Chapter 1056 Oregon Laws
1999
Session Law
AN ACT
SB 911
Relating to health care;
creating new provisions; amending ORS 137.290, 137.303, 353.450, 431.623 and
682.195; repealing sections 1 and 8, chapter 943, Oregon Laws 1999 (Enrolled
Senate Bill 1202), and sections 1 and 2, chapter 981, Oregon Laws 1999
(Enrolled House Bill 2391); and appropriating money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 137.290 is amended to read:
137.290. (1) In all cases of conviction for the commission of a
crime, violation or infraction, excluding parking violations, the trial court,
whether a circuit, justice or municipal court, shall impose upon the defendant,
in addition to any other monetary obligation imposed, a unitary assessment
under this section. The unitary assessment shall also be imposed by the circuit
court and county court in juvenile cases under ORS 419C.005 (1). The unitary
assessment is a penal obligation in the nature of a fine and shall be in an
amount as follows:
(a) [$100] $103 in the case of a felony.
(b) [$60] $63 in the case of a misdemeanor.
(c) [$90] $93 in the case of a conviction for
driving under the influence of intoxicants.
(d) [$30] $33 in the case of any offense
punishable only by a fine.
(2) The unitary assessment shall include, in addition to the
amount in subsection (1) of this section:
(a) $40 if the defendant was driving a vehicle that requires a
commercial driver license to operate and the conviction was for violating:
(A) ORS 811.100 by driving at a speed at least 10 miles per
hour greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances; or
(B) ORS 811.115 by driving at least 65 miles per hour; and
(b) $500 if the crime of conviction is a crime found in ORS
chapter 163.
(3) The court in any case may waive payment of the unitary
assessment, in whole or in part, if, upon consideration, the court finds that
payment of the assessment or portion thereof would impose upon the defendant a
total monetary obligation inconsistent with justice in the case. In making its
determination under this subsection, the court shall consider:
(a) The financial resources of the defendant and the burden
that payment of the unitary assessment will impose, with due regard to the
other obligations of the defendant; and
(b) The extent to which such burden can be alleviated by
allowing the defendant to pay the monetary obligations imposed by the court on
an installment basis or on other conditions to be fixed by the court.
SECTION 1a. If Senate Bill 1202 becomes law, section 8,
chapter 943, Oregon Laws 1999 (Enrolled Senate Bill 1202) (amending ORS
137.290), is repealed.
SECTION 1b. If House Bill 2391 becomes law, section 1,
chapter 981, Oregon Laws 1999 (Enrolled House Bill 2391) (amending ORS
137.290), is repealed.
SECTION 1c. If either Senate Bill 1202 or House Bill
2391 becomes law, but not both, section 1 of this 1999 Act (amending ORS
137.290) is repealed and ORS 137.290 is amended to read:
137.290. (1) In all cases of conviction for the commission of a
crime, violation or infraction, excluding parking violations, the trial court,
whether a circuit, justice or municipal court, shall impose upon the defendant,
in addition to any other monetary obligation imposed, a unitary assessment
under this section. The unitary assessment shall also be imposed by the circuit
court and county court in juvenile cases under ORS 419C.005 (1). The unitary
assessment is a penal obligation in the nature of a fine and shall be in an
amount as follows:
(a) [$100] $104 in the case of a felony.
(b) [$60] $64 in the case of a misdemeanor.
(c) [$90] $94 in the case of a conviction for
driving under the influence of intoxicants.
(d) [$30] $34 in the case of any offense
punishable only by a fine.
(2) The unitary assessment shall include, in addition to the
amount in subsection (1) of this section:
(a) $40 if the defendant was driving a vehicle that requires a
commercial driver license to operate and the conviction was for violating:
(A) ORS 811.100 by driving at a speed at least 10 miles per
hour greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances; or
(B) ORS 811.115 by driving at least 65 miles per hour; and
(b) $500 if the crime of conviction is a crime found in ORS
chapter 163.
(3) The court in any case may waive payment of the unitary
assessment, in whole or in part, if, upon consideration, the court finds that
payment of the assessment or portion thereof would impose upon the defendant a
total monetary obligation inconsistent with justice in the case. In making its
determination under this subsection, the court shall consider:
(a) The financial resources of the defendant and the burden
that payment of the unitary assessment will impose, with due regard to the
other obligations of the defendant; and
(b) The extent to which such burden can be alleviated by
allowing the defendant to pay the monetary obligations imposed by the court on
an installment basis or on other conditions to be fixed by the court.
