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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
01/17/2025
01/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act tells the OMB and OSBN to offer classes and forms to help health care pro- viders communicate with their patients. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.6). Directs the Oregon Medical Board and Oregon State Board of Nursing to offer language edu- cation to health care providers regulated by the boards and make available patient forms in lan- guages patients can comfortably communicate.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Oregon Medical Board and Oregon State Board of Nursing to create a program to improve language accessibility in healthcare. Specifically, the boards will establish language education opportunities for healthcare providers they regulate, aiming to increase the number of providers who can communicate fluently with patients in their native language. The boards are also directed to collaborate and potentially contract with third parties to ensure that patient forms are available in languages that patients can comfortably understand. The boards have the discretion to determine which specific languages will be included in the education programs and form translations through their rule-making process. The overall goal of the bill is to enhance communication between healthcare providers and patients by reducing language barriers, which can improve patient understanding, comfort, and potentially health outcomes.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
House Behavioral Health and Health Care Public Hearing (15:00:00 2/18/2025 HR C) (on 02/18/2025)
Official Document
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bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2993 |
| Open Government Impact Statement for HB2993 INTRO | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83965 |
| BillText | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2993/Introduced |
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