l9n/ Oregon

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 4115

Requires companies providing health care interpreters to health care providers to use health care interpreters who are listed on health care interpreter registry as being qualified or certified by Oregon Health Authority.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 8, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires <i>health care providers, including coordinated care organizations, and</i>] companies providing health care interpreters to health care providers to use health care interpreters who are <b>listed on health care interpreter registry as being</b> qualified or certified by Oregon Health Authority. <i>Specifies</i>]<b> Requires authority to adopt by rule</b> exceptions. <b>Directs Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish by rule standards, policies and processes to monitor compliance with and enforce requirements.</b> Requires authority to <i>cooperate with Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters to</i>] establish registry of qualified and certified health care interpreters<b> and provide statewide health care interpreter training</b>. Requires authority, by September 15, 2020, to <i>make recommendations</i>]<b> report</b> to interim committee of House of Representatives related to health on <i>design of health care interpreter program meeting specified criteria</i>]<b> costs to implement establishment of health care interpreter registry and to provide health care interpreter training</b>. <i>Requires companies providing health care interpreters to register with authority and meet certain requirements.</i>] Makes health care interpreters subject workers for purposes of workers' compensation benefits. 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

11 co-sponsors

Margaret Doherty, Diego Hernandez, Paul Holvey, Mark Meek, Tiffiny Mitchell, Courtney Neron Misslin, Rob Nosse, Rachel Prusak, Tawna Sanchez, Sheri Schouten, Alissa Keny-Guyer

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Michael Dembrow, Tim Knopp, Laurie Monnes Anderson

Its course

January 27 to March 8, 2020, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 8 · stopped41 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 37 days

Health CareFeb 3 to Feb 1815 days

Ways and MeansFeb 18 to Mar 8 · stopped19 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 18

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 27 – Mar 8

  1. Jan 27Filed before the session
  2. Feb 3Introduced
  3. Sent to Health Care
  4. Feb 6Heard in Health Care
  5. Feb 13Heard in Health Care
  6. Feb 18Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Mar 8Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 3First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 18Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 8In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives