l9n/ Oregon

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 2622

Changes definition of "physician" to include podiatrist, if context in which term "physician" is used does not authorize or require person to practice outside scope of license to practice podiatry, for purposes of subjecting podiatrists to statutes regulating physicians.

Became law as Chapter 129, Oregon Laws 2013, signed May 16, 2013, 122 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2014.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Changes definition of "physician" to include podiatrist, if context in which term "physician" is used does not authorize or require person to practice outside scope of license to practice podiatry, for purposes of subjecting podiatrists to statutes regulating physicians. Changes definition of "retired physician" to include retired podiatrist for purpose of volunteer service immunity. Changes definition of "physician" to include podiatrist for purposes related to patient and physician privilege. Requires medical services contract to protect advocacy of podiatrist.

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

Its course

January 14 to May 16, 2013, 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 action19 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Mar 449 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 14 to Jan 228 days

Health CareJan 22 to Feb 2635 days

In the SenateMar 4 to May 764 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 117 days

Health Care and Human ServicesMar 11 to May 252 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMay 7 to May 136 days

With the GovernorMay 13 to May 163 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading52–0

    Passed · Mar 4 · 8 present

  • Senate, third reading27–0

    Passed · May 7 · 3 present

  • House of Representatives, concurrence56–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · May 9 · 4 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 26

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 2

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 14 – Mar 4

  1. Introduced
  2. Sent to Health Care
  3. Heard in Health Care
  4. Heard in Health Care
  5. Health Care recommended it as amended
  6. Read a second time
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 52 to 0

In the Senate Mar 5 – May 7

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Health Care and Human Services
  3. Heard in Health Care and Human Services
  4. Heard in Health Care and Human Services
  5. Health Care and Human Services recommended it as amended
  6. Read a second time
  7. Passed the Senate, 27 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives May 9 – May 13

  1. The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 56 to 0
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor May 14 – May 16

  1. Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Became chapter 129 of Oregon Laws 2013, in force from January 1, 2014
All 19 actions, as published