75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 674
 
                         House Bill 2133
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Department of Human Services)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Eliminates statutory cap on fees charged for certain tests
performed by state public health laboratory.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to fees charged for tests performed by state public
  health laboratory; amending ORS 431.310.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 431.310 is amended to read:
  431.310. (1) For the better protection of the public
health { + , + } the laboratory of the Department of Human
Services shall make bacteriological and other examinations of
water, milk, blood, secretions or tissues required by any state,
county or city institution, or officer, and may make such
examinations for any licensed physician in accordance with the
rules of the department.
  (2) The Department  { + of Human Services + }   { - shall - }
 { +  may + } establish by rule and collect fees for tests
performed in the state public health laboratory { + , subject to
approval by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services
prior to adopting a new fee or changing an existing fee + }  { +
. + }  { - , not to exceed: - }
    { - (a) $50 per test for tests other than newborn screening
tests; and - }
    { - (b) $30 per specimen for newborn screening tests. - }
  (3) All   { - money received for such tests - }   { + moneys
collected under subsection (2) of this section + } shall be
deposited in the Public Health Account to be used for expenses of
the state public health laboratory.
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