2025 Regular SessionOregon Legislature

HB3960: Relating to continuing education for health care providers; prescribing an effective date.

Legislative Summary

The Act says that OHA and some other boards can say that CEs on suicide prevention can count as cultural competency CEs. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4). Allows the Oregon Health Authority to approve as cultural competency continuing education opportunities relating to suicide prevention. Requires that approved cultural competency continuing education opportunities enable health care professionals to effectively care for patients who are members or veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States. Allows certain health professional regulatory boards to count continuing education relating to suicide prevention and lethal means counseling toward a licensee's requirement to complete cultural competency continuing education. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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Bill History

4/14/2025
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
House of Representatives
4/18/2025
Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(4/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Thuy Tran
Thuy Tran
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197032.4 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970318.3 KB