Bill Text: OR HB2857 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to regulatory requirements for health services providers; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2857 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2857-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 2084

                         House Bill 2857

Sponsored by Representative NATHANSON; Representatives BARKER,
  DEMBROW, HOYLE (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.

  Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish pilot program to
implement uniform electronic processes for collecting data from
health services providers that serve medical assistance
recipients.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to regulatory requirements for health services
  providers; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Health services' has the meaning given that term in ORS
414.705.
  (b) 'Health services provider' means a person that is
reimbursed by the Oregon Health Authority for providing health
services to medical assistance recipients.
  (2) In one or more geographic regions of this state, the
authority shall implement a pilot program that uses uniform
electronic processes to collect data from health services
providers and for health services providers to transmit data
including, but not limited to, data regarding hospital
credentialing and admitting privileges. The electronic processes
shall be designed to:
  (a) Reduce administrative burdens on health services providers;
  (b) Limit the data required to be transmitted by health
services providers to data that was not previously reported by
the provider;
  (c) Improve the quality and timeliness of information
collected;
  (d) Be interoperable with health services providers' systems;
and
  (e) Enable the sharing of data with authorized persons.
  (3) The electronic processes used in the pilot program must not
preclude a hospital or medical school from:
  (a) Requesting clarification of information obtained through
the electronic processes if necessary for credentialing; or
  (b) Using information obtained outside of the electronic
processes for the purpose of credentialing, granting admitting
privileges, making faculty appointments, conducting peer review
and coordinating quality improvement efforts.
  (4) The authority may expand the pilot program statewide or to
other geographic areas beyond the original pilot program site or
sites.
  (5) This section does not preclude the authority from
implementing any electronic process or procedure within its own
business practices that reduce the burden on providers in
supplying data.
  (6) The authority shall report on the implementation of the
pilot program to the appropriate interim committee of the
Legislative Assembly no later than June 30, 2012. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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