TO:OEMSAMembers

RE:LegislativeWinsandLosses

Asmostofyouhaveheard,OregonlegislatorsinSalemhavefinishedtheirsessionand,well,Imstillnot
sureexactlywherewefinished.FromwhatIcanfindoutatwww.leg.state.or.us,hereiswherewestand
atthemoment...

HB-3667:Appearstohavediedincommitteewithlastrecordshowing6/16.Thisbillwouldhavemodified
terminologyrelatingtoemergencymedicalservicesproviders.ItwouldhavealsodirectedtheOregon
HealthAuthoritytoestablishlevelsoflicensureforemergencymedicalservicesproviders.Ifthismakes
yousad,seeSB-234below.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SB-97:Appearstohavediedincommitteewithlastrecordingon5/19.Thisbillwouldhaverequiredthe
OregonHealthAuthoritytodevelopacontinuingeducationcourseinculturalcompetencefornearlyall
healthcareproviders.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SB-104:SignedbytheGovernoron5/19.ThePublicHealthsectionofthisbillallowsEMTstonow
teachtreatmentofallergicresponsesasrequiredbyORS433.800-.830(teachers,camphosts,etc.).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SB-234:PassedbothSenateandHouse,andsignedbytheSenatePreson6/29(IexpecttheGovto
nowsign).LikeHB-3667above,thisbillmodifiesterminologyrelatingtoemergencymedicalservices
providersanddirectstheOregonHealthAuthoritytoestablishlevelsoflicensureforemergencymedical
servicesproviders.So,itappearswearejustabouttobecomelicensed.TheGovernorhasnotsignedit
yetasfarasIcantell,soIdonotknowifitisdeadorifitwillgetsignedinthenextdayortwo.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SB-563:SignedbytheGovernoron5/19andgoesintoeffect1-1-12.ThisbillallowstheOregonHealth
Authoritytoestablishanemergencyhealthcareproviderregistrythatincludesemergencyhealthcare
providerswhoareinterestedandavailabletoprovideservicesduringanemergencyorcrisis,bothwithin
Oregonoranotherstate.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SB-5529:SignedbytheGovernoron6/29andtakeseffectJuly1,2011,thisbillappropriatesmoney
forthefinancialadministrationoftheOregonHealthAuthority.Ibelievethisisthebillwheremoneyto
operateatleastoneMTUisrestoredbydoublingthefeeformedicalmarijuanausers.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SB-5530:SignedbytheGovernoron6/29andtakeseffectJuly1,2011,thisbillapprovescertainnewor
increasedfeesadoptedbytheOregonHealthAuthority,includingFirstResponderandEMTlevelfees.
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So,wemayormaynotbelicensed.However,wecannowteachclassesontreatmentofallergic
responsestoforestrangersandtourguides,volunteertorespondtodisasters,paynewfees,andtell
yourfriendswho(legally)smokethewackyweedforpain,ThanksforsupportingRuralEMS!

ThatsallIhaveforyou.Theremightbemore,butithurtsmyheadtoreadandfollowthisstuff.gmm