SECTION 1d. If both Senate Bill 1202 and House Bill
2391 become law, section 1 of this 1999 Act (amending ORS 137.290) is repealed
and ORS 137.290 is amended to read:
137.290. (1) In all cases of conviction for the commission of a
crime, violation or infraction, excluding parking violations, the trial court,
whether a circuit, justice or municipal court, shall impose upon the defendant,
in addition to any other monetary obligation imposed, a unitary assessment
under this section. The unitary assessment shall also be imposed by the circuit
court and county court in juvenile cases under ORS 419C.005 (1). The unitary
assessment is a penal obligation in the nature of a fine and shall be in an
amount as follows:
(a) [$100] $105 in the case of a felony.
(b) [$60] $65 in the case of a misdemeanor.
(c) [$90] $95 in the case of a conviction for
driving under the influence of intoxicants.
(d) [$30] $35 in the case of any offense
punishable only by a fine.
(2) The unitary assessment shall include, in addition to the
amount in subsection (1) of this section:
(a) $40 if the defendant was driving a vehicle that requires a
commercial driver license to operate and the conviction was for violating:
(A) ORS 811.100 by driving at a speed at least 10 miles per
hour greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances; or
(B) ORS 811.115 by driving at least 65 miles per hour; and
(b) $500 if the crime of conviction is a crime found in ORS
chapter 163.
(3) The court in any case may waive payment of the unitary
assessment, in whole or in part, if, upon consideration, the court finds that
payment of the assessment or portion thereof would impose upon the defendant a
total monetary obligation inconsistent with justice in the case. In making its
determination under this subsection, the court shall consider:
(a) The financial resources of the defendant and the burden
that payment of the unitary assessment will impose, with due regard to the
other obligations of the defendant; and
(b) The extent to which such burden can be alleviated by
allowing the defendant to pay the monetary obligations imposed by the court on
an installment basis or on other conditions to be fixed by the court.
SECTION 2.
ORS 137.303 is amended to read:
137.303. (1) The Department of Revenue is responsible for
assuring that moneys in the Criminal Fine and Assessment Account are properly
distributed and shall distribute the moneys monthly according to the following
formula:
(a) [15.6365] 15.3070 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Police Standards and Training Account
established under ORS 181.690.
(b) [8.7570] 8.5725 percent of moneys in the account
shall be transferred to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Account established
under ORS 147.225.
(c) [4.2299] 4.1408 percent of moneys in the account
shall be transferred to the Intoxicated Driver Program Fund established under
ORS 813.270.
(d) [48.6727] 47.6470 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the General Fund to be used for general
governmental expenses.
(e) [2.3452] 2.2958 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be reserved to be distributed as provided in ORS 137.305.
(f) [2.7608] 2.7026 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department.
(g) [0.7870] 0.7704 percent of moneys in the account
shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is continuously
appropriated to the department for the purpose of enhanced enforcement of
traffic laws against drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
(h) [8.7570] 8.5725 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention
Account established in ORS 418.746.
(i) [0.8820] 0.8634 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Domestic Violence Fund established under
ORS 108.660.
(j) [3.4586] 3.3857 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of performing
forensic laboratory analyses and maintaining the forensic services implied
consent unit.
(k) [1.2015] 1.1762 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Domestic Violence Fund established under
ORS 108.660 and is continuously appropriated for the purposes of ORS 108.620
(1)(a) to (c).
(L) [0.4508] 0.4413 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Safety Education Fund created by ORS
802.155.
(m) [2.061] 2.0176 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Children's Trust Endowment Fund established
under ORS 418.198.
(n) 2.1072 percent of
moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Emergency Medical Services
Enhancement Account established under section 3 of this 1999 Act.
(2) The Department of Revenue shall report to the State Office
for Services to Children and Families monthly on the amount of moneys
transferred to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account under
subsection (1)(h) of this section. In making the report, the Department of
Revenue shall specify the amount of moneys received from the state courts in
each county and from each city court.
SECTION 2a. If Senate Bill 1202 becomes law and House
Bill 2391 does not become law, section 1, chapter 943, Oregon Laws 1999
(Enrolled Senate Bill 1202) (amending ORS 137.303), is repealed and ORS
137.303, as amended by section 2 of this 1999 Act, is amended to read:
137.303. (1) The Department of Revenue is responsible for [assuring] ensuring that moneys in the Criminal Fine and Assessment Account
are properly distributed and shall distribute the moneys monthly according to
the following formula:
(a) [15.3070] 15.2002 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Police Standards and Training Account
established under ORS 181.690.
(b) [8.5725] 8.5127 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Account
established under ORS 147.225.
