Health Care

Senate Bill 941 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry Health District for emergency room in Curry Medical Center.

Sent March 6, 2019 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 942 · Eliminates requirement that children under two years of age be secured in car seat that is rear-facing.

Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

Senate Bill 973 · Establishes Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Program administered by Improving People's Access to Community-based Treatment, Supports and Services Grant Review Committee established in Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.

Sent March 6, 2019 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 872 · Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services total amount of money spent on patient assistance programs, information on financial assistance provided to pharmacies, government agencies and advocacy organizations and total amount of financial incentives paid to each pharmacy benefit manager.

Sent March 1, 2019 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 887 · Requires insurer, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to cover specified health services without prior authorization in health benefit plans and benefit plans offered by insurer or board.

Sent March 1, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 121 days

Senate Bill 888 · Removes, for health care facilities that receive preponderance of revenue from associated comprehensive group-practice prepayment health care service plans, exemption from financial data reporting required by Oregon Health Authority for other facilities.

Sent March 1, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 121 days

Senate Bill 889 · Establishes Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark program to control growth of health care expenditures in this state.

Sent March 1, 2019 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 899 · Requires hospitals or health systems that own or operate, in whole or in part, health care facilities that charge facility fees to report specified information to Oregon Health Authority regarding facilities and to notify patients individually and through public displays of specified information regarding facility fees and costs to patients.

Sent March 1, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 121 days

Senate Bill 908 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with statewide coordinated care organizations.

Sent March 1, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 121 days

Senate Bill 911 · Requires health benefit plans, state medical assistance program, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to pay for standard fertility preservation services for covered individual who will undergo medical treatment that is likely to result in iatrogenic infertility.

Sent March 1, 2019 · Reported out after 34 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 179 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer program to provide palliative care services and support provision of home- and community-based end of life care.

Sent February 28, 2019 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 900 · Imposes requirements on outpatient dialysis treatment facility, or entity that has financial interest in outpatient dialysis treatment facility, that pays health insurance premiums for patients of outpatient dialysis treatment facility.

Sent February 28, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 841 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to compile health care expenditure report concerning expenditures related to medical assistance, Medicare, commercial insurance and self-insurance.

Sent February 27, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 123 days

Senate Bill 860 · Prohibits specified utilization controls on health insurance coverage of CT scans for screening for lung cancer.

Sent February 27, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 123 days

Senate Bill 867 · Declares legislative findings for best system for delivery and financing of health care.

Sent February 27, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 123 days

Senate Bill 834 · Provides that expression of regret or apology made by or on behalf of person licensed by Oregon Board of Dentistry does not constitute admission of liability in civil action and that person who makes expression may not be examined with respect to expression.

Sent February 26, 2019 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 835 · Allows dentist to advertise practice in specialty area of dentistry.

Sent February 26, 2019 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 836 · Authorizes Oregon Board of Dentistry to review patient charts associated with dental pilot projects approved by Oregon Health Authority.

Sent February 26, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 124 days

Senate Bill 823 · Requires health care employer to conduct comprehensive security and safety evaluation using state or nationally recognized workplace violence prevention toolkit.

Sent February 25, 2019 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2040 · Adds four members to Traditional Health Workers Commission.

Sent February 22, 2019 · Reported out after 68 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2090 · Abolishes Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine peer review committee.

Sent February 22, 2019 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2691 · Establishes statutory authority for Oregon Psychiatric Access Line program operated by Oregon Health and Science University and financed by Legislative Assembly through appropriations.

Sent February 22, 2019 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 815 · Requires residential care facilities to provide written notice to applicants for admission and to current residents upon request regarding services, types and level of care, potential for resident to be required to leave facility if facility can no longer meet resident's needs for care and services, possibility of resident not being permitted to return to facility if resident leaves facility for acute care and resident's right to appeal facility's decision to remove resident or to not permit resident to return after receiving acute care.

Sent February 22, 2019 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 824 · Allows Oregon Board of Dentistry to accept results of national standardized examinations under specified circumstances when determining fitness of applicant to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.

Sent February 22, 2019 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 795 · Prescribes requirements for Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Program.

Sent February 20, 2019 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 796 · Makes period of absence for donation of body part, organ or tissue "serious health condition" for which family leave may be taken.

Sent February 20, 2019 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 808 · Directs Oregon Health Authority and specified professional regulatory boards to require licensees regulated by authority or board to complete continuing education related to suicide risk assessment, treatment and management and to report completion of continuing education to authority or board.

Sent February 20, 2019 · Reported out after 54 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2317 · Designates May of each year as ALS Awareness Month.

Sent February 14, 2019 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 770 · Establishes Task Force on Universal Health Care charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents.

Sent February 14, 2019 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 780 · Directs Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to establish pilot program allowing public employees to obtain health services from coordinated care organizations.

Sent February 14, 2019 · Reported out after 61 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 789 · Provides funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain.

Sent February 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 136 days

Senate Bill 204 · Extends sunset for tax credit for provision of volunteer emergency medical services in rural area.

Sent February 11, 2019 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2265 · Adds optometrists to list of health care practitioners who must complete pain management education program.

Sent February 8, 2019 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 765 · Modifies definitions of "primary care" and "total medical expenditures" for purpose of reports on spending for primary care by insurance carriers, Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations.

Sent February 8, 2019 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 735 · Renames Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee of Oregon Health Policy Board to Health Quality Metrics Committee and expands membership to include member with expertise in oral health and dental care, member representing rural hospitals and member representing insurers that offer health benefit plans to small employers.

Sent February 7, 2019 · Reported out after 68 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 735 · Renames Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee of Oregon Health Policy Board to Health Quality Metrics Committee and expands membership to include member with expertise in oral health and dental care, member representing rural hospitals and member representing insurers that offer health benefit plans to small employers.

Sent February 7, 2019 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2092 · Renames Physical Therapist Licensing Board to Oregon Board of Physical Therapy.

Sent February 6, 2019 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 742 · Allows Health Licensing Office to issue license to engage in practice of athletic training to qualified applicant.

Sent February 6, 2019 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 749 · Requires health benefit plans to cover fertility and reproductive endocrinology services.

Sent February 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 144 days

Senate Bill 754 · Creates income tax credit for rural nurse faculty members.

Sent February 6, 2019 · Reported out after 26 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 734 · Requires individual and group health insurance policies to reimburse services provided by naturopathic physicians within scope of their practice if services are reimbursed when provided by licensed physicians.

Sent February 1, 2019 · Reported out after 62 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 740 · Requires health benefit plans that cover radiation therapy for cancer to cover proton beam therapy on basis no less favorable than other covered benefits.

Sent February 1, 2019 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 698 · Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules to require that prescription drugs be labeled in English and other language upon request of practitioner, patient or patient representative.

Sent January 30, 2019 · Reported out after 75 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 721 · Requires coordinated care organization to reimburse cost of services provided by school-based health centers to members of coordinated care organization at rate paid to in-network providers.

Sent January 30, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 151 days

Senate Bill 724 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to recover, within 60 days, all overpayments to coordinated care organizations.

Sent January 30, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 151 days

Senate Bill 647 · Modifies provisions relating to immunization records required for children attending schools and children's facilities.

Sent January 25, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 156 days

Senate Bill 671 · Removes provisions relating to limitations on hospital reimbursement rates for Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board.

Sent January 25, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 156 days

Senate Bill 649 · Requires licensed health care provider to provide vaccine information packet to patient to whom licensed health care provider administers vaccine.

Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days

Senate Bill 676 · Provides that with respect to newborn screening, Oregon Health Authority shall specify that person providing newborn screening may conduct tests for conditions listed on most recent edition of Recommended Uniform Screening Panel by United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days

Senate Bill 687 · Directs Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to establish pilot programs allowing public employees who live in geographic area served by Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization to obtain health services from Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization.

Sent January 24, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 157 days

Senate Bill 131 · Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to appoint Children's Health Advocate to investigate complaints and take steps to ensure access to and reimbursement of timely health care for children placed by Department of Human Services in private child-caring agencies.

Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 387 · Allows medical marijuana processing site to transfer certain medical marijuana products to person responsible for producing medical marijuana under specified conditions.

Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days

Senate Bill 537 · Requires that rules adopted by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services for coordination of benefits protect insured from out-of-pocket expenses if combined coverages exceed costs to be reimbursed.

Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days

Senate Bill 572 · Imposes new requirements on pharmacy benefit managers registered in this state.

Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days

Senate Bill 574 · Establishes Task Force on California's Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 to determine appropriateness and feasibility of adopting in Oregon any provisions relating to regulation of health maintenance organizations.

Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days

Senate Bill 587 · Prohibits policy or certificate of health insurance from requiring prior authorization for coverage of specified treatment by participating physical or occupational therapist if treatment is medically necessary and falls within quantitative treatment limits of policy or certificate.

Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days

Senate Bill 588 · Establishes Outdoor Therapy Grant Program within State Parks and Recreation Department for purpose of awarding grants to enhance outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural or other natural resource-based therapy programs serving residents of this state.

Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 88 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 599 · Establishes Medical Marijuana Patient Access Committee to study and recommend methods to reduce barriers to accessing medical marijuana and to advise Oregon Health Authority on issues related to accessing medical marijuana.

Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 164 days

Senate Bill 409 · Directs State Board of Pharmacy to study feasibility of implementing, and to develop plan to implement, program to allow wholesale importation of prescription drugs into Oregon.

Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 452 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to study responses of emergency medical services to rare medical conditions, particularly conditions requiring emergency use medications for treatment.

Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 83 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 526 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to design, implement and maintain voluntary statewide program to provide nurse home visiting services to families with infants up to six months of age.

Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 544 · Requires ambulances to carry emergency treatment medication for adrenal insufficiency disorder.

Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 9 · Allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense emergency refills of insulin and associated insulin-related devices and supplies.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 23 · Requires Oregon Health Authority or entity contracting with authority to obtain discharge records from hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and extended stay centers.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 27 · Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to adopt by rule schedule for fees assessed on water suppliers to partially defray costs of authority related to performance of certain duties under Oregon Drinking Water Quality Act.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 28 · Increases fees related to tourist facilities, public spas, pools and bathhouses, bed and breakfasts, restaurants and vending machines and for plan review for restaurant construction or remodeling.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 29 · Modifies term "venereal disease" to "sexually transmitted infection." Clarifies hearings procedure for certificates of need for certain health care facilities.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 60 · Allows acupuncturists and podiatric physicians to claim liability limitation for provision of health care services without compensation.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 61 · Increases membership of Oregon Medical Board by one public member.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 62 · Prohibits employing person that employer knows, or with exercise of reasonable care should know, is not licensed or permitted to practice medical imaging modality.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 63 · Directs Board of Medical Imaging to adopt rules related to temporary permits for limited X-ray machine operators.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 64 · Clarifies type of authorization to practice issued by Oregon State Board of Nursing.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 65 · Directs Oregon State Board of Nursing to issue license to practice as certified nurse midwife to qualified applicant.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 66 · Authorizes Oregon State Board of Nursing to recognize military education or training programs as sufficient to meet requirements for licensure as licensed practical nurse.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 67 · Defines "ambulatory surgical center" for purposes of duties of circulating nurses.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 124 · Subjects certain persons to statutes governing massage therapy.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 125 · Requires insurer that credentials one primary care provider who is part of medical group to credential all primary care providers in same medical group if they are licensed or certified and in good standing with their licensing boards.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 126 · Requires health benefit plan to reimburse cost of covered telemedicine health service provided by health professional licensed or certified in this state if same health service is provided in person.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 127 · Changes term "nurse midwife nurse practitioner" to "nurse practitioner specializing in nurse midwifery.".

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 128 · Directs Board of Medical Imaging to issue permit to supervise fluoroscopy to qualified advanced practice registered nurse.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 129 · Allows licensed optometrist to engage in practice of telemedicine.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 130 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to award grant moneys to eligible school-based health center pilot projects to expand access to health care services and improve health and education outcomes for students through telehealth.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 79 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 132 · Requires health benefit plans, state medical assistance program, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to pay for standard fertility preservation services for covered individual who will undergo medical treatment that is likely to result in iatrogenic infertility.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 133 · Prohibits provider of substance abuse, problem gambling or mental health services and support from accepting or paying patient referral bonus or falsely advertising individual's need for services or support or individual's eligibility to participate in medical assistance program.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 134 · Requires coordinated care organizations to publish on website document to educate members regarding treatment options and support resources available for members who have mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 135 · Authorizes Health Licensing Office to impose civil penalty on employer of or entity that contracts with behavior analysis professional if employer or entity requires professional to perform certain acts.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 136 · Removes 10-day supply limitation on prescriptions for certain controlled substances issued by certified registered nurse anesthetists.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 137 · Prohibits coordinated care organization from contracting with any entity to assume risk of providing behavioral health services or to assume responsibility for utilization management, care coordination, denials of service, grievances or appeals.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 138 · Reestablishes Mental Health Clinical Advisory Group in Oregon Health Authority to continue development of evidence-based algorithms for prescription drug treatment of mental health disorders.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 139 · Creates new requirements applicable to prior authorization, step therapy and other utilization review policies and procedures on insurers offering health benefit plans and health insurance, medical services contracts, multiple employer welfare arrangements, health care service contracts and pharmacy benefit managers.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 140 · Establishes Emergency Department Boarding Pilot Project in Oregon Health Authority.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 141 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to issue grants to Oregon hospitals to establish and maintain, or contract with third party to provide, process for providing caring contacts to hospital patients who present in emergency department with suicidal ideation or attempted suicide.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 85 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 142 · Changes "venereal disease" and "sexually transmitted disease" to "sexually transmitted infection." Changes certain references to "human immunodeficiency virus" and "acquired immune deficiency syndrome" to "blood-borne infection.".

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 143 · Corrects syntax in statute.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 144 · Makes certain provisions relating to anatomical gifts applicable to gifts of whole body.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 145 · Establishes Implementation Advisory Group to develop blueprint for implementing health care spending benchmark for state.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 150 · Requires pharmacist to dispense controlled substance in Schedule II of federal Controlled Substances Act in lockable vial.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 236 · Prohibits policy or certificate of health insurance from requiring prior authorization for coverage of specified treatment by participating physical or occupational therapist if treatment is medically necessary and falls within quantitative treatment limits of policy or certificate.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days

Senate Bill 242 · Requires health benefit plan, other than employer-sponsored plan, that covers cost of pregnancy care and childbirth to cover cost of pregnancy care and childbirth for enrollee who is surrogate.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 249 · Specifies requirements for insurer determinations regarding requests for prior authorization for coverage of health care items, services, procedures and settings.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 250 · Prohibits individual from being excluded from participation in or denied benefits under health benefit plan issued or delivered in this state based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 253 · Authorizes Public Health Officer to appoint local health officer in certain counties.

Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law