Relating to health care providers; and prescribing an effective date.

Summary

The bill orders the Department of Human Services or Oregon Health Authority to run criminal checks on staff and volunteers in adult foster homes, residential facilities, home‑health and in‑home care agencies, and home‑care workers, with checks lasting three years and usable at new jobs. It also bars the use of public money to hire anyone with listed felony convictions, except for mental‑health or substance‑abuse treatment providers, and sets rules for reporting abuse and keeping records.

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