Bill Text: OR HB2450 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to provision of services without compensation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2450 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HB2450-Introduced.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 1826 House Bill 2450 Sponsored by Representative CAMERON (Presession filed.) SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. Makes certain persons providing outreach services to individuals who are under supervision of corrections officer immune from civil liability. Requires certain regulatory boards to provide and make available information about how individuals who are under supervision of corrections officer may receive health care services from health practitioners who provide those services without compensation. A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to provision of services without compensation; creating new provisions; and amending section 2, chapter 41, Oregon Laws 2012. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Section 2, chapter 41, Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to read: { + Sec. 2. + } (1) As used in this section: (a) 'Homeless individual' has the meaning given that term in 42 U.S.C. 11302, as in effect on the effective date of this 2012 Act. (b) 'Outreach services' includes, but is not limited to: (A) Case management services such as assessment and referral for alcohol or other drug-related services and for housing, financial, educational and related services; and (B) Medical or dental services provided by a health practitioner who complies with ORS 676.340 and 676.345. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person providing outreach services to homeless individuals { - or - } { + , + } individuals at risk of becoming homeless individuals { + or individuals who are under the supervision of a corrections officer as defined in ORS 181.610 + } is immune from civil liability for all acts or omissions in providing the care if: (a) The person has registered as a volunteer with a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state that has as one of its principal missions the provision of services to homeless individuals or individuals at risk of becoming homeless individuals; and (b) The services are provided without compensation from the nonprofit corporation, the individual to whom services are rendered or any other person. (3) This section does not apply to intentional torts or to acts or omissions that constitute gross negligence. SECTION 2. { + Section 3 of this 2013 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 676. + } SECTION 3. { + Each regulatory board listed in ORS 676.345 (1) shall: (1) Provide information to the Department of Corrections and make information available to county community corrections programs about: (a) The registration program established by the board under ORS 676.345; and (b) Opportunities for individuals who are under the supervision of a corrections officer as defined in ORS 181.610 to receive health care services from health practitioners who provide the services without compensation, except for reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses; and (2) Educate and inform health practitioners regulated by the board about the provisions of law related to providing health care services without compensation to homeless individuals as defined in section 2, chapter 41, Oregon Laws 2012, individuals at risk of becoming homeless and individuals who are under the supervision of a corrections officer. + } ----------