HB 3960
Allows the Oregon Health Authority to approve as cultural competency continuing education opportunities relating to suicide prevention.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
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Bill overview
This bill allows the Oregon Health Authority to approve continuing education courses focused on cultural competency, including those related to suicide prevention. It also directs certain health professional regulatory boards to recognize these courses as fulfilling their requirements for cultural competency training. The bill ensures that these approved courses address the needs of diverse patient populations, including members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and incorporates training on lethal means counseling.
Key provisions
- The Oregon Health Authority can approve continuing education related to cultural competency, including suicide prevention.
- Certain health professional regulatory boards can count suicide prevention and lethal means counseling CE credits toward cultural competency requirements.
- Approved cultural competency CE courses must address the needs of diverse patient populations, including military members and veterans.
- Courses must include training on assessing suicide risk and limiting access to lethal means.
- The Oregon Health Authority can develop a list of approved cultural competency CE opportunities.
- The Authority may contract with or award grant funding to develop or offer these opportunities.
Who is affected
- Health care professionals
- Oregon Health Authority
- Health professional regulatory boards
- Patients (particularly members of the Armed Forces and veterans)
- Lactation consultants
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