Loading chat...

OR SB844

Bill

Status

Passed

8/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

Senate

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Annual opioid overdose statistics report to Legislative Assembly moved from September 15 to January 15, with no report required in 2026 and new requirements first applying to the 2027 report

  • Hemodialysis technician definition updated to be defined by Oregon Health Authority rule, explicitly excluding licensed health care providers when hemodialysis falls within their scope of practice

  • Clinical laboratory licensing system restructured to replace state licenses with certificates aligned with federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988, repealing multiple existing licensing statutes

  • Environmental Health Registration Board requirements modernized, including updated terminology from "environmental sanitation" to "environmental health," streamlined registration pathways recognizing national credentials, and revised board composition to include two public members

  • Psilocybin services information sharing expanded to allow health professional regulatory boards to disclose relevant confidential information to Oregon Health Authority for enforcement of psilocybin program regulations

Legislative Description

Relating to public health.

Last Action

Effective date, January 1, 2026.

8/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means6/23/2025
Human Services6/7/2025
Ways and Means4/10/2025
Health Care1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available