SB 1570A adds restrictions to hospital administration

SB 1570A – Limits when a hospital may share certain info. Tells a hospital to assign which areas of the hospital are not open to the public. This is new enforceable legal obligations that didn’t previously exist in Oregon law. Oregon has a shortage of healthcare facilities, and further restrictions will make them even more short on staff as fund…

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HB 2010 Continues taxing hospitals & premiums

02/14/2025 VOTE:NO – Signed into Law; Gov Kotek, 3-26-25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2010 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HREV/Overview The Act keeps certain provider taxes in place. Extends the assessment on earnings from health plan premiums, the assessment on payments by the Oregon Health Authority to managed care organizations, the assessment on hospitals and the Oregon Reinsurance Program. Takes effect on the…

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HB 2697 Caps nurse to patient ratio

VOTE: NO
Signed into law by Gov. Kotek