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Subcommittee advances bill to create "rural emergency hospital" license, sends it to full committee
Summary
A Legislative Fiscal Office analyst told the Ways and Means Human Services subcommittee that House Bill 4047 would allow hospitals to seek a new "rural emergency hospital" license and direct the Oregon Health Authority to set a licensing fee; the subcommittee approved the LFO recommendation and sent the bill to the full committee.
The Ways and Means Human Services subcommittee moved House Bill 4047 to the full Ways and Means Committee on voice vote after the Legislative Fiscal Office recommended doing so.
A Legislative Fiscal Office analyst told the subcommittee, "The measure authorizes hospitals to apply for licensure as a rural emergency hospital and directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish and assess a licensing fee for this new designation." The analyst said any…
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