Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Oregon
- Session
- 2026R1
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Not supplied
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-02-02 15:32:59
Source-supplied abstracts
Adds new requirements for obtaining an initial license to operate and maintain a hospice program. [<i>Requires a hospice program to apply for a new initial license after a change in ownership.</i>] Prohibits individuals who have been excluded from participation in Medicare or Medicaid or have been found liable for fraud or abuse from holding an ownership interest in a hospice program. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to complete rulemaking within 24 months. Subject to exceptions, prohibits the authority from issuing new hospice licenses until rulemaking is complete. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
- Deb Patterson (primary), primary
- Sara Gelser Blouin (primary), primary
- James Manning Jr. (primary), primary
- Tom Andersen (primary), primary
- Travis Nelson (primary), primary
- Lew Frederick, cosponsor
- Jeff Golden, cosponsor
- Kayse Jama, cosponsor
- Courtney Neron Misslin, cosponsor
- Floyd Prozanski, cosponsor
- Lisa Reynolds, cosponsor
- Kathleen Taylor, cosponsor
- Suzanne Weber, cosponsor
- Ben Bowman, cosponsor
- Farrah Chaichi, cosponsor
- Willy Chotzen, cosponsor
- Lisa Fragala, cosponsor
- Mark Gamba, cosponsor
- David Gomberg, cosponsor
- Dacia Grayber, cosponsor
- Annessa Hartman, cosponsor
- Bobby Levy, cosponsor
- Sarah McDonald, cosponsor
- Lesly Muñoz, cosponsor
- Rob Nosse, cosponsor
- Hai Pham, cosponsor
- Jules Walters, cosponsor
- Lamar Wise, cosponsor
- Mark Meek, cosponsor
- Chris Gorsek, cosponsor
- Nancy Nathanson, cosponsor
- Thuy Tran, cosponsor