Bill Text: OR SB21 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating to long term care; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2013-07-03 - Effective date, July 1, 2013. [SB21 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB21-Amended.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

SA to SB 21

LC 371/SB 21-3

                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 21

         By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES

                            April 17

  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 6, delete 'choice' and
insert 'individual choices'.
  In line 7, delete 'competent' and insert 'responsive'.
  In line 8, delete 'in' and delete 'cost effectiveness ' and
insert 'cost-effectiveness'.
  Delete lines 12 through 17 and insert:
  ' Whereas health system transformation is changing the
landscape of the health care delivery system and the long term
care system is changing to better coordinate health care, long
term care and supports; and
  ' Whereas the state has an obligation and an opportunity to
engage in bold and innovative research and planning to meet the
future demands and individual choices of seniors and persons with
disabilities; now, therefore,'.
  Delete lines 19 through 29.
  On page 2, delete lines 1 through 44 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) The Department of Human
Services shall develop, in accordance with section 2 of this 2013
Act, a plan to improve and strengthen Oregon's publicly funded
long term care system. The plan must include all of the
following:
  ' (a) Strategies to serve seniors and persons with disabilities
in their own homes and community settings of their own choosing.
The strategies may include, but are not limited to, greater
utilization of adult day centers and effective coordination with
the health care system.
  ' (b) Strategies designed to support independence and delay the
entry of individuals into publicly funded long term care. The
strategies may include, but are not limited to, short stay
respite care, medication management and support for family
caregivers.
  ' (c) Strategies to serve individuals equitably in a culturally
and linguistically responsive manner.
  ' (2) In developing the strategies in subsection (1) of this
section, the department shall gather data on the primary causes
of entry into and the significant cost drivers associated with
publicly funded long term care, including data on any differences
that exist due to age and the location where services are
delivered. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) The Department of Human
Services shall convene a planning committee to assist the
department in developing the plan described in section 1 of this
2013 Act. The planning committee must include:
  ' (a) Representatives of all key stakeholders, including:
  ' (A) Consumers;
  ' (B) Providers; and
  ' (C) Consumer and provider groups that represent seniors and
persons with physical disabilities;
  ' (b) Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
  ' (c) Two members of the Senate appointed by the President of
the Senate.
  ' (2) The department shall conduct public hearings in all
regions of this state to receive public input in the development
of the plan.
  ' (3) The department shall report to the appropriate committees
of the 2014 regular session of the Legislative Assembly:
  ' (a) The progress of the development of the plan; and
  ' (b) Opportunities for implementing changes for which there is
broad stakeholder consensus.
  ' (4) Not later than February 1, 2015, the department shall
provide a final report, in the manner described in ORS 192.245,
that identifies proposed changes, areas of consensus and
challenges and a time line for the implementation of the plan in
whole or in part. + } ' .
  In line 45, delete '2019' and insert '2016'.
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