2022 Legislation
CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC MOBILE HEALTH UNITS PILOT – HB 4052
The bill will establish an advisory committee convened by the Oregon Health Authority to provide guidance on building, funding and operating a pilot program to improve the health outcomes of communities impacted by racism. Eligible entities will receive a grant to operate two culturally and linguistically specific mobile units in Oregon, which will provide relevant information regarding populations served by race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity to inform the potential expansion of the pilot program statewide. A final report of the study must be submitted by June 30, 2026.
The bill will also create affinity group task forces as a result of a collaboration between Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office and culturally specific community-based organizations consisting of leaders of Black and indigenous communities, people of color and members of the nine federally-recognized tribes in Oregon. The task forces will discuss and research specific needs of the communities they represent and develop recommendations for specific allocations of resources to address the communities’ needs and health inequities.
The OHA will use this information to develop funding recommendations for intervention programs that are culturally- and linguistically-specific, across all relevant state agencies. These interventions will focus on aspects of the social determinants of health including housing, access to food, neighborhood safety, education, transportation and involvement with the criminal justice system.
HB4052
Relating to equity; declaring an emergency.
Requires Oregon Health Authority, guided by advisory committee to be convened by authority, to provide grants to operate two culturally and linguistically specific mobile health units, as pilot program, to improve health outcomes of Oregonians impacted by racism. Specifies membership of advisory committee.
Requires authority to study feasibility of expanding mobile health units statewide and to provide interim report on findings to Legislative Assembly by December 31, 2025, and final report by June 30, 2026. Specifies criteria for study. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Requires authority, based on recommendations from task forces convened by Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office, to develop recommendations on how to fund robust culturally and linguistically specific intervention programs designed to prevent or intervene in health conditions that result in inequitable and negative outcomes for individuals who are Black or indigenous, people of color and members of tribes. Requires office to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly by November 1, 2023. Requires authority, no later than November 30, 2023, to report to Legislative Assembly on development of recommendations for funding robust culturally and linguistically specific intervention programs and to report final recommendations by November 1, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Chief Sponsor(s): Representative Salinas, Prusak, Nosse, Nelson, Reynolds
Regular Sponsor(s):Â Representative Alonso Leon, Bynum, Campos, Dexter, Grayber, Hoy, Neron, Ruiz, Schouten, Sosa, Valderrama, Senator Lieber, Patterson, Sollman, (Presession filed.)
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