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OR HB2456

Bill

Status

Passed

6/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Consolidates "complete" and "partial" medical assessment definitions into a single "medical assessment" category for sexual assault victims, which includes a medical examination and may optionally include forensic evidence collection

  • Eliminates the previous distinction between the 84-hour window for complete assessments and 7-day window for partial assessments, instead allowing the Department of Justice to establish timeframes by rule

  • Removes the prohibition on billing a victim's insurance carrier, now only restricting providers from billing victims directly when the department cannot pay

  • Requires the Department of Justice to adopt rules establishing covered and noncovered medical services under the Sexual Assault Victims' Emergency Medical Response Fund

  • Directs compensation for strangulation-related medical assessments to be handled under ORS 147.035 (Crime Victims' Compensation Program) rather than this fund

Legislative Description

Relating to the Sexual Assault Victims' Emergency Medical Response Fund.

Last Action

Chapter 298, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

6/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/3/2025
Judiciary1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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