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Committee adopts amendments and advances HB 4,115 on caregiver background checks
Summary
The committee adopted dash‑3 amendments to HB 4,115, which modifies criminal background‑check requirements for certain caregivers and behavioral‑health providers, and unanimously advanced the bill to the floor and referred it to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
The House Committee on Behavioral Health adopted dash‑3 amendments to House Bill 4,115 and forwarded the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation and prior reference to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Staff summarized HB 4,115 (carried by Representative Nathanson) as imposing new requirements and clarifying applicability of criminal records checks for specified caregivers and behavioral‑health providers and for background checks performed by the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority. The dash‑3 amendments, as placed on OLIS, specifically exclude facilities located on the campus of the Oregon State Hospital from the definition of "residential facility" and modify retroactive reimbursement rules for providers by coordinated care organizations; staff noted the Legislative Fiscal Office issued a fiscal light enabling full fiscal review by Ways and Means.
Vice Chair Edwards moved to adopt the dash‑3 amendments (02/11/2026); the committee recorded a unanimous roll call in favor and the motion passed. Edwards then moved HB 4,115 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation and requested prior reference to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means; the committee voted unanimously and the measure was sent to Ways and Means.
Next steps: HB 4,115 will receive full fiscal review by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means as referenced in the committee motion.
