Oregon Senate Bill 1521
Session 2024R1
Relating to care for vulnerable individuals; declaring an emergency.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 4, 2024
Sponsor
Unavailable
First Action
Feb 5, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 11, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1521
State
Oregon
Session
2024R1
Motion Text
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Digest: The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one organization to provide a new type of service to people who hire personal support workers.
The Act makes changes to the statutes about agency with choice service providers. The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one agency providing agency with choice services by January 1, 2026.
The Act makes a place that houses and takes care of people who are elderly or who have disabilities use a certain tool. The tool makes sure that the place has enough staff to meet the needs of the people who live there. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3).
[Digest: The Act requires DHS to contract with at least one organization to provide a new type of service to people who hire personal support workers.]
[The Act makes changes to the statutes about agency with choice service providers. Requires DHS to contract with at least one agency providing agency with choice services by January 1, 2026.]
[The Act changes the way that DHS makes a place that houses and takes care of people who are elderly or who have disabilities use a certain tool to make sure that the place has enough staff to meet the needs of the people who live there.]
[The Act requires that some people must be licensed to help children in DHS custody to stay out of temporary lodging. The Act says that those people do not have to be licensed until 1/1/25. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4).]
Requires the Department of Human Services to contract with at least one organization by July 1, 2024, to provide enhanced supports to employers of personal support workers and describes the supports that must be provided by the organization.
Specifies the minimum requirements for agencies to be endorsed by the department to provide agency with choice services and requires the department to contract with at least one organization to provide agency with choice services by January 1, 2026.
Prohibits specified acts by agencies that employ staff to provide direct support professionals.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to hire one additional position for the authority's Medicaid [fraud] program integrity unit.
Modifies the enforcement by the Department of Human Services of the requirements for residential care facilities to use acuity-based staffing tools to ensure sufficient staffing levels to meet residents' scheduled and unscheduled needs at all times.
[Requires that certain providers of placement safety or crisis supports for children in the custody of the department be licensed as child-caring agencies. Specifies that certain providers of care or services to children are not child-caring agencies. Delays licensing requirement for certain providers of placement safety or crisis supports to children until January 1, 2025. Permits the department until December 31, 2024, to continue contracting with certain providers of placement safety and supports even though they are unlicensed.]
Extends deadline from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027, for residential training homes and adult foster homes licensed before July 1, 2026, to install automatic sprinkler systems.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A-Engrossed
B-Engrossed
Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed
Senate Amendments to Introduced
04/11/2024
Senate
Effective date, April 4, 2024.
04/11/2024
Senate
Chapter 92, 2024 Laws.
04/04/2024
Senate
Governor signed.
03/13/2024
House
Speaker signed.
03/12/2024
Senate
President signed.
03/07/2024
House
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.
03/07/2024
House
Second reading.
03/07/2024
House
Recommendation: Do pass.
03/07/2024
House
Referred to Ways and Means.
03/07/2024
House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
03/07/2024
Senate
Patterson declared potential conflict of interest.
03/07/2024
Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
03/07/2024
Senate
Second reading.
03/07/2024
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
03/06/2024
Senate
Returned to Full Committee.
03/06/2024
Senate
Work Session held.
03/06/2024
Senate
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
02/29/2024
Senate
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
02/19/2024
Senate
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
02/19/2024
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
02/14/2024
Senate
Work Session held.
02/12/2024
Senate
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
02/07/2024
Senate
Public Hearing held.
02/05/2024
Senate
Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means.
02/05/2024
Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 1, 2024 8:50:38 PM
Record Updated
Apr 12, 2024 8:01:06 AM