l9n/ Oregon

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 2271

Prohibits health care facilities from charging or attempting to collect from patient or third party payer for cost of serious reportable event for which Medicare denies payment.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Prohibits health care facilities from charging or attempting to collect from patient or third party payer for cost of serious reportable event for which Medicare denies payment. Authorizes civil penalty not to exceed $1 million for each violation. Requires health care facilities to use evidence-based surgical checklists if surgery performed at facility.

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

4 co-sponsors

Michael Dembrow, Mitch Greenlick, Nancy Nathanson, Phil Barnhart

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Alan Bates

Its course

January 11 to June 30, 2011, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 30 · stopped170 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 2110 days

Health CareJan 21 to Jun 30 · stopped160 days

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 Jan 11 – Jun 30

  1. Jan 11Introduced
  2. Jan 21Sent to Health Care
  3. Mar 21Heard in Health Care
  4. Apr 18Heard in Health Care
  5. Apr 20Heard in Health Care
  6. Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11First reading. Referred to the desks of the Co-Speakers.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 21Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 21Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 18Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives