HB4136: Relating to health care; declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

The Act changes the laws about when a nurse has to have a license and gives money to Lane County to pay for same-day health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.0). [Digest: The Act changes the laws about nurse licenses, gives money to Lane County to pay for fast health care and tells the Oregon Health Authority to look at how to get health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5).] Expands the exemption from the licensure requirement for certain nurses. [Directs the Oregon State Board of Nursing to issue a provisional license to an applicant for licensure.] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to enter into an agreement with Lane County Public Health and distribute to Lane County Public Health moneys for the purposes of funding same-day health care services. [Directs the authority to review access to urgent and immediate health care services and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2024.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.