75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. HB 2345
 
LC 1153/HB 2345-A7
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2345
 
                      By COMMITTEE ON RULES
 
                             May 19
 
  On page 2 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 15
through 25 and insert:
  ' (c) The licensee has agreed to report any arrest for or
conviction of a misdemeanor or felony crime to the board within
one business day after the licensee is arrested or convicted.'.
  In line 26, delete '(4)' and insert '(3)'.
  In line 32, delete '(5)' and insert '(4)'.
  On page 3, line 40, after 'is' insert 'approved by the program
and'.
  In line 41, delete 'and approved by the program'.
  On page 4, after line 10, insert:
  ' (k) Require the licensee to report any arrest for or
conviction of a misdemeanor or felony crime to the program within
one business day after the licensee is arrested or convicted;'.
  In line 11, delete '(k)' and insert '(L)' and delete '
arrests,'.
  In line 13, delete '(L)' and insert '(m)'.
  Delete lines 15 through 23 and insert:
  ' (5)(a) A licensee of a board participating in the program may
self-refer to the program.
  ' (b) The program shall require the licensee to attest that the
licensee is not under investigation by the licensee's board.  The
program shall enroll the licensee on the date on which the
licensee attests that the licensee is not under investigation by
the licensee's board.
  ' (c) When a licensee self-refers to the program, the program
shall:
  ' (A) Require that an independent third party approved by the
licensee's board to evaluate alcohol or substance abuse or mental
health disorders evaluate the licensee for alcohol or substance
abuse or mental health disorders; and
  ' (B) Investigate to determine whether the licensee's practice
while impaired has presented or presents a danger to the
public.'.
  In line 31, after '(1)' delete the rest of the line and insert
'The Department of Human Services shall contract with an
independent third party to establish a'.
  On page 12, after line 38, insert:
  ' (3) The Department of Human Services may take any action
before the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this
section that is necessary to enable the department to exercise,
on and after the operative date specified in subsection (1) of
this section, all the duties, functions and powers conferred on
the department by this 2009 Act.
  ' (4) Before the operative date specified in subsection (1) of
this section, the department and the health profession licensing
boards that opt to participate in the impaired health
professional program established under section 1b of this 2009
Act shall collaborate to transfer existing impaired professional
programs and funding, and licensees who are subject to existing
impaired professional programs, to the impaired health
professional program established under section 1b of this 2009
Act.'.
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