Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB2573: Relating to emergency medical services for residents in long term care settings; and prescribing an effective date.
Status: Chaptered, August 7, 2025
Digest: The Act would make changes to law related to medical services for people living in long term care settings. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Modifies the requirements for the Senior Emergency Medical Services Innovation Program. Extends sunsets for the program and the prohibition on local government regulation of long term care facilities and residential care facilities. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 25, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session House Bill 2573 Sponsored by Representatives GRAYBER, SMITH G, Senator SMITH DB; Representative MUNOZ, Senator CAMPOS (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to emergency medical services for residents in long term care settings; amending sections 1, and 6, chapter 616, Oregon Laws 2021, and section 45, chapter 32, Oregon Laws 2024; and prescribing an effective date. SECTION 1. Section 1, chapter 616, Oregon Laws 2021, is amended to read: Sec. 1. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Long term care facility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015. (b) "Residential care facility" has the meaning given that term in ORS 443.400. (c) "Senior emergency medical services" means services provided by an emergency medical services provider, as defined in ORS 682.025, to residents of a long term care facility or residential care facility. (2)[(a)] The Senior Emergency Medical Services Innovation Program is established in the Department of Human Services. The purpose of the program is to [select,] provide funding to and monitor local public sector pilot projects that: [(A)] (a) Provide innovative strategies for addressing the emergency medical services needs of this state's increasing number of aging residents who receive care and services in residential care facilities and long term care facilities; [(B)] (b) Encourage the efficient and appropriate use of senior emergency …