HB 4053 Oregon 2026R1 session
Relating to emergency medical services; and prescribing an effective date.
Establishes the Emergency Medical Services Program Fund. Changes the name of the Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee to the Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish by rule minimum educational requirements for licensure as an emergency medical services provider. <b>Prohibits a person from using certain titles or initials unless the person is licensed at a level that corresponds to the title or initials. </b>Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Establishes the Long Term Care and Senior Care Emergency Medical Services Advisory Subcommittee within the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the committee on issues related to long term care and senior care. Becomes operative on January 1, 2029. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action April 6, 2026
Chapter 37, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
Recorded votes
Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.
27 yes · 1 no · pass March 2, 2026
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
41 yes · 0 no · pass February 19, 2026
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
8 yes · 0 no · pass February 12, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Chapter 37, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
- Governor signed.
- President signed.
- Speaker signed.
- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed.
- Second reading.
- Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
- Work Session held.
- Public Hearing held.
- Referred to Health Care.
- First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
- Second reading.
- Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
- Work Session held.
- Public Hearing held.
- Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
- First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.