Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Health Care
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Rachel PrusakChair
Democrat · 37th District
Cedric HaydenVice-chair
Republican · 7th District
Andrea SalinasVice-chair
Democrat · 38th District
Democrat · 28th District
Democrat · 33rd District
Democrat · 22nd District
Republican · 19th District
Republican · 24th District
Democrat · 27th District
Republican · 32nd District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent182
11% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out41%
75 of 182; 6 moved on without a report, 101 stopped in committee
Time in committee55 days
most between 35 and 70 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 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
182 bills
House Bill 3407 · Prohibits public body from issuing COVID-19 vaccine passport.
Sent June 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 11 days
Senate Bill 219 · Directs Advance Directive Adoption Committee to submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary and health with recommendations for development, adoption and administration of statewide advance directive registry for collection and dissemination of advance directives.
Sent May 11, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 46 days
Senate Bill 748 · Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and private insurers to provide insurance coverage to adult disabled children of insureds under certain circumstances.
Sent May 11, 2021 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 764 · Provides that court must presume that resolution agreement that ends dispute over alleged infringement of patent or violation of other protection for protected drug has anticompetitive effects if alleged infringer receives item of value as part of or in connection with resolution agreement or if alleged infringer agrees to limit or stop researching, developing, manufacturing, marketing or selling competing drug.
Sent May 4, 2021 · Reported out after 29 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 199 · Modifies laws relating to form of advance directive.
Sent April 27, 2021 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 711 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study cost differences in hormone replacement drugs used by men and hormone replacement drugs used by women and report findings to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Sent April 27, 2021 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 781 · Modifies provisions relating to providing results of tests to patients.
Sent April 27, 2021 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2510 · Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Sent April 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 61 days
Senate Bill 629 · Allows pharmacist to use telepharmacy to deliver pharmacy services to patient at remote location.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 699 · Prohibits grandfathered health plan from imposing preexisting condition exclusion.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 558 · Prohibits insurance policy or contract that provides coverage for prescription drug to require prescription for drug prescribed for medical assistance recipient to be filled or refilled at mail order pharmacy or to require prescription to be filled or refilled at pharmacy that is not local and enrolled in medical assistance program.
Sent April 20, 2021 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 560 · Requires insurer and health care service contractor to count payments made on behalf of enrollee for costs of care toward enrollee's out-of-pocket maximum or cost-sharing.
Sent April 20, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 67 days
Senate Bill 741 · Repeals sunset on and obsolete reporting requirement for Central Oregon Health Council.
Sent April 19, 2021 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2 · Prohibits insurers from imposing prior authorization or other utilization review requirements on coverage of proton beam therapy for prostate cancer that are more restrictive than prior authorization or utilization review requirements applied to coverage of radiation therapy.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 3 · Requires health benefit plans to cover emergency medical services transports.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 124 · Adds certified speech-language pathology assistant to membership of State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 438 · Allows physician assistant to receive results of blood test of source person on behalf of certain person who, in performance of person's official duties, comes into contact with blood, bodily fluid or other potentially infectious material of source person.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3387 · Authorizes nurses to discuss medical use of marijuana with patients.
Sent March 29, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 89 days
Senate Bill 39 · Amends definition of "practice of nursing." Changes deadline for renewal of nursing licenses and nurses' authority to prescribe.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 40 · Requires clinical component in nursing education for licensure by indorsement.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
162 more
Senate Bill 64 · Creates exemption to prohibition on person under 21 years of age entering establishment where tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems are sold for purposes of investigating violations.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 98 · Authorizes Board of Medical Imaging to issue letter of reprimand or impose probation for purposes of discipline.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 99 · Allows Board of Medical Imaging designee to perform inspections related to medical imaging and X-ray machines.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 100 · Allows Board of Medical Imaging to issue subpoena over signature of board executive director when conducting investigation.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3381 · Directs Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with Department of Consumer and Business Services, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board, to design health benefit plans to offer to public employees in 2023 plan year.
Sent March 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 100 days
House Bill 3320 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study and make recommendations concerning changes to Insurance Code that address managing, investigating and enforcing violations identified in complaints against person that is subject to Insurance Code.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3352 · Renames Health Care for All Oregon Children program as Cover All People program and expands eligibility to adults who would qualify for Medicaid-funded state medical assistance program but for their immigration status.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3353 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to seek federal approval of amendment to state Medicaid demonstration project to permit coordinated care organizations to use portion of global budgets to improve health equity, improve overall health of community or enhance payments to providers who advance health equity or provide services improving overall health of community and to allow such expenditures to be counted as medical expenses in coordinated care organization's base medical budget and in calculation of global budget and flexible spending for given year.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3360 · Designates April 26 of each year as Occupational Therapy Day.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3362 · Creates crime of false representation in assisted reproduction.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3214 · Requires health insurers and other covered entities to agree to and comply with request of individual or personal representative to restrict or opt out of disclosure of protected health information of individual.
Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 2010 · Directs Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with Department of Consumer and Business Services, to create implementation plan for public health plan to be made available to individuals and families in individual health insurance market and to small employers.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3231 · Establishes State Board of Sign Language Interpreters within Oregon Health Authority.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 3267 · Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Department of Consumer and Business Services to review prices for prescription drug products meeting specified cost criteria.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 3118 · Enacts Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3120 · Directs Center for Health Statistics to enter name of parent on original record of live birth when paternity or parentage has been determined under certain circumstances.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3122 · Requires State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, upon request of individual who has been disciplined by board, to remove from its website and other publicly accessible print and electronic publications information relating to discipline of individual if individual meets certain criteria.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3146 · Prescribes requirements for Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Program.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3159 · Requires coordinated care organization, health care provider or health insurer to collect from patient, client or member data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3087 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish volunteer vaccine administration program to utilize specified volunteer health care providers to administer vaccines in emergency.
Sent February 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
House Bill 3086 · Directs State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules related to prescription drug labels.
Sent February 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3094 · Requires insurers contracting with Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations contracting with Oregon Health Authority to enter into voluntary agreement with authority to take steps to achieve target percentage of all payments to providers being made using value-based payment methods.
Sent February 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3107 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for certain biennial expenses.
Sent February 3, 2021 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3108 · Requires individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors, multiple employer welfare arrangements and state medical assistance program to provide reimbursement for at least three primary care visits annually in addition to one annual preventive primary care visit covered without cost-sharing.
Sent February 3, 2021 · Reported out after 72 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3044 · Prohibits Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and Oregon Health Authority from contracting with carriers or coordinated care organizations that do not sign compact or other form of voluntary agreement committing to using advanced value-based payment methods in 70 percent of carrier's or coordinated care organization's payments to providers by 2024.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 149 days
House Bill 3057 · Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to disclose individually identifiable information related to COVID-19 to certain persons and under certain circumstances.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3058 · Increases distance from certain parts of public places and places of employment in which person may not smoke, aerosolize or vaporize from 10 feet to 25 feet.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 149 days
House Bill 3061 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to study public health and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 149 days
House Bill 3062 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to study and make recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly, no later than September 15, 2022, for legislative changes needed to increase access to health care for all Oregonians.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 81 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2956 · Requires insurers offering health benefit plans to report specified information to Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding requests for prior authorization.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2958 · Allows pharmacist to prescribe, dispense and administer preexposure prophylactic antiretroviral therapies and post-exposure prophylactic antiretroviral therapies.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2963 · Adds requirements for suspension of hospital nurse staffing plan during national or state emergency declaration.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2965 · Extends deadline for local plans for applying foundational capabilities and implementing foundational programs related to public health to December 31, 2025.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2970 · Defines "device" for purposes of practice of advanced nonablative esthetics.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2971 · Abolishes Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians and transfers responsibilities to Health Licensing Office and Board of Cosmetology.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2977 · Makes appropriation to Oregon Health Authority for dental director position.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 62 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2978 · Establishes Indian Health Scholarship Program to provide free tuition and fees for qualifying Indian health profession students in exchange for student commitment to work at tribal service site after graduation.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2979 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish review process for medical assistance reimbursement rates for costs of dental services.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2981 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer program to provide, through coordinated care organizations, palliative care services, as determined by interdisciplinary team, to patients in their choice of residences.