Bill Text: OR HB2326 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to school-based health centers; declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2326 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HB2326-Introduced.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
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amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
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LC 1175
House Bill 2326
Sponsored by Representative BUCKLEY (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Modifies uses to which Oregon Health Authority may put Health
System Fund moneys.
Authorizes authority to enter into contract with entity that
coordinates efforts of school-based health centers for purpose of
providing assistance to school-based health centers that receive
certain grant moneys.
Directs authority to prepare report on cost-effectiveness of
investing in and expanding grant program with respect to
school-based health centers. Requires submission of report to
interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and
education on or before December 31, 2013. Sunsets January 2,
2014.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to school-based health centers; creating new provisions;
amending section 1, chapter 867, Oregon Laws 2009; and
declaring an emergency.
Whereas school-based health centers are an evidence-based model
of care that contain the cost of health care; and
Whereas school-based health centers utilize a cost-effective
interdisciplinary team approach to delivering coordinated primary
health care across physical, behavioral, emotional and social
dimensions, within the context of family and community; and
Whereas school-based health centers can reduce inappropriate
emergency room use, increase use of primary care and result in
fewer hospitalizations among regular users; and
Whereas children who are uninsured are more likely to suffer
from health problems; and
Whereas school-based health centers provide care to uninsured
children; and
Whereas school-based health centers help uninsured children
obtain comprehensive insurance coverage; and
Whereas school-based health centers are the first, and
occasionally the only, access point for continuous and
comprehensive care for young people with a variety of complex
medical, behavioral and social needs; and
Whereas school-based health centers promote positive youth
development by helping reduce risky behaviors associated with
more serious social conditions, such as alcohol and drug abuse,
juvenile crime, teen pregnancy, teen suicide and violent
behaviors; and
Whereas school-based health centers support educational
outcomes; and
Whereas educational achievement is a strong predictor of a
person's long-term health; and
Whereas evidence shows that there is a profound connection
between a student's health status and educational achievement;
and
Whereas school-based health centers have been linked to
decreased absenteeism and tardiness in school; and
Whereas school-based health centers have been linked to
increased grade point averages among users of mental health
services provided by the centers; and
Whereas school-based health centers that are supported by the
state perform critical public health functions through the
development and ongoing refinement of a system of care that meets
the developmental needs of adolescents, promotes evidence-based
practices for children and prioritizes public health through such
activities as setting certification and performance standards,
collecting and analyzing clinical data, conducting ongoing
assessments and special studies and defining a statewide planning
and development process; and
Whereas the development of budget priorities, the establishment
of funding formulas and the contracting for state allocations to
support school-based health centers is a leading priority of this
state; and
Whereas the Oregon chapter of the National Assembly on
School-Based Health Care advocates for local, state and national
policies, programs and funding to expand and strengthen
school-based health centers; and
Whereas the Oregon chapter of the National Assembly on
School-Based Health Care provides technical assistance and
community-specific and ongoing training to school-based health
centers; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 1, chapter 867, Oregon Laws 2009, as amended
by section 46, chapter 828, Oregon Laws 2009, section 2, chapter
73, Oregon Laws 2010, and section 31, chapter 602, Oregon Laws
2011, is amended to read:
{ + Sec. 1. + } (1) The Health System Fund is established in
the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund.
Interest earned by the Health System Fund shall be credited to
the fund.
(2) Amounts in the Health System Fund are continuously
appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose
of { + :
(a) + } Funding the Health Care for All Oregon Children program
established in ORS 414.231, health services described in ORS
414.025 (8)(a) to (j) and other health services { - . - } { + ;
and
(b) Providing grants under ORS 413.225 to school-based health
centers.
(3) The authority may also use + } moneys in the fund { - may
also be used by the authority - } to:
(a) Provide grants { + under ORS 413.225 + } to community
health centers and safety net clinics { + that are not
school-based health centers + } { - under ORS 413.225 - } .
(b) Pay refunds due under section 41, chapter 736, Oregon Laws
2003, and under section 11, chapter 867, Oregon Laws 2009.
(c) Pay administrative costs incurred by the authority to
administer the assessment in section 9, chapter 867, Oregon Laws
2009.
(d) Provide health services described in ORS 414.025 (8) to
individuals described in ORS 414.025 (3)(f)(B).
{ - (3) - } { + (4) + } The authority shall develop a
system for reimbursement by the authority to the Office of
Private Health Partnerships out of the Health System Fund for
costs associated with administering the private health option
pursuant to ORS 414.826.
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Oregon Health Authority may enter into
a contract with an entity that coordinates the efforts of
school-based health centers for the purpose of providing
assistance to school-based health centers that receive grant
moneys under ORS 413.225.
(2) A contract entered into under this section must require the
entity to:
(a) Provide technical assistance and community-specific ongoing
training to school-based health centers, school districts and
education service districts;
(b) Assist school-based health centers in improving business
practices, including practices related to billing and
efficiencies; and
(c) Assist school-based health centers in expanding their
relationships with coordinated care organizations, sponsors of
medical care for school-age children and other community-based
providers of school-based health and mental health services. + }
SECTION 3. { + (1) The Oregon Health Authority, in
consultation with the Oregon chapter of the National Assembly on
School-Based Health Care, shall prepare a report on the
cost-effectiveness of investing in and expanding the grant
program described in ORS 413.225 with respect to school-based
health centers. The report shall include an analysis of and
recommendations for the optimum number of school districts that
need to receive services from a school-based health center in
order to effectively expand the grant program and the number of
existing school-based health centers that could provide those
services.
(2) The authority shall submit the report, and may submit
recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the
Legislative Assembly related to health and education on or before
December 31, 2013. + }
SECTION 4. { + Section 3 of this 2013 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2014. + }
SECTION 5. { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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