Chapter 460 Oregon Laws 2007

AN ACT

HB 3486

Relating to diabetes; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 431.

SECTION 2. (1) The Department of Human Services shall develop, by the year 2009, a strategic plan to start to slow the rate of diabetes caused by obesity and other environmental factors by the year 2010.

(2) The department shall collaborate with the American Diabetes Association, the Oregon Diabetes Coalition and others such as:

(a) Health care professionals and researchers specializing in diabetes and obesity prevention, treatment or research;

(b) Diabetes educators;

(c) Representatives of medical schools or schools of public health;

(d) High school and post-secondary institution health educators;

(e) Representatives from geographic areas and other population groups at higher risk of diabetes;

(f) Representatives of community-based organizations involved in providing education about or awareness of diabetes; and

(g) Other individuals the department determines are necessary.

(3) The plan developed by the department shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Identification of environmental factors that encourage or support physical activity and healthy eating habits;

(b) Identification of preventative strategies that are effective and culturally competent and that meet the populations most at risk for developing diabetes;

(c) Recommendations for evidence-based screening;

(d) Recommendations for redesigning and financing primary care practices that would facilitate adoption of the Chronic Care Model for screening for diabetes, support for patient self-management and regular reporting of preventative clinical screening results;

(e) Identification of actions to be taken to reduce the morbidity and mortality from diabetes by the year 2015 and a time frame for taking those actions; and

(f) Recommendations to the Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly on statutory changes and funding needed to achieve the department’s plan.

SECTION 3. Section 2 of this 2007 Act is repealed on January 2, 2016.

SECTION 4. This 2007 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect July 1, 2007.

Approved by the Governor June 18, 2007

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 19, 2007

Effective date July 1, 2007

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