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2987 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring infants to be screened to detect certain diseases.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2990 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to share specified information related to marijuana for medical use with authorized employees of local governments for certain purposes.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 3009 · Authorizes radiologist to serve on Health Evidence Review Commission.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 3011 · Extends Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3014 · Requires hospital to establish hospital staffing committee, in addition to hospital nurse staffing committee, to develop hospital-wide staffing plan for staff other than nursing staff.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 3016 · Adds requirements for suspension of hospital nurse staffing plan during national or state emergency declaration.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3017 · Makes manufacturer's sale of COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon at cost above specified amount unlawful practice.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3024 · Prohibits use of public funds, except state medical assistance program funds, to pay costs associated with convenience abortions.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 3030 · Authorizes licensed optometrist to prescribe and administer vaccines and epinephrine and diphenhydramine injections.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 6 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3036 · Allows physician assistant to register with Oregon Medical Board for authority to dispense prescription drugs.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3038 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to commission study to make recommendations for achieving specified goals for health care delivery in Oregon.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2017 · Designates September of each year as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2041 · Transfers duties, functions and powers related to COFA Premium Assistance Program and health insurance exchange from Department of Consumer and Business Services to Oregon Health Authority on June 30, 2021.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2042 · Prohibits surprise billing for emergency services provided at out-of-network facility.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2044 · Allows Department of Consumer and Business Services to access data in All Payer All Claims database by certifying data will only be used to carry out department's duties.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2046 · Requires insurer to provide specified notice to insured or prospective insured enrolled in short term health insurance policy.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2071 · Requires that Department of Revenue issue license to qualified retailers of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2072 · Increases fees for licenses for home health agencies.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2073 · Directs Oregon Health Authority to study public health.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2074 · Increases prescription monitoring program fees from $25 to $35.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2075 · Establishes vendor license and annual fee for persons engaging in certain conduct regarding radiation devices and equipment, including X-ray machines and tanning devices.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2076 · Establishes Emergency Health Care Systems Program and Emergency Health Care System Advisory Board within Oregon Health Authority.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2077 · Requires person to identify to Oregon Health Authority third party that performs lead-based paint activities or renovation.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2078 · Repeals electronic credentialing information program.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2079 · Requires health care entities to obtain approval from Oregon Health Authority before any mergers, acquisitions or affiliations of entities that had $25 million or more in net patient revenue in prior fiscal year or before mergers, acquisitions or affiliations that will result in one entity having increase in net patient revenue of $10 million or more.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2080 · Establishes Office of Pharmaceutical Purchasing in Oregon Health Authority and specifies duties.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2081 · Modifies Health Care Cost Growth Target program and Health Care Cost Growth Target Implementation Committee.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2082 · Creates Value-Based Payments Advisory Subcommittee of Oregon Health Policy Board to develop recommendation for road map for statewide implementation of value-based payments to health care providers in state medical assistance program, health insurance exchange plans and health plans offered on commercial insurance market and to public employees.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2083 · Directs Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to study ways to transform delivery systems to contain costs and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2084 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health on impacts of federal changes arising from executive or legislative branches of federal government on access to health care in this state and to recommend legislation, if any, that is needed to ensure no diminution of access to quality, affordable health care by residents of this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2085 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to explore and report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health viable options for addressing shortfalls in funding for medical assistance.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2087 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to ensure that health care providers use health care interpreters, reimbursed by state, when interacting with medical assistance recipients who have limited English proficiency or who communicate in sign language.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2088 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt by rule qualification criteria for tribal traditional health workers as additional category of traditional health workers.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2113 · Expands specific geographic diversity requirement to include all medical professional members of Oregon Medical Board.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2114 · Authorizes Oregon Board of Psychology to assess costs associated with disciplinary action to person against whom disciplinary action is taken.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2115 · Authorizes Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists to sanction applicants for licensure and licensees for unprofessional conduct.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2116 · Authorizes Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists to order mental health, medical condition or chemical dependency evaluations of applicants, licensees and registered interns.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2117 · Repeals Oregon Board of Psychology authority to issue initial psychologist associate licenses.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2121 · Prohibits Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine from imposing sanction on naturopathic physician who performs abortion.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2122 · Allows Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine to require person under investigation by board to undergo mental, physical, chemical dependency or competency evaluation.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2148 · Prohibits remote sales of inhalant delivery systems.