77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 2
Sponsored by Senators COURTNEY, HANSELL, Representatives
WILLIAMSON, MCKEOWN, SPRENGER, Senator DEVLIN, Representative
SMITH; Representatives CONGER, DAVIS, HARKER, PARRISH,
RICHARDSON, WHISNANT
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to Oregon Health and Science University health care
scholarships; and appropriating money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) As used in this section:
(a) 'Designated service site' means a rural health clinic as
defined in 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2), a rural critical access
hospital as defined in ORS 315.613, a federally qualified health
center as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2) or any geographic
area, population group or facility that is located in Oregon and
has been designated by the Health Resources and Services
Administration of the United States Department of Health and
Human Services as a health professional shortage area, a
medically underserved area or a medically underserved population.
(b) 'Health care practitioner' means a:
(A) Physician licensed under ORS chapter 677;
(B) Dentist licensed under ORS chapter 679;
(C) Nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390;
(D) Physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525;
or
(E) Certified registered nurse anesthetist licensed under ORS
chapter 678.
(c) 'Participant' means a person who has been selected by the
Oregon Health and Science University to receive a scholarship
under subsection (5) of this section.
(d) 'Prospective health care practitioner' means a person who
has been accepted into, but has not yet started, a health care
program at the Oregon Health and Science University that meets
the educational requirements for licensure as a physician,
dentist, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or certified
registered nurse anesthetist.
(e) 'Service agreement' means the agreement executed by a
prospective health care practitioner under subsection (3) of this
section.
(2) There is created the Scholars for a Healthy Oregon
Initiative, to be administered by the Oregon Health and Science
University pursuant to rules adopted by the university.
(3) A prospective health care practitioner who wishes to
participate in the initiative shall submit an application to the
Oregon Health and Science University in accordance with rules
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adopted by the university. To be eligible to be a participant in
the initiative, a prospective health care practitioner must:
(a) Have been accepted into, but not yet started, the first
year of the prospective health care practitioner's health care
education at the Oregon Health and Science University;
(b) Be considered a resident of Oregon under the university's
admission guidelines;
(c) Execute a service agreement stating that:
(A) Immediately upon the prospective health care practitioner's
completion of the health care education degree, residency or
training, as established for each degree by the Oregon Health and
Science University by rule, the participant will practice as a
health care practitioner in a designated service site in this
state approved by the university for one year longer than the
number of years the participant spent in the health care program
for which the participant received a scholarship; and
(B) While practicing as a health care practitioner in a
designated service site, the participant must see all patients,
regardless of any patient's ability to pay for services; and
(d) Meet other requirements established by the university by
rule.
(4) The Oregon Health and Science University may select
participants from among the prospective health care practitioners
who submit applications as provided in subsection (3) of this
section. The university shall give preference to prospective
health care practitioners who are:
(a) Individuals admitted to the Oregon Health and Science
University as a student from rural heritage, as defined by the
university's admission policy;
(b) First generation college students; or
(c) Individuals from a diverse or underrepresented community.
(5) The Oregon Health and Science University shall provide a
scholarship covering the entire cost of tuition and fees for the
participant's health care education at the university.
(6) A participant receiving a scholarship under subsection (5)
of this section who fails to complete the terms of the service
agreement shall repay the amount received plus an additional
penalty of 25 percent of the amount received to the Oregon Health
and Science University. The total amount to be paid to the
university under this subsection shall be reduced for every full
year that the participant complied with the service agreement on
a pro rata basis, as computed by the total number of years agreed
to in the service agreement.
(7) A participant receiving a scholarship under subsection (5)
of this section who fails to complete the health care degree for
which the scholarship was awarded shall repay the amount received
to the Oregon Health and Science University.
(8) In the event that a participant is required to repay the
Oregon Health and Science University under subsection (6) or (7)
of this section, the university may:
(a) Collect any amounts due;
(b) Have any amounts due be collected by the Collections Unit
in the Department of Revenue under ORS 293.250; or
(c) Contract with a collections agency to collect any amounts
due.
(9) Any moneys received or collected by the Oregon Health and
Science University under subsections (6) to (8) of this section
shall be deposited into a separate fund held by the university
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.
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The university may not use the moneys in these funds for any
other purpose.
(10) The Oregon Health and Science University may accept funds
from any public or private source for the purposes of carrying
out the provisions of this section.
(11) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the
Oregon Health and Science University shall report to the
Legislative Assembly on the status of the Scholars for a Healthy
Oregon Initiative. The report shall include, for the previous
biennium:
(a) The total number of active participants in the initiative;
and
(b) A breakdown of active participants in the initiative by
health care practitioner category. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) Section 1 of this 2013 Act first applies to
scholarship moneys expended on or after June 30, 2014.
(2) The first report required under section 1 (11) of this 2013
Act is due on December 1, 2014. + }
SECTION 3. { + In addition to and not in lieu of any other
appropriation, there is appropriated to the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013,
out of the General Fund, the amount of $2,500,000 for the Oregon
Health and Science University for the purpose of administering
the Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative created in section 1
of this 2013 Act. + }
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Passed by Senate June 18, 2013
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Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate
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Peter Courtney, President of Senate
Passed by House June 21, 2013
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Tina Kotek, Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2013
Approved:
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2013
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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