Health Care

House Bill 2934 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene stakeholder group to provide recommendations to Legislative Assembly concerning basic health program.

Sent April 24, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3139 · Prohibits local government from preventing mobile medical clinic from locating to private property for not more than 180 days.

Sent April 24, 2015 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2551 · Requires covered entities to report annually on system safeguards for protecting confidentiality of personally identifiable and protected health information.

Sent April 23, 2015 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3021 · Requires insurer to offer health care provider method of reimbursement that does not impose fees or other charges on provider.

Sent April 23, 2015 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3517 · Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to provide medical assistance, within available funds, to low income children residing in Oregon if necessary to move toward goals of Legislative Assembly expressed in law and to improve health of Oregon communities.

Sent April 23, 2015 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2605 · Specifies procedures by which Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve, modify or disapprove rate filing.

Sent April 17, 2015 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2300 · Creates method by which health care practitioner may offer to treat patient who has terminal disease with investigational product not approved by United States Food and Drug Administration.

Sent April 10, 2015 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2305 · Permits individuals who complete polysomnographic program that combines education and training program to apply for polysomnographic technologist license.

Sent April 10, 2015 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 960 · Enacts Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.

Sent April 9, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 88 days

House Bill 2930 · Requires that hospital rules granting admitting privileges to licensed, certified nurse midwife nurse practitioner meet specified requirements.

Sent April 7, 2015 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2468 · Specifies requirements for scope of insurer's network of providers.

Sent April 3, 2015 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2880 · Specifies that physician assistant may not practice fluoroscopy on person unless physician assistant holds certificate issued by Board of Medical Imaging authorizing such practice.

Sent March 31, 2015 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 626 · Shortens timeframe within which pharmacies must electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program.

Sent March 31, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 97 days

House Bill 2541 · Requires physician, physician assistant or individual licensed to practice nursing, in specified numbers, to be present at blood drives.

Sent March 26, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 102 days

House Bill 3041 · Directs school districts to allow students to use sun-protective clothing and sunscreen.

Sent March 20, 2015 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2560 · Requires health benefit plan to cover cost of colonoscopy for insured who is 50 years of age or older and who has positive fecal test result.

Sent March 17, 2015 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 421 · Directs Department of Education to conduct evaluation on methods to improve effectiveness of school nurses.

Sent March 17, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 111 days

Senate Bill 928 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate 24-hour nurse advice hotline for Oregon residents beginning January 1, 2016.

Sent March 17, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 111 days

House Bill 2368 · Provides that if person has both valid health care instruction, or valid power of attorney for health care, and declaration for mental health treatment, that inconsistencies in documents are governed by declaration for mental health treatment.

Sent March 11, 2015 · Reported out after 54 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 920 · Makes legislative findings regarding provision of antibiotics and its relation to public health.

Sent March 11, 2015 · Reported out after 47 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2546 · Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.

Sent March 9, 2015 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 891 · Requires health care facilities to publish, in manner prescribed by Oregon Health Authority, price data regarding health care services offered.

Sent March 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 892 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt procedures to facilitate coordinated care organization assisting member of organization with renewal of eligibility for medical assistance.

Sent March 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 894 · Requires health insurance policies or certificates that include prescription drug benefits, health benefit plans and the state medical assistance program to cover costs of specified women's health care drugs and services.

Sent March 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 900 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to be responsible for posting to its website health care price data for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.

Sent March 6, 2015 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 901 · Requires insurer to reimburse providers directly for medical or mental health services provided to insured.

Sent March 6, 2015 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 905 · Adds physician assistant to Oregon Medical Board membership.

Sent March 6, 2015 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 916 · Directs Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Medical Board and Oregon State Board of Nursing to study clinical guidance and health outcomes regarding Lyme disease and report to Legislative Assembly by March 1, 2016.

Sent March 6, 2015 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

House Bill 2419 · Modifies definition of "health care interpreter" and revises membership of Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters.

Sent March 5, 2015 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 757 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute and Oregon Center for Nursing for analysis of effectiveness of state programs designed to encourage practice of healthcare providers with underserved populations or in rural areas.

Sent March 5, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 833 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to give coordinated care organization at least 60 days' advance notice of proposed amendments to contracts .