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2164 · Renames "Health Care for All Oregon Children" program to "Cover All People" program.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2192 · Establishes Interagency Science Review Panel on Pesticides within Oregon Health Authority.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2198 · Requires Oregon Health and Science University to transfer funds to Child Development and Rehabilitation Center to pay for costs of training provided to at least two fellows who are admitted to developmental-behavioral pediatric fellowship program.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2261 · Prohibits remote sales of inhalant delivery systems.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2274 · Increases rate of taxation on cigarettes.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2315 · 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 at specified intervals and to report completion of continuing education to authority or board.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2317 · Adds two nonvoting legislator members to Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2318 · Establishes legislative Task Force on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Care Delivery Systems to evaluate impacts of COVID-19 on health care delivery systems in this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2319 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study and make recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly regarding current standard for network adequacy for health insurers and needed changes.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2320 · Prohibits insurer from refusing credentials to health care provider based on certain reasons.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2321 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene advisory committee to study adequacy of personal protective equipment provided to health care workers to protect against SARS-CoV-2 and to report findings to interim committee of Legislative Assembly.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2322 · Requires medical assistance and health benefit plan coverage of renal dialysis.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2326 · Requires hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and health systems to report specified financial and other information to Oregon Health Authority.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2327 · Requires Department of Human Services, in collaboration with Oregon Health Authority, to adopt by rule specified requirements to ensure that skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities and facilities with memory care endorsements have appropriate resources to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 30 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2328 · Adds further specification to prohibition on discrimination against health care providers by insurers in participation in or coverage under health benefit plan.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2335 · Enacts interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2337 · Requires advisory committee to Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services on collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages and disability status to commission study to inventory state agencies' databases used to compile data on race, ethnicity, language and disability status, ability readiness of data systems to collect data, cost to collect data, needed upgrades to data systems and which data systems are priority for upgrades.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2348 · Requires hospitals and long term care facilities to make available to patients, residents, staff and visitors plant-based meals and beverages.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2350 · Limits procurement authority of Oregon Health Authority.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2351 · Changes appointing authority for Director of Oregon Health Authority from Governor to Oregon Health Policy Board.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2352 · Removes eligibility limitation on adjusted gross income of individual providing rural medical care applicable to tax credit for rural medical care.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2354 · Prohibits physician or clinical laboratory from delivering claim, bill or other demand for payment for anatomic pathology services other than to patient, insurer or third-party payer, public health clinic or nonprofit health clinic or government agency responsible for paying for patient's medical care or anatomic pathology services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2359 · Requires health care providers to work with health care interpreters from health care interpreter registry operated by Oregon Health Authority to provide interpretation services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2360 · Prohibits nonprofit hospital from requiring patient to apply for medical assistance before screening for or providing financial assistance.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2362 · Requires approval from Department of Consumer and Business Services or Oregon Health Authority before any mergers, acquisitions, contracts or affiliations of health care entities and other entities if entities meet or exceed specified thresholds in average net patient revenue or in gross amount of premiums in preceding three fiscal years .
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2376 · Requires health care provider who prescribes opioid to offer prescription for naloxone, or similar drug, and educational material under specified circumstances.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2381 · Modifies laws relating to youth suicide intervention and prevention to include children under 10 years of age.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2384 · Requires policy or certificate of health insurance to cover specified health services without prior authorization.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2388 · Expands health benefit plan coverage of childbirth and pregnancy-related health care expenses.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2390 · Requires health benefit plan and health care service contract coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2391 · Requires health benefit plan to reimburse licensed pharmacists for services associated with dispensing of covered drugs that are within pharmacist's scope of practice.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2396 · Requires insurance coverage of pelvic examinations and Pap smear examinations to include reimbursement for medical devices and items that clinician determines best suit needs of patient.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2402 · Removes medical purpose exception to prohibition on use of tanning device by person under 18 years of age.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2417 · Expands crisis stabilization services, including crisis stabilization centers meeting criteria adopted by Oregon Health Authority by rule, short-term respite facilities, peer respite centers, behavioral health urgent care walk-in centers and crisis hotline center.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2421 · Establishes Oregon Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2423 · Prohibits coordinated care organization from pooling restricted reserves, capital or surplus with affiliated coordinated care organization to satisfy financial requirements.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2443 · Extends sunset for tax credit for rural medical care.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2460 · Imposes new requirements on pharmacy benefit managers.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2462 · Requires pharmacy benefit manager to amend contract with pharmacy or pharmacy services administrative organization or take other steps to adjust reimbursement paid to pharmacy or pharmacy services administrative organization to take into account costs incurred from new taxes or fees.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 79 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2463 · Imposes new requirements on pharmacy benefit managers.