House Bill 3439

Requires that in professional corporation that is organized to allow physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners must hold majority of voting shares and be majority of directors of professional corporation. Prohibits individual whom professional corporation employs, or individual who owns interest in professional corporation, from directing medical judgment of physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Prohibits physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner from directing services of another practitioner in professional corporation unless other practitioner also practices within same scope of practice as physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.

In the House of Representatives

• Sheri Schouten

  Sponsor

• Bill Kennemer, Paul Holvey

  Chief co-sponsors

• House of Representatives, third reading53–0

  Passed · Apr 24 · 7 present

• Senate, third reading30–0

  Passed · May 18

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In the House of Representatives Apr 4 – Apr 24

1. Apr 4Introduced
2. Apr 5Sent to Health Care
3. Apr 14Heard in Health Care
4. Apr 20Health Care recommended it
5. Read a second time
6. Apr 24Passed the House of Representatives, 53 to 0

In the Senate Apr 25 – May 18

1. Apr 25Arrived in the Senate
2. Apr 27Sent to Health Care
3. May 4Heard in Health Care
4. May 11Heard in Health Care
5. May 17Health Care recommended it
6. Read a second time
7. May 18Passed the Senate, 30 to 0

To the Governor May 22 – Jun 21

1. May 22Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Signed in the Senate
3. May 25Signed by the Governor
4. Jun 21Became chapter 179 of Oregon Laws 2017, in force from January 1, 2018