Committees · 2017 Regular Session
Health Care
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Mitch GreenlickChair
Democrat · 33rd District
Cedric HaydenVice-chair
Republican · 7th District
Rob NosseVice-chair
Democrat · 42nd District
Republican · 54th District
Republican · 19th District
Republican · 39th District
Democrat · 46th District
Democrat · 22nd District
Democrat · 27th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2017 Regular Session.
Bills sent171
9% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out63%
108 of 171; 63 stopped in committee
Time in committee52 days
most between 39 and 76 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 2017 Regular Session, newest first.
171 bills
House Bill 3468 · Transfers moneys from Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account to Oregon Health Authority Fund for funding medical assistance.
Sent June 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 3465 · Transfers moneys from Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account to Oregon Health Authority Fund for funding medical assistance.
Sent June 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
House Bill 3460 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish firearm safety and suicide prevention education program consisting of creation or approval of specified educational materials and provision of materials to gun dealers.
Sent May 19, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 49 days
Senate Bill 235 · Defines "enclosed area" for purposes of Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act.
Sent May 5, 2017 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 1025 · Creates process by which certain persons who practice profession related to enforcing or providing for public health and safety and who, in performance of official duties, come into contact with blood, bodily fluid or other potentially infectious material of another person may petition court for order compelling testing of other person for communicable disease.
Sent May 5, 2017 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 934 · Requires coordinated care organization, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to spend at least 12 percent of total medical expenditures on primary care by January 1, 2023.
Sent May 4, 2017 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 48 · Directs Oregon Health Authority and certain professional regulatory boards to adopt rules requiring professionals to complete continuing education regarding suicide risk assessment, treatment and management.
Sent April 27, 2017 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 485 · Exempts 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, for-profit or nonprofit business entity that is incorporated or organized under laws of this state, that provides entirety of business entity's medical services through one or more rural health clinics and that operates in compliance with state and federal laws that apply to rural health
Sent April 27, 2017 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 275 · Requires covered entity to provide copy of health information regarding individual who is appealing denial of Social Security disability benefits for period from date of alleged onset of disability to date of administrative hearing.
Sent April 26, 2017 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 856 · Allows naturopathic physicians to perform certain actions that physicians are authorized to perform.
Sent April 26, 2017 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 52 · Requires ambulance services, and allows nontransporting prehospital care providers, to report patient encounter data to electronic emergency medical services data system managed by Oregon Health Authority.
Sent April 20, 2017 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 786 · Requires Oregon Board of Dentistry to allow dental care provider to use telehealth when dental care provider determines telehealth is appropriate.
Sent April 20, 2017 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 964 · Allows physician assistants to use hospital facilities for patient care.
Sent April 18, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 831 · Expands definition of "supervising physician" to include persons licensed to practice osteopathy or podiatry in this state for purpose of supervising physician assistants.
Sent April 11, 2017 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 963 · Requires health benefit plan that reimburses cost of osteopathic manipulative treatment by osteopathic physician to reimburse cost of evaluation that resulted in treatment.
Sent April 11, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 87 days
Senate Bill 966 · Requires any dental professional who uses autoclave or other heat sterilization device to test device at least once per week.
Sent April 11, 2017 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3428 · Enrolls specified public employees in coordinated care organizations.
Sent April 6, 2017 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3439 · Requires that in professional corporation that is organized to allow physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners must hold majority of voting shares and be majority of directors of professional corporation.
Sent April 5, 2017 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3440 · Removes special training requirement from statutes governing prescribing, dispensing and distributing naloxone.
Sent April 5, 2017 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 367 · Permits health care provider to disclose protected health information of inmate of correctional facility to physician of employee of correctional facility or Oregon Corrections Enterprises who is exposed to bodily fluids of inmate if exposure is substantial and inmate has tested positive for HIV, hepatitis B or C or other communicable disease.
Sent April 5, 2017 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
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House Bill 3352 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to conduct evaluation related to behavioral health services provided to public school students.
