Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Care Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 584
Directs Oregon Health Authority to implement website with functionality to provide online scheduling portal for health care providers that participate in medical assistance to use to contact health care interpreters directly and to process billing.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to implement website with functionality to provide online scheduling portal for health care providers that participate in medical assistance to use to contact health care interpreters directly and to process billing. Specifies individuals responsible for designing website. Requires authority to work with members of Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters and organized labor to assess feasibility of opening up access to website by all health care providers. Directs authority to submit request to Governor for legislative measure to effectuate expansion, if authority determines that expansion of access to website is feasible. Establishes two-year pilot program to provide financial assistance to health care interpreters. Requires authority to develop and implement system for tracking state and federal expenditures in this state on interpretation services. Establishes cause of action for patient or health care interpreter who suffers damages due to failure of interpretation service company or health care provider to comply with requirements for working with health care interpreters.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 9 to June 25, 2023, 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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 9 to Jun 25 · stopped167 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 145 days
Health CareJan 14 to Jun 25 · stopped162 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 Senate Jan 9 – Jun 25
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 14Sent to Health Care
- Feb 8Heard in Health Care
- Feb 15Heard in Health Care
- Apr 3Heard in Health Care
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 9Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 14Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Feb 8Public Hearing held.Senate
- Feb 15Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 3Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate