Committees · 2011 Regular Session
Health Care
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Mitch GreenlickCo-chair
Democrat · 33rd District
Jim ThompsonCo-chair
Republican · 23rd District
Ben CannonCo-Vice Chair
Democrat · 46th District
Bill KennemerCo-Vice Chair
Republican · 39th District
Democrat · 35th District
Democrat · 14th District
Republican · 37th District
Republican · 24th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2011 Regular Session.
Bills sent162
8% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out36%
58 of 162; 104 stopped in committee
Time in committee46 days
most between 28 and 64 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202621 bills
reported 76% · typically 11 days, most 9–14 · 0 amendments · 8 members
202221 bills
reported 81% · typically 15 days, most 13–15 · 0 amendments · 10 members
2021182 bills
reported 41% · typically 55 days, most 35–70 · 0 amendments · 10 members
202024 bills
reported 71% · typically 14 days, most 10–15 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2019204 bills
reported 49% · typically 38 days, most 27–70 · 0 amendments · 10 members
201827 bills
reported 59% · typically 8 days, most 6–11 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2017171 bills
reported 63% · typically 52 days, most 39–76 · 0 amendments · 9 members
201622 bills
reported 59% · typically 8 days, most 4–10 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2015208 bills
reported 55% · typically 50 days, most 35–74 · 0 amendments · 9 members
201421 bills
reported 71% · typically 7 days, most 6–8 · 0 amendments · 9 members
2013173 bills
reported 57% · typically 43 days, most 23–69 · 1 amendment · 9 members
201222 bills
reported 59% · typically 6 days, most 4–8 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2011162 bills
reported 36% · typically 46 days, most 28–64 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2009151 bills
reported 50% · typically 49 days, most 23–73 · 1 amendment · 10 members
2007137 bills
reported 18% · typically 35 days, most 23–43 · 0 amendments · 9 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2011 Regular Session, newest first.
162 bills
Senate Bill 86 · Exempts retainer medical practice from application of Insurance Code if health care provider maintaining practice is certified by Department of Consumer and Business Services and meets specified criteria.
Sent May 5, 2011 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 89 · Requires certain health benefit plans to provide coverage of preventive health services as prescribed by United States Department of Health and Human Services and prohibits those plans from imposing cost-sharing requirements on enrollees for preventive health services.
Sent May 5, 2011 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 201 · Provides that enrollee may transfer from one prepaid managed care health services organization to another organization no more than once during each enrollment period.
Sent May 5, 2011 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 204 · Allows disclosure of identity of person between health care providers and prepaid managed care health services organizations that are paid by state health plan to provide care to person.
Sent May 5, 2011 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 579 · Allows hospital to appoint health care provider and ethics committee to make health care decisions on behalf of patient incapable of making and communicating health care decisions.
Sent May 5, 2011 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 858 · Requires insurers to reimburse independent nurse practitioners at same rate as physicians for same services.
Sent May 5, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 56 days
Senate Bill 718 · Limits public comment period for premium rate filings by individual, portability or small employer health insurers to health benefit plans offered by those insurers.
Sent May 3, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 58 days
Senate Bill 99 · Establishes Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation as public corporation to be governed by board of directors and supervised by executive director.
Sent April 29, 2011 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 225 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to study methods used in other states to address issues relating to scope of practice of health professionals.
Sent April 29, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Senate Bill 573 · Prohibits health insurer from demanding refund of payment made to satisfy claim of health care provider on or before earlier of date specified in contract with provider or nine months after date of payment.
Sent April 29, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
Senate Bill 91 · Requires health insurance carrier to offer, in each individual and small group market in which carrier offers health benefit plan, health benefit plan that provides bronze and silver plan coverage.
Sent April 27, 2011 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 97 · Requires Oregon Health Authority and specified regulatory boards to develop standards and list of opportunities for continuing education in cultural competence and to develop and implement such education for licensed health care providers.
Sent April 27, 2011 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 493 · Establishes Task Force on Oregon Curriculum and Training Standards for Performing Clinical Breast Examinations.
Sent April 27, 2011 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 787 · Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage of telemedical health service provided in connection with treatment of diabetes that meets certain criteria if health service is otherwise covered by plan.
Sent April 27, 2011 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 93 · For charges and expenses of injuries related to law enforcement activity, requires provider first to bill and attempt to collect charges and expenses from individual, individual's insurance and responsible third party payer before billing Law Enforcement Medical Liability Account or local correctional facility.
