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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 2998

Prohibits health care practitioners from referring patients to health care entities in which practitioner has beneficial interest or with which practitioner has compensation arrangement, subject to specified exceptions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on July 8, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Prohibits health care practitioners from referring patients to health care entities in which practitioner has beneficial interest or with which practitioner has compensation arrangement, subject to specified exceptions. Requires full disclosure of beneficial interests or compensation arrangements of practitioner. Makes failure to disclose interest or arrangement in conjunction with lawful referral misdemeanor, punishable by fine not to exceed $5,000. Prohibits billing for services improperly referred. Requires health care practitioner who refers patient for physical therapy to provide unrestricted referral to physical therapist of patient's choice. Authorizes Oregon Health Licensing Agency or health professional regulatory board to investigate and discipline violations of Act.

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

    HHC

    Its course

    February 20 to July 8, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Jul 8 · stopped138 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 20 to Feb 255 days

    Health CareFeb 25 to Jul 8 · stopped133 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 Feb 20 – Jul 8

    1. Feb 20Introduced
    2. Feb 25Sent to Health Care
    3. Mar 22Heard in Health Care
    4. Jul 8Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Feb 20First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 25Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 22Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Jul 8In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives