Bill Text: OR HB3625 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to nutrition assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3625 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB3625-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 4054

                         House Bill 3625

Sponsored by Representative WITT (at the request of United Food
  and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 555)

                             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 distribute assistance under
Women, Infants and Children Program using electronic debit card.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to nutrition assistance; amending ORS 409.600.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 409.600 is amended to read:
  409.600. (1) The Women, Infants and Children Program is
established in the Oregon Health Authority. The purpose of the
program is to serve as an adjunct to health care by providing
nutritious food, nutrition education and counseling, health
screening and referral services to pregnant and breast-feeding
women and to infants and children in certain high-risk
categories.
  (2) The authority shall adopt:
  (a) Standards and procedures to guide administration of the
program by the state in conformity with federal requirements and
to define the rights, responsibilities and legal procedures of
program vendors;   { - and - }
   { +  (b) An electronic debit card system for the distribution
of benefits; and + }
    { - (b) - }  { +  (c) + } Rules necessary to implement and
carry out the provisions of this section.
  (3)(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the
authority may assess a civil penalty against any person for
violation of any rule of the authority relating to the Women,
Infants and Children Program. The authority shall adopt by rule
criteria for the amount of civil penalties to be assessed under
this section.
  (b) All penalties recovered under this section shall be
deposited into the Oregon Health Authority Fund and credited to
an account designated by the authority. Moneys deposited are
appropriated continuously to the authority and shall be used only
for the administration and enforcement of this section.
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