Sent April 3, 2017 · Reported out after 17 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3431 · Requires hospital that contracts or affiliates with coordinated care organization to provide hospital, oral and specialty care to low income children and veterans who meet specified criteria.
Sent April 3, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 95 days
Senate Bill 46 · Removes authority of Department of Consumer and Business Services to enforce specified health benefit plan coverage requirements applicable to Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Sent April 3, 2017 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 332 · Provides that prohibition against person offering rebate of premium does not prohibit giving, as form of advertising, as promotional program or as promotional material, prize, goods, wares, merchandise, articles or property with aggregate value that does not exceed $100 in calendar year to insureds other than persons for whom insurer issues health insurance or health benefit plan.
Sent April 3, 2017 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 423 · Allows physician assistants to dispense controlled substances in Schedules III and IV under federal Controlled Substances Act.
Sent April 3, 2017 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3415 · Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment providers and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate care for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing.
Sent March 29, 2017 · Reported out after 26 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3418 · Requires Legislative Policy and Research Director to convene advisory group to study reimbursment of prescription drugs in medical assistance program, Public Employees' Benefit Board health benefit plans, Oregon Educators Benefit Board health benefit plans and other state-financed programs.
Sent March 29, 2017 · Reported out after 22 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 147 · Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and report, no later than September 15, 2017, recommendations to Legislative Assembly and interim committees related to health for program to reimburse costs of oral health care for low-income individuals residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association treaty.
Sent March 29, 2017 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 754 · Creates offense of selling tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems to person under 21 years of age.
Sent March 27, 2017 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 743 · Creates violation prohibiting business that makes retail sales of product containing dextromethorphan, or employee of business, from selling or delivering product to individual 17 years of age or younger unless individual has valid prescription.
Sent March 24, 2017 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3261 · Requires Oregon Health Policy Board, in collaboration with Office of Rural Health and Oregon Health and Science University, to conduct assessment of health care workforce needs in Oregon.
Sent March 22, 2017 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3400 · Limits requirements and standards insurer may establish for credentialing naturopathic physicians.
Sent March 22, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 107 days
House Bill 3333 · Requires insurers and third party administrators to pay claims for out-of-network health services within 30 days and according to standards identified by Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Sent March 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3341 · Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities.
Sent March 13, 2017 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3345 · For purposes of Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act, expands definition of "public place" to include common areas of commercial residential buildings and residential buildings with two or more rental units.
Sent March 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3353 · Provides that when school district or prekindergarten program causes dental screening to be conducted of all students in one or more classrooms or in one or more grades where students are 14 years of age or younger, school district or prekindergarten program must provide students or parents or guardians of students opportunity to request not to participate in dental screening.
Sent March 13, 2017 · Reported out after 37 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3355 · Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to licensed psychologist who meets specified requirements.
Sent March 13, 2017 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
House Bill 3363 · Changes term "osteopath" to "osteopathic physician." Clarifies that doctors of osteopathic medicine practice medicine as physicians.
Sent March 13, 2017 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3376 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish immunization records retention program.
Sent March 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3268 · Extends sunset on provisions directing Public Utility Commission to administer programs related to residential telecommunication services, including Oregon Lifeline program.
Sent March 9, 2017 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3276 · Requires health benefit plan coverage of health services necessary to combat disease outbreak or epidemic.
Sent March 9, 2017 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3277 · Directs Health Licensing Office to issue lactation consultant license to qualified applicant.
Sent March 9, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 3284 · Repeals requirement for health care facility to obtain certificate of need.
Sent March 9, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 3292 · Reinstates tax credit for long term care insurance premiums.
Sent March 9, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 3315 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish program under which authority oversees establishment of kiosks for purpose of collecting from consumers and disposing of certain drugs.
Sent March 9, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 3391 · Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Sent March 9, 2017 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3135 · Requires medical assistance coverage for insertion of long-acting, reversible contraceptive devices during hospital stay for labor and delivery.
Sent March 8, 2017 · Reported out after 47 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3183 · Directs Oregon Medical Board to conduct study on solar eclipse eye health.