Sent March 5, 2015 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 835 · Requires hospital emergency department to refer for primary care person who presents at emergency department but does not have condition requiring emergency medical services.

Sent March 5, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 123 days

Senate Bill 838 · Establishes Task Force on Prescription Drugs to review and report on prescription drugs expected to come to United States market in 2015 and 2016.

Sent March 5, 2015 · Reported out after 53 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 841 · Modifies requirements for health plan coverage of prescription drugs dispensed in accordance with synchronization policy.

Sent March 5, 2015 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 862 · Requires governing body of coordinated care organization to include representative from at least one dental care organization that contracts with coordinated care organization.

Sent March 5, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 123 days

Senate Bill 874 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to disseminate information to health care professionals and public related to adrenal insufficiency.

Sent March 5, 2015 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 880 · Exempts for-profit or nonprofit business entity, if business entity provides only palliative care or operates rural health clinic, from requirement that licensed physicians hold majority of voting stock in professional corporation organized for purpose of practicing medicine or be majority of directors of professional corporation.

Sent March 5, 2015 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 695 · Repeals sunset on authorization for Oregon Health Authority to contract with prepaid managed care health services organization to provide care to medical assistance recipients.

Sent March 3, 2015 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 696 · Increases membership of Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board.

Sent March 3, 2015 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 698 · Creates position of State School Nursing Consultant in Oregon Health Authority and specifies duties.

Sent March 3, 2015 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 766 · Prohibits health care providers from denying patient health care necessary to prevent death based on certain factors.

Sent March 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 773 · Requires coordinated care organization to continue to provide health services to child meeting specified criteria who moves outside of geographic area served by coordinated care organization.

Sent March 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 791 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish procedures to validate network capacity of coordinated care organizations.

Sent March 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

House Bill 2294 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish Oregon Health Information Technology program.

Sent February 26, 2015 · Reported out after 82 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 692 · Provides that providers of dental services to certain patients in dental pilot project approved by Oregon Health Authority are eligible for reimbursement.

Sent February 26, 2015 · Reported out after 60 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 705 · Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules requiring accredited inspector to perform asbestos survey for purpose of determining whether asbestos-containing materials are present at residence or residential building before demolition.

Sent February 26, 2015 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 672 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to appoint state dental director to oversee programs operated by authority that increase access to oral health services.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 673 · Permits licensed dentists to administer certain immunizations.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 136 days

Senate Bill 678 · Removes exemption from mandated noncontracting hospital reimbursement rate for type A and B hospitals.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 136 days

Senate Bill 679 · Creates Medicaid Management Information System Oversight Committee to monitor progress of improvements to Oregon's mechanized claim processing system for Medicaid claims.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 66 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 684 · Permits Oregon Medical Board to issue limited license to practice medicine to physician licensed in another state or country who holds full-time professor appointment at school of medicine in this state.

Sent February 20, 2015 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 648 · Expands duties of Central Oregon Health Council.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 660 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to promote oral health throughout this state by ensuring availability of dental sealant programs to students attending school in this state.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 661 · Requires health benefit plan that covers opioid analgesic drug products to cover abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products, at no greater cost to insured than other preferred drugs under plan, and specifies other requirements regarding coverage.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 137 days

Senate Bill 662 · Requires that dental instructor's license issued to specialist be restricted to specialty for which applicant completed advanced dental education program.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 663 · Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 665 · Creates Hospital Rate Commission in Oregon Health Authority to review hospital charges billed by certain hospitals and recommend to Oregon Health Authority whether to approve charges as reasonable based on prescribed criteria.

Sent February 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 137 days

Senate Bill 445 · Requires medical marijuana facilities and marijuana retailers to post at facility or on premises of retail location notice of potential harmful effects of marijuana on pregnant women, fetuses and breastfeeding infants .

Sent February 13, 2015 · Reported out after 31 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2296 · Changes name of Board of Body Art Practitioners to Board of Electrologists and Body Art Practitioners.

Sent February 12, 2015 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2306 · Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to limit providers from which medical assistance recipient may obtain prescription drugs if recipient meets specified criteria.

Sent February 12, 2015 · Reported out after 112 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 625 · Regulates pharmacy benefit manager practices with respect to filling and refilling prescriptions.

Sent February 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 144 days

Senate Bill 626 · Shortens timeframe within which pharmacies must electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program.

Sent February 12, 2015 · Reported out after 40 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 631 · Establishes Health Care for All Oregon Board to develop, implement and have oversight of Health Care for All Oregon Plan to be administered by Oregon Health Authority.

Sent February 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 144 days

Senate Bill 606 · Extends dental pilot project by seven years.

Sent February 10, 2015 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 608 · Creates Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council in Oregon Health Authority.

Sent February 10, 2015 · Reported out after 64 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 609 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene learning collaborative to develop payment method to support provision of care through patient centered primary care homes.

Sent February 10, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 146 days

Senate Bill 594 · Provides that health care practitioner is not required to submit credentialing information to Oregon Health Authority for purposes related to credentialing program until occurrence of certain events, including passage of date by which authority by rule requires that type of health care practitioner to submit credentialing information to authority.

Sent February 9, 2015 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 595 · Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to impose civil penalties on credentialing organizations and health care practitioners who violate laws and rules governing credentialing program administered by authority.

Sent February 9, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 147 days

Senate Bill 547 · Creates nurse emeritus license to permit certain retired nurses to engage in volunteer practice of nursing.

Sent February 4, 2015 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 558 · Requires health benefit plan to reimburse cost of pharmacist consultation that meets specified criteria.

Sent February 4, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 152 days

Senate Bill 564 · Specifies that personally identifiable information may not be reported to Oregon Health Authority for purposes related to collecting data related to cancer and benign tumors of brain and central nervous system.

Sent February 4, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 152 days

Senate Bill 505 · Requires, from October 1 through March 1 of each year, each hospital in this state to make offer to each patient of hospital who is 65 years of age or older to immunize patient against influenza virus.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 520 · Permits pharmacists to administer vaccines to individuals at least seven years of age.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 523 · Requires insurer to provide specified notifications to health care providers regarding coverage under qualified health plan offered by insurer through health insurance exchange.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 524 · Requires health care facility to provide to patient or resident, in writing and within 12 hours of admission, facility's policy, if any, concerning provision of life-sustaining procedures that are not likely to benefit patient's or resident's medical condition.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 153 days

Senate Bill 532 · Transfers administration of Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative from Oregon Health and Science University to Office of Rural Health.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 153 days

Senate Bill 538 · Directs Department of Education to conduct evaluation on methods to improve effectiveness of school-based health centers.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 153 days

Senate Bill 543 · Creates method by which health care practitioner may offer to treat patient who has terminal disease with drug, biological product or device not approved by United States Food and Drug Administration.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 153 days

Senate Bill 7 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to exercise procurement authority under Public Contracting Code and under supervision of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for specified purposes.

Sent February 2, 2015 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 18 · Removes antitrust exemption for coordinated care organizations.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 37 · Extends sunset for tax credit for rural medical care.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 38 · Extends sunset for tax credit for expenses in lieu of nursing home care.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 39 · Extends sunset for tax credit for long term care insurance premiums.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 42 · Extends sunset for tax credit for loss of limb function.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 71 · Provides that pharmacies shall electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program not later than 72 hours after dispensing prescription drug.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 72 · Increases fees to take nursing examination and renew nursing license.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 93 · Requires reimbursement for up to 90-day supply of prescription drug that is prescribed under certain conditions.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 116 · Increases membership on Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors from 10 members to 12 by adding one faculty member and one nonfaculty staff member.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 119 · Requires insurer offering health benefit plans to provide annual notice to policyholders of specified information about Department of Consumer and Business Services' rate review process.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 121 · Authorizes electors in affected territory to propose plan for abating health hazard other than annexation of territory or extraterritorial extension of city or district services to territory.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 132 · Expands crime of assault in third degree to include physical injury to health care provider in hospital.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 144 · Modifies requirements for health benefit plan coverage of telemedical health services.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 145 · Modifies Insurance Code definition of "small employer" .