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2464 · Allows person employed by health care facility to practice surgical technology if person is enrolled in or has completed specified apprenticeship program.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2469 · Requires state medical assistance program to provide mental health wellness appointments as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2473 · Modifies conditions of eligibility for tax credit allowed to rural medical care provider.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2491 · Requires short term health insurance policies to cover essential health benefits.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2492 · Prescribes grace periods for payment of premiums on certain types of health insurance.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2493 · Directs Health Licensing Office to establish and maintain voluntary alternative practitioner registry of individuals who provide alternative well-being care.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2494 · Establishes legislative Task Force on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Care Delivery Systems to evaluate impacts of COVID-19 on health care delivery systems in this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 13 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2506 · Establishes Organ Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2508 · Prescribes requirements for reimbursement by Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations of health services delivered using telemedicine.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2510 · Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2517 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to compile and annually post to website report on information reported to authority by coordinated care organizations regarding requests for prior authorization.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2528 · Directs Oregon Board of Dentistry to issue dental therapist license to qualified applicant.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2540 · Prohibits abortion unless health care provider has first determined probable gestational age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2541 · Provides that licensed optometrist may perform specified ophthalmic surgery procedures.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2557 · Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon and lack access to affordable dental coverage.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2585 · Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment professionals and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services for individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2591 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide planning grants to 10 school districts or education service districts to evaluate need and develop plans for school-based health services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2619 · Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue license to practice genetic counseling to qualified applicant.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2621 · 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 January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2622 · Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies that require use of smoke evacuation system during surgical procedures likely to generate surgical smoke.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2623 · Limits cost-sharing for health benefit plan coverage of insulin prescribed for treatment of diabetes.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2624 · Requires policy or certificate of health insurance to cover specified health services without prior authorization.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2625 · Requires insurers to annually increase reimbursement paid to integrative medicine providers based on cost of living increases unless insurers show good cause for not increasing reimbursement.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2626 · Requires agency to include economic impact on coordinated care organizations, including cost of compliance effect, in statement of fiscal impact required before agency adopts, amends or repeals administrative rule.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2627 · Allows expanded practice dental hygienist to perform interim therapeutic restoration.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2647 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program for purpose of making grants to entities that provide services related to encouraging and assisting pregnant persons in carrying their pregnancies to term.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2648 · Allows pharmacist or pharmacy technician to transfer drug containing pseudoephedrine without prescription to person who is at least 18 years of age and presents person's valid government-issued photo identification.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2673 · 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 January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2699 · Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2752 · Requires licensed health care provider to provide vaccine information packet to patient to whom licensed health care provider administers vaccine.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2755 · Prohibits insurer from restricting provider from allowing insured to pay provider directly for services instead of using insurance coverage.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2760 · Defines "Regional Health Equity Coalition" and "Regional Health Equity Coalition model." Requires Oregon Health Authority to work with Regional Health Equity Coalitions and groups utilizing Regional Health Equity Coalition model throughout state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2775 · Prohibits business, or employee of business, that sells canisters or other products from which individual may directly inhale restricted inhalant from selling or delivering canister or other product to individual who is under 18 years of age.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2801 · Allows Health Licensing Office to issue authorization to person licensed to perform tattooing services to administer local anesthetic if person completes course approved by office and meets other requirements established by office.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2810 · Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to offer at least one integrated health benefit plan meeting specified requirements in 2023.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2816 · Establishes BIPOC health care provider loan forgiveness program within Oregon Health Authority to provide loan repayment subsidies to BIPOC health care providers.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2836 · Requires health care provider to include information related to diagnosed or suspected brain injury in patient's medical chart and other specified records.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2841 · 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 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2879 · Requires medical assistance to include vision therapy.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2901 · Requires coordinated care organization drug outlets to dispense seven-day supply of prescription drug to veteran with disability, at no cost to veteran, if veteran is unable to obtain prescription drug through United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2910 · Requires Oregon Health Authority, upon receipt of federal approval, to assess fee on emergency medical services providers and use fee, interest, penalties assessed on providers and associated federal financial participation less any costs incurred by authority to administer program to reimburse emergency medical services providers for costs of emergency medical services transports.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2925 · Clarifies area of leg to which definition of "podiatry" applies.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days