l9n/ Oregon

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 2327

Requires Department of Human Services, in collaboration with Oregon Health Authority, to adopt by rule specified requirements to ensure that skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities and facilities with memory care endorsements have appropriate resources to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Requires Department of Human Services to study and make recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly, no later than September 15, 2022, for legislative changes needed to increase access to long term care for all Oregonians.</i>] <i>Sunsets January 2, 2023.</i>] <b>Requires Department of Human Services, in collaboration with Oregon Health Authority, to adopt by rule specified requirements to ensure that skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities and facilities with memory care endorsements have appropriate resources to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies. Requires department to adopt rules requiring facilities to have isolation prevention plan as part of facility's emergency response plan. Requires department to develop and update long term care rapid response plan for department staff. Requires department to provide financial assistance to facilities to purchase equipment necessary to respond to public health emergency. <b>Creates Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness and Response Team in department to advise and consult with department in matters related to emergencies. Specifies membership. <b>Requires department to develop training for local public health authorities in understanding responsibilities of long term care facilities and needs of residents in skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, residential care facilities and facilities with memory care endorsements. <b>If on-site inspection is foreclosed by public health emergency, requires department to conduct virtual inspection by electronic means of long term care facilities, residential care facilities, residential training facilities and residential training homes, including facilities with memory care endorsements.</b>

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

Rachel Prusak

Its course

January 11 to June 26, 2021, 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 action11 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 26 · stopped166 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days

Health CareJan 19 to Feb 18 · moved on30 days

COVID-19Feb 18 to Mar 29 · moved on39 days

Ways and MeansApr 19 to Jun 26 · stopped68 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 19

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 26

  1. Jan 11Introduced
  2. Jan 19Sent to Health Care
  3. Feb 18Sent to COVID-19 Subcommittee
  4. Mar 10Heard in COVID-19 Subcommittee
  5. Mar 24Heard in COVID-19 Subcommittee
  6. Mar 29Heard in COVID-19 Subcommittee
  7. Returned to Health Care
  8. Apr 13Heard in Health Care
  9. Apr 19Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  10. Sent to Ways and Means
  11. Jun 26Died when the session ended
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 19Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 18Assigned to Subcommittee On COVID-19.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 10Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 24Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 29Work Session held.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 29Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 13Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  10. Apr 19Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives