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Senate Bill 834 would amend statutes related to the Oregon State Hospital to (1) prohibit the hospital from providing care to patients under age 18, (2) add psychiatric nurse practitioners as providers who may determine whether a person meets the criteria for an \"extremely dangerous\" civil commitment, (3) separate the statutory roles of hospital chief medical officer and superintendent, (4) require initial evaluations be completed by certified evaluators, and (5) replace the statutory term \"symptomology\" with \"symptomatology.\" The committee's staff analyst said the measure has minimal fiscal impact and no revenue impact.

The committee chair asked the Legislative Policy and Research Office analyst, Katie Hart, to summarize the measure at the start of the work session. After the summary, a committee member moved the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the motion received no recorded second in the transcript and the clerk called the roll. Senators Gorsuch, Patterson, Vice Chair Anderson and Chair Reynolds voted yea; one senator was recorded as excused. The motion passed and the measure was sent to the floor.

During discussion, one senator said the bill made sense but expressed concern about the lack of resources for people age 18, noting the change does not by itself \"take care of that problem.\" Committee members acknowledged that the bill does not address community treatment options for young adults removed from hospital care.

The committee then closed the work session on SB 834 and proceeded to informational business.

Votes at a glance
Senate Bill 834 — Motion: move SB 834 to the floor with a \"do pass\" recommendation; Mover: Senator Anderson (as recorded in the transcript); Second: not specified in the transcript; Vote: Gorsuch — yes; Patterson — aye; Anderson (Vice Chair) — aye; Reynolds (Chair) — aye; Olimpico — excused; Outcome: passed and measure sent to the floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee On Early Childhood and Behavioral Health 02/11/2025 (PM)","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health voted to send Senate Bill 834 to the Senate floor with a \"do pass\" recommendation after a short work session Tuesday.","taxTitle","Early Childhood and Behavioral Health, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",78276,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6339844,"Paid Leave Oregon: state reports broad early takeup, $931 average weekly benefit and healthy trust fund reserve",298,3767000,4065000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2260706-b3f8f5751b589fd0638e54692e925ff7&start=3767&end=4065","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2260706-b3f8f5751b589fd0638e54692e925ff7/thumbnail_3767000.jpg","/articles/6339844/Oregon/Paid-Leave-Oregon-state-reports-broad-early-takeup-931-average-weekly-benefit-and-healthy-trust-fund-reserve","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339844-51e8c7339ef34d2d4fdd843f50148b13/orig.mp4?Expires=1770903592&Signature=k1zo~--8NRcQCuEguKNIuovSK0SCgJHtMkEpPhbwmvTOLs-9l2x0zbQuH3pVpY-fY3Gdku8S13S7vha-7xMfEIwtt5L9wgGZ382FFcWTxjLX9GMgU1iAG2rvWNDWp6Ea2xtCTrgYLm9c06h2VuJIKouPdZ0A68d0LTpgpGGL1gYj36DuunEaIbiTvFAC9v9OdT1KNjqgD4rsOKtW9DTrSsY53FfeploAbhmMWdmxpz3vuwpqrhpnsc8YIjbjdgSrEq7ny7cmiPsOD0Vwc~CR4koqYWiiJkV4CUdi3tI-vWGJRfyoyjgLt1Ij1Gkoqc15QRdmJZRX4U0ICDAgd4HSyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Karen Hummelba, director of Paid Leave Oregon at the Oregon Employment Department, briefed the Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Tuesday on the new paid‑leave program and bonding (parental) leave statistics.

Hummelba said the program began accepting claims in September 2023 and provides up to 12 weeks of paid leave in a benefit year for qualifying events (medical leave, family leave, bonding leave, safe leave and pre‑placement leave for prospective adoptive or foster parents). Birthing parents with pregnancy‑related limitations may receive up to 14 weeks. Benefit years begin on a claimant’s first day of leave.

The program is funded by payroll contributions; by statute the contribution rate cannot exceed 1 percent of an employee’s gross wages. For the 2025 rate year the contribution rate is set at 1 percent, applied up to the Social Security wage base. Hummelba said the trust fund has about 6.7 months of reserves and is incrementally increasing;

To date the department has recorded more than 191,000 identity‑verified applications. Bonding claims — leave taken to bond with a child after birth, adoption or foster placement — currently make up about 27 percent of claims (Hummelba said bonding was higher in the program’s earliest months and has settled near 27 percent). Claimants take an average of 10.5 weeks of leave; the average weekly benefit for bonding claims is $931. Hummelba said bonding payments to date account for roughly half of total benefit dollars paid (the department reported about $930 million in benefits paid across all leave types to date).

Eligibility requires employment in Oregon, at least $1,000 in earnings in the prior year, contribution to the trust fund and a qualifying event. Medical documentation is required for family and medical leave claims. Workers are generally expected to provide 30 days’ advance notice for planned leave.

Hummelba described outreach efforts focused on health‑care providers, community organizations and employers; the department also coordinates with the Bureau of Labor and Industries on workplace notice requirements. Committee members asked about fiscal solvency and the program’s outreach; Hummelba said the fund is being monitored monthly and current indicators show steady reserves and stable claim and cost patterns.

Ending: Committee members praised the program’s early uptake and noted it has changed how families use leave; lawmakers also raised remaining questions about long‑term provider effects and continued monitoring of fund health.","Karen Hummelba, director of Paid Leave Oregon, told the Senate committee Tuesday that the new paid‑leave program has seen substantial early use and is financing benefits from contributions currently set at 1 percent of payroll.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6339848,"Oregon Medicaid director outlines program scope, recent 1115 waivers and expansion efforts",3591,161000,3752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2260706-b3f8f5751b589fd0638e54692e925ff7&start=161&end=3752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2260706-b3f8f5751b589fd0638e54692e925ff7/thumbnail_161000.jpg","/articles/6339848/Oregon/Oregon-Medicaid-director-outlines-program-scope-recent-1115-waivers-and-expansion-efforts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6339848-8ac57915883c2e559792aea9827848a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770903592&Signature=XWGF8KpFsb3PorrwhY~HWEkH8nz-FTZ-fVX4SN3e5D0RMamxeAjAhriHdCnMzOicdrrmPyBpaq2WAtf6SmK7EV41iQ9L5nPFZiIVFLTEheps5zcV9XSscgyVvNO8msd5PzSQ315AJza3JDElnZ9YcJLRPAXLLnA-hzdo~SimqGbVauXKPkFhIahTys9fJrju-9v-G0Kt-ujqJUZWtspd3RYceLkGySRg-LJ6yGy25PyEVUYtG9~yXGD7DF9ocYahkhpa3CWi4ircchTgvCdBNb4YywiaEQd8zVxnPB-LGqg8npfa8hqqpJOU0WoXPrIqZZCk69FhLC8mH8mvCd8rkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Emma Sandow, director of Oregon Medicaid, told the Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Tuesday that Medicaid is central to state health policy and covers about 1.4 million people in Oregon.

Sandow summarized how Medicaid differs from Medicare and described Oregon’s delivery system, which uses coordinated care organizations or CCOs for roughly 92 percent of members and fee‑for‑service for about 7.5 percent (including some tribal members, youth in child welfare and certain other groups). She said coordinated care organizations receive a per‑member payment and are responsible for coordinating care and financial risk for their enrollees.

Sandow outlined Oregon’s use of Section 1115 waivers of the Social Security Act to expand coverage and benefits. She described two 1115 waivers in Oregon: a broad, long‑standing waiver the presentation referred to as the \"big 1115 waiver,\" and a newer waiver focused on substance use disorder services. The waivers, she said, allow the state to test innovations such as health‑related social needs services (housing supports, food and air purifiers during wildfires), continuous enrollment for children ages 0–6 and a bridge/basic health program to reduce churn between Medicaid and the insurance exchange.

Sandow told the committee Oregon was the first state approved to implement continuous enrollment for children 0–6 and that the state recently extended coverage from one year to two years for people older than 6 to reduce churn. She also highlighted a new program launched in January to maintain certain services for young adults with special health needs when they age out of pediatric categories, a planned reentry benefit to cover services in the 90 days before release from incarceration, and new reimbursement authority to pay tribal partners for traditional healing practices.

Policy details Sandow cited included the federal matching formula (FMAP) and the requirement that 1115 waiver proposals be budget neutral to the federal government. She said Oregon’s total Medicaid program budget is large (Sandow cited roughly $29 billion per biennium) and noted that the federal share of the state’s Medicaid program is roughly 58 percent for the base program, with variation by eligibility group; for the Medicaid expansion adult group she referenced a roughly 90 percent federal match for those services.

Sandow described the Health Evidence Review Commission and the state’s transition away from a prioritized list mechanism that had placed some services below a coverage line; she said that federal rules and the waiver structure have changed how the state approaches coverage decisions and that the HERC will continue evidentiary review and coverage determinations.

Committee members asked about dual‑eligibles, the economic effects of waivers, remaining waiver implementation items and the prioritized list. Sandow said the state must show budget neutrality to obtain federal approval for waiver elements and described cost‑avoidance examples (for example, paying for an air purifier may be cheaper than repeated emergency department visits). She also said the state is in a learning phase on many demonstrations and remains focused on monitoring and improving program implementation.

Sandow closed by noting Oregon’s high coverage rate (she said roughly 97 percent of the state population has insurance and that about 3 percent remain uninsured) and directing members to OHA dashboards and resources for further data.

Ending: Committee members praised Oregon’s CCO model and coverage rates but reiterated that insurance coverage does not always equal access to timely care, particularly for behavioral health and some provider types.","Emma Sandow, Oregon Medicaid director, briefed the Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health on Tuesday about the Oregon Health Plan, coordinated care organizations, Section 1115 waivers and recent expansions intended to reduce churn and improve access.","actionData","errors"]

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