Sent March 8, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 121 days
House Bill 3187 · Requires insurer, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to reimburse specified amount to noncontracting individual health professional for services provided to health benefit plan enrollee in contracting health facility.
Sent March 8, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 121 days
House Bill 3194 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to permit use of resin-based sealants and glass-ionomer sealants by personnel who provide services through local dental sealant programs.
Sent March 8, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 121 days
House Bill 3214 · Requires Office of Rural Health to conduct study and develop recommendations on whether to allow health care practitioner students who do not attend Oregon Health and Science University to participate in Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative.
Sent March 8, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 121 days
House Bill 3181 · Provides that statement from parent or guardian releasing student seven years of age or younger from requirement to submit certification that student received dental screening within previous 12 months must include explanation of reason that dental screening is burden for student or parent or guardian of student.
Sent March 7, 2017 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3030 · Prohibits business that makes retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters from which individual may directly inhale nitrous oxide, or employee of business, from selling or delivering nitrous oxide canister to individual who is under 18 years of age.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3079 · Removes factor based on payments to hospitals from determination of hospital assessment rate.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
House Bill 3080 · Establishes Task Force on State Medical Assistance Funding.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3081 · Prohibits Oregon Medical Board from requiring certain professional certifications as condition of licensure.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
House Bill 3082 · Expands COFA Premium Assistance Program to include lawful permanent residents of United States who are barred by federal law from receiving medical assistance for five years after lawful entry into United States.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
House Bill 3083 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to convene task force to study and make recommendations for improving and stabilizing health insurance exchange.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3084 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to administer program to provide financial assistance with cost of deductibles and other cost-sharing requirements associated with health insurance.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3085 · Establishes Health Care Professional Training Fund.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 42 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3086 · Requires health benefit plan to reimburse cost of treatment for HIV-associated lipodystrophy.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
House Bill 3090 · Requires hospital to adopt policy for release of patients from emergency department following treatment for behavioral health crisis.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3091 · Specifies behavioral health services that must be provided by coordinated care organization.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3097 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to study barriers to residents applying for medical assistance.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 45 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3098 · Establishes Task Force on Prior Authorization of Prescription Drugs.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
House Bill 3102 · Establishes Task Force on Medical Assistance Funding.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 123 days
Senate Bill 561 · Exempts from prohibition on practice of dentistry and dental hygiene without valid license students of dentistry and dental hygiene engaged in certain clinical studies performed under indirect supervision of dental faculty member.
Sent March 6, 2017 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2014 · Requires Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to develop quality measures to gauge coordinated care organization's compliance with requirement to provide members with access to traditional health workers.
Sent March 3, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 2015 · Directs Oregon Health Authority, in coordination with Traditional Health Workers Commission, to biennially review, and revise if necessary, any reimbursement rates for doulas.
Sent March 3, 2017 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2016 · Modifies methodology for reimbursing hospital costs under self-insured benefit plan offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board.
Sent March 3, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 3042 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to use portion of moneys in Hospital Quality Assurance Fund to provide grants to culturally specific health care facilities beginning July 1, 2018.
Sent March 2, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 127 days
Senate Bill 271 · Modifies definition of small employer for purposes of group health benefit plans.
Sent March 2, 2017 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2980 · Authorizes Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to contract with more than one public agency or private corporation to provide mental health and developmental disabilities services if county declines to operate community mental health program or community developmental disabilities program.
Sent February 28, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 2981 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to report specified information on quarterly basis about processing of applications for medical assistance and for renewals of medical assistance.
Sent February 28, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 2979 · Eliminates certain categories of medical assistance recipients from exemption from enrollment in coordinated care organization.
Sent February 23, 2017 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3014 · Requires applicants for initial license to practice respiratory therapy to hold credential as Registered Respiratory Therapist.
Sent February 23, 2017 · Reported out after 60 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3017 · Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Sent February 23, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 2931 · Clarifies educational requirements for registration of behavior analysis interventionists.
