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OHSU leaders urge passage of HB 4179 to create Knight Cancer Group and safeguard a donor‑funded cancer initiative
Senate committee on rollers · February 27, 2026
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Summary
OHSU executives told senators HB 4179 will enable creation of a Knight Cancer Group (a 501(c)(3) affiliated with OHSU) and provide legal certainty to implement a $2 billion gift and an integrated cancer care model.
OHSU leaders asked the committee to advance House Bill 4179, legislation they said is necessary to establish the Knight Cancer Group — a nonprofit entity with OHSU as corporate member — and to ensure that faculty and providers working through that entity retain coverage under the Oregon Tort Claims Act and public‑employee…
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