OR SB24

Oregon Department of Administrative Services must conduct biennial market studies comparing wages and benefits for Department of Corrections health services staff against private sector counterparts within 100 miles and Oregon State Hospital staff, with reports due to legislative committees by September 1 of odd-numbered years

Minimum staffing ratios phase in over three biennia: doctors/nurse practitioners start at 1:450 inmates (2025-2027), decrease to 1:400 (2027-2029), 1:300 (2029-2031), and reach final ratio of 1:200; registered nurses move from 1:50 to 1:25; CNAs/LPNs from 1:70 to 1:40

Clinical units must maintain at least two doctors, two registered nurses, one office specialist, and one medication-certified CNA at all times, or one doctor plus one certified nurse practitioner with equivalent support staff

Coffee Creek Correctional Facility must have at least two OB/GYN physicians and two nurse practitioners available, plus two registered nurses and two licensed practical nurses physically present during receiving/discharging operations Monday through Friday

Violation of minimum staffing requirements constitutes an unfair labor practice under ORS 243.672, allowing complaints to be filed with the Employment Relations Board