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 146 · Modifies definition of small employer to permit in-state employers with out-of-state employees to qualify as small employers.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 147 · Changes communication requirements for pharmacy or pharmacist that substitutes biological product.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 148 · Changes State Board of Pharmacy membership to include two licensed pharmacy technicians.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 151 · Modifies requirements for health benefit plan coverage of telemedical health service.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 152 · Includes authority to prescribe Schedule II hydrocodone-combination drugs in practice of optometry.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 153 · Clarifies definition of "independent practice" for purpose of insurance reimbursement for services provided by licensed physician assistant or certified nurse practitioner.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 154 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to exercise procurement authority under Public Contracting Code and under supervision of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for specified purposes.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 186 · Authorizes entity that Oregon Health Authority identifies as presenting risk of harm to individuals who have severe allergic response to allergens to acquire epinephrine and necessary paraphernalia for administration.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 224 · Exempts Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services from certain provisions relating to acquiring, holding or disposing of real property or equitable interest in real property or in mineral or geothermal resource right.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 227 · Authorizes establishment, from information maintained in Oregon Trauma Registry, of registry of information related to brain injury trauma.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 228 · Increases fees and fee limits for registering tanning devices and X-ray machines and issuing specific licenses for sources of radiation.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 230 · Makes law requiring certain health care workers to submit demographic, education and other information to health care worker regulatory boards apply to all health care workers.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 231 · Requires certain carriers, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services proportion of carrier's and board's total medical expenses allocated to primary care.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 279 · Designates Oregon Medical Board as semi-independent state agency.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 280 · Modifies composition of Board of Medical Imaging.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 281 · Changes term of office provisions for member of Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 282 · Prohibits individual from using title "nurse" unless individual holds nursing degree or certificate and is licensed to practice health care profession in which degree or certificate was earned.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 283 · Prohibits individual from using title "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" or abbreviation "APRN" unless individual is clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner or certified registered nurse anesthetist.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 284 · Prohibits individual from using title "Certified Nursing Assistant," "nursing assistant" or "nurse aide" or abbreviation "CNA" unless individual is certified by Oregon State Board of Nursing and meets certain other criteria.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 285 · Prohibits individual from using title "medication aide" or "Certified Medication Aide" or abbreviation "CMA" unless individual is certified nursing assistant and meets certain other criteria established by Oregon State Board of Nursing.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 301 · Specifies which services to be performed by expanded practice dental hygienist must be included in agreement between expanded practice dental hygienist and dentist.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 302 · Clarifies that practice of dentistry includes prescribing, dispensing and administering prescription drugs for purposes related to dentistry.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 309 · Prohibits discrimination based on age, expected length of life, present or predicted disability, degree of medical dependency or quality of life in issuance of health benefit plans and in determination of medical services covered by state medical assistance program.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 310 · Expands definition of "public body" subject to public meetings law to include coordinated care organizations.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 330 · Requires nonprofit hospital to adopt formula meeting specified criteria for executive compensation.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 336 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority to establish parity in funding formula for school-based health centers, for planning and administration to develop new school-based health centers and for technical assistance contracts with nonprofit organization with expertise in school-based health centers.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 337 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority to establish 11 new school-based health centers.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 58 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 338 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for planning and administration necessary to accommodate new school-based health centers.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 339 · Creates position of State School Nursing Consultant in Oregon Health Authority and specifies duties.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 340 · Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 415 · Prohibits distributing, selling or allowing to be sold flavored tobacco products in this state.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 70 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 416 · Requires payment of fee for smoke shop certification, renewal of smoke shop certification, transfer of smoke shop certification and relocation of smoke shop.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 427 · Permits county with population less than 30,000 to site emergency department in urgent care facility, subject to Oregon Health Authority approval.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 440 · Requires Oregon Health Policy Board to develop strategic plan for collection and use of health care data and to establish Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee, appointed by Governor, to develop health outcome and quality measures for coordinated care organizations and plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board and publish data.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 442 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt by rule schedule requiring submission of document to school administrator for purposes of declining immunization if document on record does not include signature of health care practitioner verifying that parent has reviewed risks and benefits of immunization or certificate verifying that parent has completed vaccine educational module.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 167 days

Senate Bill 469 · Makes changes to laws governing hospital nursing staff, including laws setting forth composition of hospital nurse staffing committees and laws governing content of written hospital-wide staffing plans.

Sent January 20, 2015 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the Senate, and became law