Sent February 20, 2017 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2958 · Directs Oregon Medical Board and Oregon State Board of Nursing to adopt rules requiring practitioners to screen certain patients for pathogenic E. coli bacteria and report positive screening results to Oregon Health Authority.
Sent February 20, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
Senate Bill 70 · Clarifies Oregon State Board of Nursing process and requirements for licensure of nurses.
Sent February 20, 2017 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 71 · Clarifies legislative intent related to administration of noninjectable medication in long term care facilities.
Sent February 20, 2017 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 72 · Removes outdated application requirement for certain nurses applying to Oregon State Board of Nursing for authority to dispense prescription drugs.
Sent February 20, 2017 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 73 · Directs Oregon State Board of Nursing to adopt rules related to renewal of licenses and certificates for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and certified registered nurse anesthetists.
Sent February 20, 2017 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 74 · Permits registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to execute medical treatment orders from certain other nurses and licensed health care providers.
Sent February 20, 2017 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 269 · Permits nonresident nurses to practice in Oregon if staffing school-sponsored event.
Sent February 20, 2017 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2897 · Prohibits insurer that offers health benefit plan in state from restricting covered services to in-network providers, imposing higher deductible, copayment or out-of-pocket maximum for out-of-network physicians than for in-network physicians, requiring prior authorization for physician ordered prescription drugs, laboratory tests or physician referrals, requiring generic drugs, except for controlled substances, to be filled at in-network pharmacies and requiring physicians licensed by Oregon Med
Sent February 15, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 142 days
Senate Bill 60 · Directs chairperson of Oregon Medical Board to select at least one emeritus member to serve on board as needed.
Sent February 15, 2017 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 69 · Clarifies duties of Oregon State Board of Nursing related to applicants for licensure and standards for delegation of patient care tasks.
Sent February 15, 2017 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2882 · Requires governing body of coordinated care organization to include representative from at least one dental care organization that serves members of coordinated care organization.
Sent February 10, 2017 · Reported out after 54 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2839 · Prohibits entities providing health care services, practitioners practicing health care professions and insurers of health care services from, solely on basis that individual who meets eligibility requirements for receipt of organ transplant is disabled, discriminating against individual with respect to practices related to and coverage of organ transplant.
Sent February 8, 2017 · Reported out after 75 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2735 · Transfers duties, functions and powers of Oregon Health Authority related to certification and regulation of smoke shops and cigar bars to Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 150 days
House Bill 2778 · Prohibits insurer, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from offering benefit plans that require prior authorization or increased cost-sharing for specified health care services if cost of services is reimbursed by plan.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 150 days
House Bill 2780 · Establishes Task Force on State Hospital Staffing.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 150 days
House Bill 2834 · Requires dental care organization that contracts with coordinated care organization to provide oral health care services to low income seniors and veterans residing in geographic area served by coordinated care organization who do not have other coverage for oral health care services.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Reported out after 76 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2835 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to conduct study of effectiveness of Oregon Integrated and Coordinated Health Care Delivery System in improving health outcomes for medical assistance recipients.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2836 · Exempts from disclosure under public records law health information protected from disclosure by federal law, including records and reports submitted to Psychiatric Security Review Board.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2837 · Clarifies law regarding health insurance coverage required for orally administered anticancer drugs.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2838 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to take specific steps to improve assistance provided to individuals applying for or seeking to renew medical assistance eligibility.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2751 · Allows occupational therapists to participate in primary care provider loan repayment program.
Sent February 6, 2017 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2754 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide all Oregon hospitals and birthing centers schedule for conducting newborn hearing screening tests, and for referring parents and guardians to health care providers for purpose of diagnosing whether newborn child has congenital cytomegalovirus, within 21 days of newborn child's date of birth.
