Requires a physician or physician associate to attempt to obtain a patient's informed consent for dismissal to seek emergency medical treatment or…
- Introduced Jan 13, 2025
- In committee Jan 17, 2025
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
The Act says that a doctor or PA has to try to get informed consent from a patient to send the patient to the ER or to another doctor or PA. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Requires a physician or physician associate to attempt to obtain a patient's informed consent for dismissal to seek emergency medical treatment or for transfer of care to another physician or physician associate.
Read the full official title (32 words)
Requires a physician or physician associate to attempt to obtain a patient's informed consent for dismissal to seek emergency medical treatment or for transfer of care to another physician or physician associate.
Every action
3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- CommitteeReferred to Health Care. · Senate Health Care
- SenateIn committee upon adjournment.
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
- DB Daniel BonhamR Primary sponsor · District 26
From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.