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82nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2024 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 1507
Ordered by the Senate February 14
Including Senate Amendments dated February 14
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with pre-
session filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President (at the request
of Senate Interim Committee on Health Care)
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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act gives money to the OPGC to help patients with complex needs who are
being discharged from hospitals to post-acute care settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
[Digest: The Act directs the OHA to take steps to take care of hospitals’ problems in finding places
to send certain patients who are ready to leave the hospital. (Flesch Readability Score:60.5).]
[Requires the Oregon Health Authority to take steps to address challenges faced by hospitals in
discharging] Appropriates moneys to the Long Term Care Ombudsman out of the General
Fund for distribution to the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to provide services to
patients with complex needs who are being discharged from hospitals to post-acute care settings.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to challenges faced by hospitals in discharging patients with complex needs to post-acute
care settings; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Long Term Care Ombudsman, for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $904,102, for distribution to the Oregon Public Guardian and
Conservator for the provision of services to patients with complex needs who are being dis-
charged from hospitals to post-acute care settings.
SECTION 2.Section 1 of this 2024 Act becomes operative on July 1, 2024.
SECTION 3.This 2024 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2024
regular session of the Eighty-second Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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