Sent February 6, 2017 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2024 · Imposes tax on inhalant-form nicotine at point of retail sale, based on percentage of wholesale price.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 84 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2044 · Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from recovering state's share of overpayment of medical assistance for prescription drug unless overpayment resulted from fraud.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2045 · Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to waive or reduce inadvertent or unintentional overpayment of medical assistance claim for prescription drug.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2046 · Specifies types of primary care providers eligible to participate in primary care provider loan repayment program.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2082 · Extends sunset for tax credit for rural medical care.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2103 · Permits licensed nurse practitioners to perform vasectomies.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2114 · Directs Oregon Medical Board, Oregon State Board of Nursing, Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine and Oregon Board of Dentistry to provide licensees of boards with opioid and opiate prescribing guidelines and recommendations established by association of licensee practitioners.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2116 · Creates Help In Cutting Costs for Unusual Pharmaceuticals program in Oregon Health Authority to reimburse high costs incurred by persons in this state to purchase certain pharmaceutical products.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2118 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to determine official rate of medical care inflation to be used by insurers in calculating premium rates.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2122 · Modifies requirements for coordinated care organizations.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 92 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2123 · Limits number of voting members of Oregon State Hospital Advisory Board serving on ad hoc committees established by board to less than quorum.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2125 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program for purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant women in carrying their pregnancies to term.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2128 · Deletes requirement that pseudoephedrine be classified as Schedule III controlled substance.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2232 · Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2267 · Provides exemption from requirement to obtain medical imaging license if person uses sonographic equipment for sole purpose of ophthalmic sonography.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2300 · Establishes Mental Health Clinical Advisory Group in Oregon Health Authority to develop evidence-based algorithms for prescription drug treatment of mental health disorders in medical assistance recipients.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 94 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2301 · Specifies circumstances under which Health Licensing Office is required or permitted to disclose information obtained during investigation of certain professions.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2302 · Permits Oregon Health Authority staff to apply for additional state or federal benefits on behalf of Oregon State Hospital patients who will be discharged.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2303 · Modifies date by which coordinated care organization must report to Oregon Health Authority proportion of total medical costs allocated to primary care.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2304 · Adds peer support specialist, family support specialist and youth support specialist to membership of Traditional Health Workers Commission.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2305 · 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 January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2310 · Modifies provisions regarding schedule by which local public health authorities must submit local plans for applying foundational public health capabilities and implementing foundational public health programs.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 100 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2319 · Creates Mental Health Regulatory Agency.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2328 · Renames State Board of Psychologist Examiners to Oregon Board of Psychology.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2329 · Permits State Board of Psychologist Examiners to assess disciplinary costs against disciplined person.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2339 · Prohibits out-of-network health care provider from balance billing patient covered by health benefit plan or health care service contract for services provided at in-network health care facility.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2340 · Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to permit insurer that discontinued offering health benefit plans in service area less than five years previously to resume offering health benefit plans in service area.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2341 · Updates Insurance Code provisions applicable to health insurance in accordance with federal requirements.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2342 · Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules not in compliance with Insurance Code if necessary due to change in federal law or decision by federal agency that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services determines will cause imminent destabilization of insurance market and risk life or health of state residents.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2361 · Removes exemption from licensure by Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists for certain persons.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2373 · Expands rural health care income tax credit to include pharmacist services performed in rural areas.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2386 · Directs each manufacturer of certain types of drugs that are sold within this state to develop and implement drug take-back program for purpose of collecting from individuals and nonbusiness entities those types of drugs for disposal.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2387 · Creates Oregon Premium Protection Program in Department of Consumer and Business Services and establishes Oregon Premium Protection Fund.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 100 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2388 · Allows Department of Consumer and Business Services to deny, revoke or suspend registration of pharmacy benefit manager if pharmacy benefit manager engages in specified conduct.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2389 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to advise and assist in implementing targeted outreach and marketing for Health Care for All Oregon Children program.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2390 · Allows chiropractic physicians and naturopathic physicians to provide release for athlete who sustained concussion or is suspected of sustaining concussion.