Sent April 22, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 69 days
Senate Bill 107 · Clarifies that Oregon Health Authority may release information from immunization registry and tracking and recall system for purposes of outreach to clients who have missed public health interventions and for purposes of public health assessment and evaluation.
Sent April 22, 2011 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 563 · Allows previously licensed, certified or otherwise authorized health care provider to register as emergency health care provider and to provide health care services without license or certification during Governor-declared emergency.
Sent April 18, 2011 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 31 · Provides that person in possession of cremated remains has right to direct manner of disposition of remains in person's possession.
Sent April 13, 2011 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 94 · Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt uniform standards for health care financial and administrative transactions of specified persons.
Sent April 12, 2011 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 138 · Allows Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine to assess costs of disciplinary proceedings and impose other disciplinary action on person subject to discipline.
Sent April 12, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 79 days
142 more
Senate Bill 139 · Modifies examination requirements for applicant for license to practice naturopathic medicine.
Sent April 12, 2011 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 454 · Exempts certain practitioners from regulation by State Board of Massage Therapists.
Sent April 12, 2011 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 879 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to develop standards for administrative requirements for student placement in clinical training settings in Oregon and report to interim legislative committee on or before June 30, 2012.
Sent April 12, 2011 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3616 · Defines "mastectomy" for purposes of statute requiring health benefit plan coverage of mastectomy and services related to mastectomy.
Sent April 6, 2011 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 95 · Requires insurer to defend claim of malpractice if claim is based on disclosure of adverse event by health practitioner to patient or patient's family.
Sent March 31, 2011 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2013 · Abolishes Advisory Council for Electrologists and Permanent Color Technicians and Tattoo Artists and transfers duties of council to Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
Sent March 22, 2011 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2016 · Requires patient seeking prescription for medication to end patient's life to undergo counseling.
Sent March 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
Senate Bill 514 · Requires Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board to consider costs of reinsurance program for children's coverage when determining sufficiency of funds in Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account.
Sent March 17, 2011 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 137 · Clarifies that student serving internship that covers both funeral service and embalming must be supervised by practitioner with combination funeral service practitioner and embalmer license.
Sent March 16, 2011 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 108 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer injury and violence prevention program.
Sent March 10, 2011 · Reported out after 78 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 140 · Allows Occupational Therapy Licensing Board to deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew license or impose probationary conditions if licensee or applicant violates statutes administered by board.
Sent March 7, 2011 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3580 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for purposes of operating mobile training unit for emergency medical technicians.
Sent March 2, 2011 · Reported out after 37 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2505 · Prohibits Public Employees' Benefit Board from adopting rules that allow state employees to elect benefit plan coverage for family member who is state employee.
Sent March 1, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 121 days
House Bill 3355 · Modifies requirements for qualification and certification of health care interpreters.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3366 · Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3389 · Exempts from application of insurance code sale of policies or certificates of health insurance in this state by insurers licensed to transact insurance in another state.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3424 · Requires dispensing drug outlet in which drugs are stored and dispensed by health care practitioner to register with State Board of Pharmacy.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3425 · Requires person advertising or providing certain health services to post notices and provide certain disclosures about nature of services.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3435 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene workgroup to investigate options for health care assessment and to report findings and recommendations to 2012 Legislative Assembly.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3441 · Prohibits health insurers from denying coverage on basis that individual is taken into custody of law enforcement or is incarcerated.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3445 · Requires health benefit plans and health benefit coverage provided by public employers to include certain minimum deductibles.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3478 · Authorizes school and education service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that provide health, dental and vision benefits and are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for comparable benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3510 · Establishes Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Plan, operated by Oregon Health Authority according to policies established by Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Board.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3514 · Prescribes treatments that must be covered by health benefit plans for traumatic brain injuries.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3515 · Requires certain health care providers to complete continuing education about traumatic brain injury.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3519 · Prohibits commencement of civil action against health care provider until after submission of health care claim to medical legal panel.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3522 · Prohibits health care practitioners from referring patients to health care entities in which practitioner has beneficial interest or with which practitioner has compensation arrangement, subject to specified exceptions.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3523 · Authorizes Oregon Medical Board to issue certificates of prescriptive authority to certain licensed psychologists who meet specified requirements.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3534 · Requires Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services and Public Employees' Benefit Board to develop goals, benchmarks and plans to address diabetes, diabetes care and complications from diabetes and to report to Legislative Assembly in each odd-numbered year specified information regarding data, programs, outcomes and proposed next steps.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3541 · Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3559 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe payment methodologies for hospital, ambulatory surgical center and certain health care services.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
Senate Bill 66 · Changes chairperson of State Medical Examiner Advisory Board from Chairman of Department of Anatomic Pathology at Oregon Health and Science University to Chair of Department of Pathology.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 348 · Designates May of each year Lupus Awareness Month and makes May 10, 2011, Oregon Lupus Day.
Sent February 28, 2011 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3409 · Authorizes payment for dental services under Family Health Insurance Assistance Program and under private health option of Health Care for All Oregon Children program.
Sent February 24, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 3311 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to explore ways to use doulas to improve birth outcomes for women who face disproportionately greater risk of poor birth outcomes and to report to legislative committees in February 2012.
Sent February 23, 2011 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3337 · Authorizes state Medicaid agency to participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Sent February 23, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 127 days
House Bill 3331 · Requires licensed health care facilities and long term care facilities to require licensed or certified health care professional interacting with patients or family members of patients in facilities to wear identification tags displaying name and scope of practice or medical specialty of professional.
Sent February 22, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 128 days
House Bill 3343 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to appoint advisory committee to make recommendations for plan to administer statewide gambling addiction programs and services.
Sent February 22, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 128 days
House Bill 3344 · Modifies method for determining amount of lottery proceeds to be allocated to Problem Gambling Treatment Fund in fiscal quarter.
Sent February 22, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 128 days
House Bill 3222 · Prohibits sale of single serving of high-calorie beverage in prepackaged container that contains more than 12 ounces.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3223 · Requires warning labels on containers of high-calorie beverages sold or offered for sale in state.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3224 · Establishes nutritional requirements for food items sold in public buildings.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3226 · Prohibits public body from requiring persons to participate in health care systems or prohibiting persons from paying health care providers directly for health care services.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3228 · Limits noneconomic damages in claims against health care providers based on provision of medical care or failure to provide medical care.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3229 · Requires certain health care employers to report annually, to Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services, data concerning assaults of health care staff members.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3230 · Increases penalty for practicing dentistry without license to five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3232 · Provides civil immunity for person providing medical, dental or outreach services to homeless individuals if person has registered as volunteer with nonprofit corporation and services are provided without compensation.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3244 · Allows certain districts to offer benefit plans other than benefit plans provided by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3246 · Prohibits specified state agencies from contracting with health insurers until Oregon Health Policy Board approves insurer's five-year plan to increase primary care reimbursement rates by lowering reimbursement rates paid to providers of specialty care.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
Senate Bill 104 · In Family Health Insurance Assistance Program, eliminates asset criteria and authorizes Office of Private Health Partnerships to offer dental only plans, adopt definition of family by rule and adopt rules for recovery of overpayments of subsidies.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 141 · Modifies provisions relating to State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and licensure of speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 221 · Makes permanent provisions allowing health care representative to consent to hospitalization of principal for treatment of behavior caused by dementia.
Sent February 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3185 · Creates work group in Department of Transportation for purposes of evaluating system of mandatory reporting of persons with persistent, episodic or other cognitive or functional impairments that prevent those persons from driving safely.
Sent February 16, 2011 · Reported out after 64 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3194 · Requires that medical assistance be provided to individuals who qualify for Social Security disability benefits but do not receive Medicare coverage due to five-month waiting period for Social Security disability benefits or 24-month waiting period for Medicare.
Sent February 16, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3202 · Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
Sent February 16, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3132 · Modifies provisions relating to registry identification card for medical use of marijuana.
Sent February 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
House Bill 3135 · Allows physician or dentist who treats patients who are receiving medical assistance under state's medical assistance program to elect to participate as independent contractor in state deferred compensation plan.
Sent February 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
House Bill 3137 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish Oregon Health Insurance Exchange as public corporation to be governed by board of directors.
Sent February 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
House Bill 3138 · Authorizes State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules allowing pharmacist to prescribe and administer vaccines to persons who are at least 11 years of age.
Sent February 14, 2011 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3139 · Provides immunity from liability under certain circumstances for pharmacists and optometrists providing services without compensation.
Sent February 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
House Bill 3143 · Prohibits health care provider from billing for medical equipment that is not covered by patient's insurance under specified circumstances.
Sent February 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
House Bill 3164 · Expands required health insurance coverage of professional counselor or marriage and family therapist services to include services provided by counselor or therapist authorized to practice without license.
Sent February 14, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
House Bill 3004 · Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to, or enforceable proposals for, benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3018 · Requires that health benefit plan must reimburse enrollee for tobacco use cessation program only after enrollee has completed program and ceased use of tobacco products for 12 months.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3019 · Expands immunity from liability for health care providers who volunteer for charitable organizations.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3022 · Directs State Board of Pharmacy to classify certain synthetic cannabinoid compounds as Schedule I controlled substances.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3028 · Prohibits discrimination in rates of insurance reimbursement paid to specified providers.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3046 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to register marijuana cooperatives to operate marijuana grow sites and sell marijuana to registry identification cardholders.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3067 · Requires health benefit plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3069 · Requires health care provider to publicly disclose prices for health care related services, products, items or equipment.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3082 · Authorizes common school district, union high school district or education service district that is self-insured or that has independent health insurance trust to provide or contract for employee benefit plan other than plan provided by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3093 · Reduces amount of usable medical marijuana that person may possess to one ounce.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3103 · Prohibits issuance of registry identification cards for medical marijuana to persons under 18 years of age.
Sent February 7, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2044 · Requires Department of Human Services to report to Seventy-seventh Legislative Assembly on changes necessary to implement federal health care law.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2068 · Clarifies authority of State Board of Psychologist Examiners to impose civil penalties.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2096 · Adds one voting member with expertise in health policy or risk management to Public Employees' Benefit Board.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2097 · Expands Oregon Prescription Drug Program to include coverage of medical supplies necessary for using or administering prescription drugs.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2098 · Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to require prior authorization for coverage of mental health drug not on drug list of Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2099 · Requires Department of Revenue to make place on personal income tax return form for information about taxpayer's uninsured child and referral for health insurance coverage.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2100 · Establishes Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to perform functions of Drug Use Review Board, which is abolished.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 95 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2101 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to designate nonprofit entity to administer state policies and programs for electronic exchange of health information.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2102 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules consistent with state privacy statutes to govern use and disclosure of electronic health information under strategic health information technology plan.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2111 · Modifies provisions relating to isolation and quarantine of persons with communicable disease and isolation of property contaminated with toxic substance.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2112 · Authorizes laboratory of Oregon Health Authority to examine excretions and environmental samples and perform examinations for government agencies and licensed practitioners outside of Oregon.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2144 · Modifies provisions relating to Oregon Health Licensing Agency and boards, councils and programs administered by agency.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2145 · Permits denturist to provide removable nonorthodontic dental appliance to be worn in human mouth.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2155 · Provides that State Board of Massage Therapists may approve class taken at accredited college or university as certified class for purposes of educational requirements for licensure.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2173 · Prohibits health care facility from allowing person to practice surgical technology unless person has certain qualifications.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2174 · Creates crime of unlawful possession of hydrocodone.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2214 · Adds new definitions and requirements for health insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2224 · Requires covered entities to report annually on system safeguards for protecting confidentiality of individually identifiable health information.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2233 · Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules making nicotine Schedule III controlled substance.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2236 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish registry and advisory committee related to birth anomalies and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2271 · Prohibits health care facilities from charging or attempting to collect from patient or third party payer for cost of serious reportable event for which Medicare denies payment.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2311 · Specifies health care professionals and providers included in healthcare workforce database and expands list beginning January 2, 2013.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2324 · Removes, from health insurance coverage requirements for chemical dependency and mental or nervous conditions, exemption for treatment resulting from conviction of driving under influence of intoxicants.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2366 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop strategic plan for recruiting primary care providers to Oregon.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2368 · Requires Oregon Health Policy Board to convene work group to address unnecessary medical imaging.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2371 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring entity that administers vaccines and receives vaccines from authority to report to immunization registry and certify that employees have completed training session.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2373 · Establishes Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to perform functions of Drug Use Review Board, which is abolished.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2377 · Modifies definition of "type B hospital" for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement rates to require hospital to have five-year average operating margin of five percent or less.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2378 · Requires nontransplant anatomical research recovery organizations to be licensed by State Mortuary and Cemetery Board and to keep certain records.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2379 · Requires health benefit plan to cover in vitro fertilization.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2380 · Makes certain data discovered during peer review of licensed direct entry midwife inadmissible.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 88 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2381 · Provides that State Personnel Relations Law applies to Oregon Board of Optometry, State Board of Massage Therapists and Physical Therapist Licensing Board.