Bill > HB3324

This bill amends Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 30.902 to clarify that health care facilities, in addition to physicians, cannot be considered manufacturers, distributors, sellers, or lessors of a product in product liability civil actions under certain circumstances. Specifically, if a product is provided to a patient as part of a medical procedure and the health care facility was not involved in the design or manufacture of that product, it cannot be held liable as a product manufacturer. The bill defines a health care facility using the existing definition in ORS 442.015 and applies these changes retroactively to claims arising before, on, or after the bill's effective date, with an important exception: the amendments do not apply to claims that have already received a final judgment (defined as a judgment where appeal time has expired or is no longer subject to appeal). This legislation appears aimed at protecting health care facilities from being unnecessarily drawn into product liability lawsuits for medical products they did not design or manufacture.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3324