Relating to health care interpreters; and declaring an emergency.
It became law on Sep 25, 2021.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 16
- Latest action
- Sep 25, 2021
What it does
Requires health care providers to work with health care interpreters from health care interpreter registry operated by Oregon Health Authority to provide interpretation services. Requires health professional regulatory boards, Department of Human Services and authority to adopt rules to enforce requirement. Provides exceptions. \tRequires interpretation service companies to only employ or contract with health care interpreters listed on health care registry, subject to exceptions. \tRequires Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters to develop and approve standards for testing, qualification and certification of certain health care interpreters. \tRequires authority to train and certify or…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Andrea Salinas
- Lew Frederick
- Ricki Ruiz
- Andrea Valderrama
- Dacia Grayber
- Janeen Sollman
- Janelle Bynum
- Khanh Pham
- Lisa Reynolds
- Maxine Dexter
- Rep Leif
- Rob Nosse
- Sheri Schouten
- Tawna Sanchez
- Teresa Alonso Leon
- Wlnsvey Campos
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Oregon.