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2391 · Imposes 1.5 percent assessment on commercial health insurance premiums and premium equivalents for managed care organizations and Public Employees' Benefit Board health benefit plans.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2392 · Modifies requirements for health benefit plan coverage of hearing loss treatments.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2393 · Specifies case manager's duties in event that case manager receives notice that person for whom case manager provides services will have life-sustaining procedures withheld or withdrawn.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2394 · Allows participating health profession licensing boards to refer to impaired health professional program for monitoring licensees who have been convicted of certain alcohol- or drug-related crimes.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2395 · Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules related to prescription drug labels.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2397 · Changes name of Public Health Advisory Committee to Public Health and Pharmacy Formulary Advisory Committee.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2398 · Prohibits health care provider from billing medical assistance applicant or recipient except as provided by Oregon Health Authority by rule.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2402 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program through which individual who is homeless may obtain certified copy of individual's record of live birth at reduced cost or free of charge.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2408 · Appropriates moneys to plan, establish and operate new school-based health centers, to increase student access to school-based mental health providers and to fund pilot program that uses trauma-informed approaches.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2432 · Directs Health Licensing Office to issue license to engage in practice of art therapy to qualified applicant.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2451 · Establishes medical assistance eligibility for individuals under age 26 who have aged out of foster care in Oregon or another state.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 84 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2465 · Permits professional corporation organized to practice medicine to include nurse practitioners as permissible holders of required majority of each class of shares entitled to vote, as required majority of directors and as all officers except secretary or treasurer.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2475 · Allows skilled nursing facilities to temporarily employ nurses holding license issued by another state while license from Oregon State Board of Nursing is pending.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2492 · Establishes dispute resolution procedures for charges for emergency services and for unexpected medical bills for out-of-network health care services.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2503 · Allows Health Licensing Office to issue lactation consultant licenses to qualified applicants.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2504 · Directs Health Licensing Office to issue lactation consultant, lactation educator and lactation peer support provider licenses to qualified applicants.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2517 · Provides that Director of the Oregon Health Authority may enter into agreements governing sharing and use of information reported to prescription monitoring program with regulatory authorities of other states that administer prescription monitoring programs.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2518 · Requires pharmacy to report deidentified information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed naloxone.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2519 · Requires pharmacy to report de-identified information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed naloxone.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2524 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer program to provide loans to hospitals for establishing new primary care residency programs.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 84 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2527 · Allows pharmacists to prescribe and administer injectable hormonal contraceptives and prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2552 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate, on each campus of Oregon State Hospital, facility to provide short-term mental health treatment and residential care.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2580 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to take specified steps to ensure enrollment without delay and continued enrollment in coordinated care organization of child placed by Department of Human Services in substitute care.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 93 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2588 · Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2644 · Provides that administration of vitamin K to newborn infants must be by most effective means.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2645 · Directs each manufacturer of prescription drugs that are sold within this state to develop and implement drug take-back program for purpose of collecting from individuals and nonbusiness entities those types of drugs for disposal.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 86 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2647 · Prohibits Oregon Educators Benefit Board from charging fee to opt out of coverage.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2660 · Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to make available online written materials about options available to breast cancer patients for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction surgery, breast prostheses and breast forms.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2663 · Establishes Task Force to study provisions of California's Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 to determine appropriateness and feasibility of adopting any provisions in Oregon.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2664 · Specifies criteria for licensing of extended stay centers and requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 93 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2673 · Creates alternative process for persons seeking to change name on vital record for purpose of affirming gender identity.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2675 · Requires community health improvement plans adopted by coordinated care organizations and community advisory councils to focus on and develop strategy for integrating physical, behavioral and oral health care services.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2679 · 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 January 17, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 171 days
House Bill 2723 · Requires Health Evidence Review Commission to evaluate therapeutic and clinical effectiveness of hippotherapy for purpose of possible inclusion on prioritized list of health services provided in medical assistance program and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by December 31, 2017.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2726 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to advise and assist in implementing targeted outreach and marketing for Health Care for All Oregon Children program.
Sent January 17, 2017 · Reported out after 52 days · did not pass the House of Representatives