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2382 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to reimburse patient centered primary care homes for services provided to medical assistance recipients.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2383 · Prohibits health care facility from allowing person to practice surgical technology unless person has certain qualifications.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2384 · Establishes Dental Hygiene Committee in Oregon Board of Dentistry.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2386 · Permits supervising physician or supervising physician organization to apply to Oregon Medical Board for dispensing authority for physician assistant.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2387 · Requires Health Resources Commission to develop and implement medical technology assessment program.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2388 · Requires health care facilities and insurers offering health plans to post to public website names of and background information and electronic mail addresses for members of boards of directors of facilities and insurers.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2389 · Establishes Task Force on Health Professional Regulatory Boards to review role of health professional regulatory boards.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2390 · Establishes task force on health care reform.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 83 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2391 · Requires Oregon Health and Science University to establish primary care transformation research and training center to facilitate use of patient centered primary care home model of health care delivery.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2392 · Requires hospitals to expend 10 percent of community benefit funds on public health infrastructure.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2393 · Adds pharmacy technician to State Board of Pharmacy.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2394 · Allows health professional regulatory boards to which moneys in fund or account are continuously appropriated to spend, without limitation, specified percentage of moneys in fund or account for expenses related to conducting contested case proceedings.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 70 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2395 · Requires individual who uses title "doctor" to designate health care profession in which individual's doctoral degree was earned on specified materials.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2397 · Creates loan forgiveness program for primary care practitioners in Office of Rural Health.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2399 · Provides that statutes regulating medical imaging do not apply to scientific researchers who perform medical imaging for purpose of scientific research, and not for clinical or treatment purposes, at certain institutions.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2400 · Appropriates money to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Office of Rural Health for purposes of Primary Care Services Program.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2401 · Encourages Area Health Education Center program to create family medicine residency network.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2416 · Requires health benefit plan to cover drug containing pseudoephedrine for allergy symptoms if plan covers prescription drugs for allergy symptoms.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2462 · Directs State Board of Pharmacy to classify certain synthetic cannabinoid compounds as Schedule I controlled substances.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2579 · Requires health benefit plan coverage of wigs for insureds who are 25 years of age and younger and who have baldness resulting from specified causes.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2635 · Provides that person may not administer immunization against hepatitis B to child under 10 years of age unless person has provided parent or guardian with vaccine package insert containing information on risks of immunization and parent or guardian has consented in writing to immunization of child.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2726 · Modifies definitions of "cigar bar" and "smoke shop" for purposes of Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act and directs Oregon Health Authority to establish certification system for smoke shops.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 94 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2740 · Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send data file containing parents' names and mother's address to State Treasurer for each child born in Oregon to residents of this state.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 62 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2743 · Adds podiatric physician and surgeon to definition of "attending physician" for purposes of workers' compensation law.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2751 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe eligibility requirement for Oregon Supplemental Income Program medical assistance that excludes from income considered available for costs of care of recipient of Social Security disability benefits an amount that is no less than federal poverty guidelines.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2799 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide specified information to medical assistance recipient who receives care or treatment in hospital emergency department for condition that does not require emergency care or treatment.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2801 · Establishes right of persons to be free from compulsion to participate in health care system.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2852 · Provides that agent or guardian of donor of body or body part may amend or revoke anatomical gift only under certain circumstances.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2857 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish pilot program to implement uniform electronic processes for collecting data from health services providers that serve medical assistance recipients.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2899 · Prohibits advertising video lottery games on television.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2908 · Prohibits person from knowingly performing pelvic examination on anesthetized or unconscious woman unless woman, or person authorized to make health care decisions for woman, has given informed consent to examination, court orders performance of examination for collection of evidence or examination is necessary for diagnostic purposes.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2918 · Creates Small Business Health Insurance Pool in Oregon Health Authority, to be administered by Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2935 · Requires group and individual health insurance policies covering hospital, surgical or dental services to cover medically necessary cleft palate reconstructive surgery.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2944 · Requires insurers to provide notice by certified mail prior to cancellation, rescission or nonrenewal of individual health insurance policy or cancellation of health benefit plan.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2967 · Requires clinical laboratory to provide results of test to patient within specified amount of time upon patient's request.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2977 · Exempts from application of Insurance Code sale of policies or certificates of health insurance in this state by insurers licensed to transact insurance in another state.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2996 · Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to contract for consumer-directed health benefit plan that provides access to high-deductible health plan and health savings accounts for eligible employees.
Sent January 21, 2011 · Stopped in committee after 160 days