(c) [4.1408] 4.1119 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Intoxicated Driver Program Fund established
under ORS 813.270.
(d) [47.6470] 47.3146 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the General Fund to be used for general
governmental expenses.
(e) [2.2958] 2.2798 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be reserved to be distributed as provided in ORS 137.305.
(f) [2.7026] 2.6838 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department.
(g) [0.7704] 0.7650 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of enhanced
enforcement of traffic laws against drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
(h) [8.5725] 8.5127 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention
Account established in ORS 418.746.
(i) [0.8634] 0.8574 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Domestic Violence Fund established under
ORS 108.660.
(j) [3.3857] 3.3621 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of performing
forensic laboratory analyses and maintaining the forensic services implied
consent unit.
(k) [1.1762] 1.1680 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Domestic Violence Fund established under
ORS 108.660 and is continuously appropriated for the purposes of ORS 108.620
(1)(a) to (c).
(L) [0.4413] 0.4382 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Safety Education Fund created by ORS
802.155.
(m) [2.0176] 2.0035 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Children's Trust Endowment Fund established
under ORS 418.198.
(n) [2.1072] 2.0926 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Emergency Medical Services Enhancement
Account established under section 3 of this 1999 Act.
(o) 0.6975 percent of
the moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Sexual Assault Victims
Fund established under section 7, chapter 943, Oregon Laws 1999 (Enrolled
Senate Bill 1202).
(2) The Department of Revenue shall report to the State Office
for Services to Children and Families monthly on the amount of moneys transferred
to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account under subsection
(1)(h) of this section. In making the report, the Department of Revenue shall
specify the amount of moneys received from the state courts in each county and
from each city court.
SECTION 2b. If House Bill 2391 becomes law and Senate
Bill 1202 does not become law, section 2, chapter 981, Oregon Laws 1999
(Enrolled House Bill 2391) (amending ORS 137.303), is repealed and ORS 137.303,
as amended by section 2 of this 1999 Act, is amended to read:
137.303. (1) The Department of Revenue is responsible for [assuring] ensuring that moneys in the Criminal Fine and Assessment Account
are properly distributed and shall distribute the moneys monthly according to
the following formula:
(a) [15.3070] 15.2002 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Police Standards and Training Account
established under ORS 181.690.
(b) [8.5725] 8.5127 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Account
established under ORS 147.225.
(c) [4.1408] 4.1119 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Intoxicated Driver Program Fund established
under ORS 813.270.
(d) [47.6470] 47.3146 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the General Fund to be used for general
governmental expenses.
(e) [2.2958] 2.2798 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be reserved to be distributed as provided in ORS 137.305.
(f) [2.7026] 2.6838 percent of the moneys in the account
shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is continuously
appropriated to the department.
(g) [0.7704] 0.7650 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of enhanced
enforcement of traffic laws against drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
(h) [8.5725] 8.5127 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention
Account established in ORS 418.746.
(i) [0.8634] 0.8574 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Domestic Violence Fund established under
ORS 108.660.
(j) [3.3857] 3.3621 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of performing
forensic laboratory analyses and maintaining the forensic services implied
consent unit.
(k) [1.1762] 1.1680 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Domestic Violence Fund established under
ORS 108.660 and is continuously appropriated for the purposes of ORS 108.620
(1)(a) to (c).
(L) [0.4413] 0.4382 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Safety Education Fund created by ORS
802.155.
(m) [2.0176] 2.0035 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Children's Trust Endowment Fund established
under ORS 418.198.
(n) [2.1072] 2.0926 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Emergency Medical Services Enhancement
Account established under section 3 of this 1999 Act.
(o) 0.6975 percent of
the moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Public Safety Memorial
Fund established by section 3, chapter 981, Oregon Laws 1999 (Enrolled House
Bill 2391).
(2) The Department of Revenue shall report to the State Office
for Services to Children and Families monthly on the amount of moneys
transferred to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account under
subsection (1)(h) of this section. In making the report, the Department of
Revenue shall specify the amount of moneys received from the state courts in
each county and from each city court.
SECTION 2c. If both Senate Bill 1202 and House Bill
2391 become law, section 1, chapter 943, Oregon Laws 1999 (Enrolled Senate Bill
1202) (amending ORS 137.303), and section 2, chapter 981, Oregon Laws 1999
(Enrolled House Bill 2391) (amending ORS 137.303), are repealed and ORS
137.303, as amended by section 2 of this 1999 Act, is amended to read:
137.303. (1) The Department of Revenue is responsible for [assuring] ensuring that moneys in the Criminal Fine and Assessment Account
are properly distributed and shall distribute the moneys monthly according to
the following formula:
(a) [15.3070] 15.0949 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Police Standards and Training Account
established under ORS 181.690.
(b) [8.5725] 8.4537 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Account
established under ORS 147.225.
(c) [4.1408] 4.0834 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Intoxicated Driver Program Fund established
under ORS 813.270.
(d) [47.6470] 46.9869 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the General Fund to be used for general
governmental expenses.
(e) [2.2958] 2.2640 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be reserved to be distributed as provided in ORS 137.305.
(f) [2.7026] 2.6652 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department.
(g) [0.7704] 0.7597 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of enhanced
enforcement of traffic laws against drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
(h) [8.5725] 8.4537 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention
Account established in ORS 418.746.
(i) [0.8634] 0.8515 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Domestic Violence Fund established under
ORS 108.660.
(j) [3.3857] 3.3388 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Department of State Police and is
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of performing
forensic laboratory analyses and maintaining the forensic services implied
consent unit.
(k) [1.1762] 1.1599 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Domestic Violence Fund established under
ORS 108.660 and is continuously appropriated for the purposes of ORS 108.620
(1)(a) to (c).
(L) [0.4413] 0.4352 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Safety Education Fund created by ORS
802.155.
(m) [2.0176] 1.9896 percent of the moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Children's Trust Endowment Fund established
under ORS 418.198.
(n) [2.1072] 2.0781 percent of moneys in the
account shall be transferred to the Emergency Medical Services Enhancement
Account established under section 3 of this 1999 Act.
(o) 0.6927 percent of
the moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Sexual Assault Victims
Fund established under section 7, chapter 943, Oregon Laws 1999 (Enrolled
Senate Bill 1202).
(p) 0.6927 percent of the
moneys in the account shall be transferred to the Public Safety Memorial Fund
established by section 3, chapter 981, Oregon Laws 1999 (Enrolled House Bill
2391).
(2) The Department of Revenue shall report to the State Office
for Services to Children and Families monthly on the amount of moneys
transferred to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account under
subsection (1)(h) of this section. In making the report, the Department of
Revenue shall specify the amount of moneys received from the state courts in
each county and from each city court.
SECTION 3. (1) The Emergency Medical Services
Enhancement Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund.
Interest earned on moneys in the account shall accrue to the account. All
moneys deposited in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department
of Revenue for the purposes of this section.
(2) The Department of
Revenue shall distribute moneys in the Emergency Medical Services Enhancement
Account in the following manner:
(a) 35 percent of the moneys
in the account shall be transferred to the Office of Rural Health established
under ORS 442.475 for the purpose of enhancing emergency medical services in
rural areas as specified in section 5 of this 1999 Act.
(b) 25 percent of the moneys
in the account shall be transferred to the Emergency Medical Services and
Trauma Systems Program established under ORS 431.623.
(c) 35 percent of the moneys
in the account shall be transferred to the Area Health Education Center program
established under ORS 353.450.
(d) 5 percent of the moneys
in the account shall be transferred to the Oregon Poison Center referred to in
ORS 431.890.
SECTION 4. Section 5 of this 1999 Act is added to and
made a part of ORS 442.470 to 442.505.
SECTION 5. (1) With the moneys transferred to the
Office of Rural Health by section 3 of this 1999 Act, the office shall
establish a dedicated grant program for the purpose of providing assistance to
rural communities to enhance emergency medical service systems.
(2) Communities, as well as
nonprofit or governmental agencies serving those communities, may apply to the
office for grants on forms developed by the office.
(3) The office shall make
the final decision concerning which entities receive grants, but the office may
seek advice from the Rural Health Coordinating Council, the State Emergency
Medical Service Committee and other appropriate individuals experienced with
emergency medical services.
(4) The office may make
grants to entities for the purchase of equipment, the establishment of new
rural emergency medical service systems or the improvement of existing rural
emergency medical service systems.
(5) With the exception of
printing and mailing expenses associated with the grant program, the Office of
Rural Health shall pay for administrative costs of the program with funds other
than those transferred under section 3 of this 1999 Act.
SECTION 6.
ORS 431.623 is amended to read:
431.623. (1) The Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems
Program is created within the Health Division for the purpose of administering
and regulating ambulances, training and certifying emergency medical
technicians, establishing and maintaining emergency medical systems including
trauma systems and obtaining appropriate data from the Oregon Injury Registry
as necessary for trauma reimbursement, system quality assurance and assuring
cost efficiency.
(2) For purposes of ORS 431.607 to 431.619 and ORS chapter 682,
the duties vested in the Health Division shall be performed by the Emergency
Medical Services and Trauma Systems Program.
