72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 145
 
LC 507/SB 145-2
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 145
 
                  By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
 
                            March 20
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, after line 2, insert:
  ' Whereas it is the policy of the State of Oregon that the
health of the public be promoted to the greatest extent possible
through the public health system, and the public health system
prevents epidemics and the spread of disease, promotes and
encourages healthy environments, behaviors and communities for
healthy people, responds to public health emergencies, assists
communities in recovery and strives to ensure the quality and
accessibility of public health services; and
  ' Whereas it is recognized that medical care alone is not
sufficient to keep our communities healthy; and
  ' Whereas state and local governmental entities have the
responsibility to ensure that a public health system is in place
to perform public health activities; and
  ' Whereas the Department of Human Services is the state public
health agency responsible for overall coordination and monitoring
of the public health system and for providing technical
assistance and consultation to local public health departments;
and
  ' Whereas administrators of local public health departments are
responsible for the delivery of public health services and for
the coordination of public health services at the local level;
and
  ' Whereas the public health system, based in state and local
government, collaborates with other agencies, private health care
providers, community-based organizations, the business community
and the general public in achieving its goals; and
  ' Whereas the primary functions of the public health system are
to assess the health of communities, to develop policies to
improve the health of communities and to ensure that quality
public health services are provided to the communities of this
state; and
  ' Whereas assessing the health of communities includes, but is
not limited to, monitoring health status to identify community
health problems, diagnosing and investigating health problems and
hazards in the community and conducting reviews or research for
the purpose of identifying and disseminating innovative solutions
to health problems; and
  ' Whereas developing policies to improve the health of
communities includes informing and educating people about health
issues, mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve
health problems and developing policies and plans to support
individual and community health efforts; and
  ' Whereas ensuring that quality public health services are
provided to communities includes enforcing laws and rules that
protect health and ensure safety, linking people to needed health
services, facilitating the provision of health services when they
are otherwise unavailable, ensuring a competent public health
care workforce and evaluating the effectiveness, accessibility
and quality of community health services; now, therefore,'.
  Delete lines 4 through 30.
  On page 2, delete lines 1 through 10.
  In line 11, delete '2' and insert '1'.
  In line 12, after the period insert 'The committee shall be
administered by the Department of Human Services and the
Conference of Local Health Officials.'.
  In line 13, delete '10' and insert '12'.
  In line 26, delete 'and'.
  In line 27, delete 'The public.' and insert 'The Portland State
University School of Community Health;
  ' (I) A provider of health plans authorized to sell insurance
in Oregon; and
  ' (J) The public.'.
  On page 3, line 10, delete '3' and insert '2'.
  In line 11, delete '2' and insert '1'.
  In line 17, delete '2' and insert '1'.
  In line 18, delete '4' and insert '3'.
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