Bill Text: OR HB2578 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to Oregon Veterans' Homes.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-02 - Chapter 657, (2011 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2012. [HB2578 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2578-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 2578

Sponsored by Representatives FREEMAN, HANNA, ROBLAN, Senators
  KRUSE, PROZANSKI, VERGER; Representatives BARKER, BOONE,
  GILLIAM, READ (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to Oregon Veterans' Homes; amending ORS 408.370 and
  408.385.
  Whereas Oregon is home to 341,000 veterans; and
  Whereas the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
estimates that Oregon has a need for more than 900 skilled
nursing beds for its veteran population; and
  Whereas the Oregon Veterans' Home in The Dalles has 151 skilled
nursing beds; and
  Whereas a planned second veterans' home in Linn County would
have up to an additional 150 skilled nursing beds; and
  Whereas Oregon would still need another 600 skilled nursing
beds to meet the demand estimated by the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs; now, therefore,

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. ORS 408.385 is amended to read:
  408.385. The State of Oregon and the Director of Veterans'
Affairs shall   { - not establish more than two Oregon Veterans'
Homes until the two facilities authorized by law on July 17,
1995, are constructed and have provided services to patients for
a period of time that is sufficient to allow a determination to
be made concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of the
facilities in providing for the needs of the veterans of Oregon
for long term care. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
support any further consideration for additional veterans'
homes. - }  { +  establish a third Oregon Veterans' Home in
Roseburg, in addition to the two facilities authorized by law on
July 17, 1995.
  (2) The director may seek federal grant funds from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of
establishing the third Oregon Veterans' Home in Roseburg. + }
  SECTION 1a.  { + If House Bill 3208 becomes law, section 1 of
this 2011 Act (amending ORS 408.385) is repealed and ORS 408.385,
as amended by section 1, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2011 (Enrolled
House Bill 3208), is amended to read: + }
  408.385. (1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs   { - may not
establish more than two Oregon Veterans' Homes until the two
facilities authorized by law on July 17, 1995, are constructed
and have provided services to patients for a period of time that
is sufficient to allow a determination to be made concerning the
effectiveness and efficiency of the facilities in providing for

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the needs of the veterans of Oregon for long term care - }
 { + shall establish a third Oregon Veterans' Home in Roseburg,
in addition to the two facilities authorized by law on July 17,
1995 + }.
   { +  (2) The director may seek federal grant funds from the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of
establishing the third Oregon Veterans' Home in Roseburg. + }
    { - (2) - }   { + (3) + }   { - Notwithstanding subsection
(1) of this section, - } If the director determines that
 { - the two - }   { + three + } facilities
  { - authorized by law on July 17, 1995, - }  will not be
sufficient to provide for the needs of the veterans of Oregon,
the director may begin planning for and developing   { - two - }
 { + one + } additional Oregon Veterans'   { - Homes - }  { +
Home + }.
  SECTION 2. ORS 408.370 is amended to read:
  408.370. (1) In addition to the other uses for the Oregon
Housing Fund set forth in ORS 458.600 to 458.665, financial
support for an Oregon Veterans' Home is a permitted use of moneys
from the Oregon Housing Fund.
  (2) Notwithstanding ORS 442.315, 442.325 and 442.584, an Oregon
Veterans' Home is not subject to any certificate of need
requirement but is otherwise subject to the authority of the
  { - Health Resources Commission - }  { +  Oregon Health
Authority + }.
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Passed by House June 6, 2011

Repassed by House June 27, 2011

    .............................................................
                         Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk of House

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

Passed by Senate June 23, 2011

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2011

Approved:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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