(3) The program shall be administered by a director.
(4) With moneys
transferred to the program by section 3 of this 1999 Act, the program shall
apply those moneys to:
(a) Developing state and
regional standards of care;
(b) Developing a statewide
educational curriculum to teach standards of care;
(c) Implementing quality
improvement programs;
(d) Creating a statewide
data system for prehospital care; and
(e) Providing ancillary
services to enhance Oregon's emergency medical service system.
SECTION 7.
ORS 682.195 is amended to read:
682.195. (1) The Health Division shall appoint a State
Emergency Medical Service Committee composed of 18 members as follows:
(a) Seven physicians licensed under ORS chapter 677 whose
practice consists of routinely treating emergencies such as cardiovascular
illness or trauma, appointed from a list submitted by the Board of Medical
Examiners.
(b) Four emergency medical technicians whose practices consist
of routinely treating emergencies, including but not limited to cardiovascular
illness or trauma, at least one of whom is at the lowest level of emergency
medical technician certification established by the division at the time of
appointment. EMTs appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be selected from
lists submitted by each area trauma advisory board. The lists shall include
nominations from entities including but not limited to organizations that
represent emergency care providers in Oregon.
(c) One volunteer ambulance operator, one person representing
governmental agencies that provide ambulance services and one person
representing a private ambulance company.
(d) One hospital administrator.
(e) One nurse who has served at least two years in the capacity
of an emergency department nurse.
(f) One representative of an emergency dispatch center.
(g) One community college or licensed career school
representative.
(2) The committee shall include at least one resident but no
more than three residents from each region served by one area trauma advisory
board at the time of appointment.
(3) Appointments shall be made for a term of four years in a
manner to preserve insofar as possible the representation of the organization
described in subsection (1) of this section. Vacancies shall be filled for any
unexpired term as soon as the division can make such appointments. The
committee shall choose its own chairperson and shall meet at the call of the
chairperson or the division administrator.
(4) The State Emergency Medical Service Committee shall:
(a) Advise the division
concerning the adoption, amendment and repeal of rules authorized by this
chapter;
(b) Assist the Emergency
Medical Services and Trauma Systems Program in providing state and regional
emergency medical services coordination and planning;
(c) Assist communities in
identifying emergency medical service system needs and quality improvement
initiatives;
(d) Assist the Emergency
Medical Services and Trauma Systems Program in prioritizing, implementing and
evaluating emergency medical service system quality improvement initiatives
identified by communities;
(e) Review and prioritize
rural community emergency medical service funding requests and provide input to
the Rural Health Coordinating Council; and
(f) Review and prioritize
funding requests for rural community emergency medical service training and
provide input to the Area Health Education Center program.
(5) The chairperson of the committee shall appoint a
subcommittee on EMT certification and discipline, consisting of five physicians
and four EMTs. The subcommittee shall advise the division and the board on the
adoption, amendment, repeal and application of rules concerning ORS 682.135 to
682.175 and 682.245. The decisions of this subcommittee shall not be subject to
the review of the full State Emergency Medical Service Committee.
(6) Members are entitled to compensation as provided in ORS
292.495.
SECTION 8.
ORS 353.450 is amended to read:
353.450. (1) It is
the finding of the Legislative Assembly that there is need to provide programs
that will assist a rural community to recruit and retain physicians, physician
assistants and nurse practitioners. For that purpose:
[(1)] (a) The Legislative Assembly supports
the development at the Oregon Health Sciences University of an Area Health
Education Center program as provided for under the United States Public Health
Service Act, Section 781.
[(2)] (b) The university shall provide
continuing education opportunities for persons licensed to practice medicine
under ORS chapter 677 who practice in rural areas of this state in cooperation
with the respective professional organizations, including the Oregon Medical
Association and the Oregon Society of Physician Assistants.
[(3)] (c) The university shall seek funding
through grants and other means to implement and operate a fellowship program
for physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners intending to
practice in rural areas.
(2) With the moneys
transferred to the Area Health Education Center program by section 3 of this
1999 Act, the program shall:
(a) Establish educational
opportunities for emergency medical technicians in rural counties;
(b) Contract with
educational facilities qualified to conduct emergency medical training programs
using a curriculum approved by the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma
Systems Program; and
(c) Review requests for
training funds with input from the State Emergency Medical Service Committee
and other individuals with expertise in emergency medical services.
Approved by the Governor
September 1, 1999
Filed in the office of the
Secretary of State September 1, 1999
Effective date October 23,
1999
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