72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2410
 
LC 1187/HB 2410-6
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2410
 
               By COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
 
                            April 23
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, before the period insert
'; and declaring an emergency'.
  Delete lines 4 through 28 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + Sections 2 to 8 of this 2003 Act
are added to and made a part of ORS chapter 401. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + As used in sections 2 to 8 of this
2003 Act:
  ' (1) 'Health care facility' means a health care facility as
defined in ORS 442.015 that has been licensed under ORS chapter
441.
  ' (2) 'Health care provider' means an individual licensed,
certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of
this state to administer health care services in the ordinary
course of business or practice of a profession. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) The Department of Human
Services may establish a registry of emergency health care
providers who are available to provide health care services
during an emergency or crisis. The department may require
training related to the provision of health care services in an
emergency or crisis as a condition of registration.
  ' (2) The department shall issue identification cards to health
care providers included in the registry established under this
section that:
  ' (a) Identify the health care provider;
  ' (b) Indicate that the health care provider is registered as
an Oregon emergency health care provider;
  ' (c) Identify the license or certification held by the health
care provider; and
  ' (d) Identify the health care provider's usual area of
practice if that information is available and the department
determines that it is appropriate to provide that information.
  ' (3) The department by rule shall establish a form for
identification cards issued under subsection (2) of this section.
  ' (4) The department shall support and provide assistance to
the Office of Emergency Management in emergencies or crises
involving the public health or requiring emergency medical
response. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + (1) The Department of Human
Services may designate all or part of a health care facility or
other location as an emergency health care center. Upon the
Governor declaring a state of emergency under ORS 401.055, or
proclaiming a state of impending public health crisis after
determining that a threat to the public health is imminent and
likely to be widespread, life-threatening and of a scope that
requires immediate medical action to protect the public health,
emergency health care centers may be used for:
  ' (a) Evaluation and referral of individuals affected by the
emergency or crisis;
  ' (b) Provision of health care services; and
  ' (c) Preparation of patients for transportation.
  ' (2) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with
local public health authorities that allow local public health
authorities to designate emergency health care centers under this
section.
  ' (3) An emergency health care center designated under this
section must have an emergency operations plan and a
credentialing plan that governs the use of emergency health care
providers registered under section 3 of this 2003 Act and other
health care providers who volunteer to perform health care
services at the center under sections 2 to 8 of this 2003 Act.
The emergency operations plan and credentialing plan must comply
with rules governing those plans adopted by the department. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + Upon the Governor declaring a state
of emergency under ORS 401.055, or proclaiming a state of
impending public health crisis after determining that a threat to
the public health is imminent and likely to be widespread,
life-threatening and of a scope that requires immediate medical
action to protect the public health:
  ' (1) The Department of Human Services may direct emergency
health care providers registered under section 3 of this 2003 Act
who are willing to provide health care services on a voluntary
basis to proceed to any place in this state where health care
services are required by reason of the emergency or crisis; and
  ' (2) Any emergency health care provider registered under
section 3 of this 2003 Act or other health care provider may
volunteer to perform health care services described in section 4
of this 2003 Act at any emergency health care center or health
care facility in the manner provided by section 6 of this 2003
Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 6. + }  { + (1) Emergency health care providers
registered under section 3 of this 2003 Act and other health care
providers who volunteer to perform health care services under
sections 2 to 8 of this 2003 Act must provide those services in
accordance with the emergency operations plan and credentialing
plan adopted by the emergency health care center or by the health
care facility at which the services are rendered.
  ' (2) An emergency health care center or health care facility
may determine the services to be provided by any emergency health
care provider registered under section 3 of this 2003 Act or
other health care provider who volunteers to perform health care
services under sections 2 to 8 of this 2003 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + }  { + (1) Emergency health care providers
registered under section 3 of this 2003 Act and other health care
providers who volunteer to perform health care services without
compensation under sections 2 to 8 of this 2003 Act are agents of
the state under ORS 30.260 to 30.300 for the purposes of any
claims arising out of those services.
  ' (2) Health care facilities and other persons operating
emergency health care centers designated under section 4 of this
2003 Act are agents of the state under ORS 30.260 to 30.300 for
the purposes of any claims arising out of services provided
without compensation through those centers or facilities under
sections 2 to 8 of this 2003 Act.
  ' (3) An emergency health care provider registered under
section 3 of this 2003 Act participating in training authorized
by the Department of Human Services under sections 2 to 8 of this
2003 Act is an agent of the state under ORS 30.260 to 30.300 for
the purposes of any claims arising out of that training.
  ' (4) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section
apply only to emergency health care centers or health care
facilities that have adopted emergency operations plans and
credentialing plans that govern the use of emergency health care
providers registered under section 3 of this 2003 Act and other
health care providers who volunteer to perform health care
services under sections 2 to 8 of this 2003 Act. An emergency
operations plan and a credentialing plan must comply with rules
governing those plans adopted by the Department of Human
Services. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 8. + }  { + The Department of Human Services
shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of
sections 2 to 8 of this 2003 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 9. + }  { + This 2003 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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