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Oregon committee hears bill to require urgent care centers to post services, staff and avoid 'emergency' labeling
Summary
Senators heard testimony supporting House Bill 4,107 A, which would define "urgent care," require onsite licensed providers for specified services, mandate public posting of services and affiliations, and prohibit urgent care centers from presenting as hospital emergency departments; sponsors said the bill focuses on transparency and includes a hardship exemption for temporary staff shortages.
Senators on the Senate Committee on Health Care heard testimony in support of House Bill 4,107 A, a measure that would set baseline service standards and transparency requirements for clinics that call themselves "urgent care." Representative Nancy Nathanson, sponsor of the House version, told the committee that as primary and specialty care access has narrowed, many patients increasingly rely on urgent care for timely care and need clear information about what services a clinic provides.
Nathanson said the bill does three main things: it defines "urgent care," sets minimum service expectations (including basic lab work, radiography, tests for common respiratory diseases, splints, sutures and 12‑lead…
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