimum for specified civil penalties.</i>] <b>Establishes licensing fees for residential facilities. Establishes $2,500 civil penalty for specified types of abuse and makes other changes to civil penalties.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HEER

    Its course

    February 4 to February 22, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action9 actions on 7 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 22 · stopped18 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

    Human Services and Women's WellnessFeb 4 to Feb 128 days

    Ways and MeansFeb 12 to Feb 22 · stopped10 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 12

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 22

    1. Feb 4Introduced
    2. Sent to Human Services and Women's Wellness
    3. Feb 5Heard in Human Services and Women's Wellness
    4. Feb 6Heard in Human Services and Women's Wellness
    5. Feb 7Heard in Human Services and Women's Wellness
    6. Feb 8Heard in Human Services and Women's Wellness
    7. Feb 12Human Services and Women's Wellness recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    8. Sent to Ways and Means
    9. Feb 22Died when the session ended
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 4Referred to Human Services and Women's Wellness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 7Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    6. Feb 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
    7. Feb 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    8. Feb 12Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    9. Feb 22In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives