Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Elizabeth Steiner
Sponsored
Became law7
Requires Oregon Health Policy Board to develop strategic plan for collection and use of health care data and to establish Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee, appointed by Governor, to develop health outcome and quality measures for coordinated care organizations and plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board and publish data.
Authorizes Trust for Cultural Development Board to solicit and accept gifts, bequests or devises of money, securities or other property.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to submit report related to housing stabilization programs to interim legislative committees no later than July 1, 2016.
Permits coach to allow member of school athletic team and nonschool athletic team to participate in athletic event or training at any time after athletic trainer determines that member has not suffered concussion.
Requires insurer to provide specified notifications to health care providers regarding coverage under qualified health plan offered by insurer through health insurance exchange.
Creates Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council in Oregon Health Authority.
Requires schools and children's facilities to make available certain information related to immunizations.
Passed the Senate2
Requires payment of fee for smoke shop certification, renewal of smoke shop certification, transfer of smoke shop certification and relocation of smoke shop.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain Fallen Hero roadside memorial sign for John Pelham.
Out of committee2
Directs Department of Human Services to convene work group to develop common client confidentiality release form to be used by public bodies and community organizations to enable and facilitate appropriate sharing of confidential information.
Establishes Task Force on Measures of Economic and Social Success.
In committee14
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt by rule schedule requiring submission of document to school administrator for purposes of declining immunization if document on record does not include signature of health care practitioner verifying that parent has reviewed risks and benefits of immunization or certificate verifying that parent has completed vaccine educational module.
Requires State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or supervisory authority to prohibit contact with member of victim's immediate family as condition of post-prison supervision or parole for person convicted of sex crime.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene learning collaborative to develop payment method to support provision of care through patient centered primary care homes.
Permits licensed dentists to administer certain immunizations.
Creates offense of selling tobacco products or tobacco product devices to person under 21 years of age.
Changes name of "Oregon Liquor Control Commission" to "Adult Substances Control Commission." Changes name of "Oregon Liquor Control Commission Account" to "Oregon Liquor Control Account.".
Requires health care facilities to publish, in manner prescribed by Oregon Health Authority, price data regarding health care services offered.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt procedures to facilitate coordinated care organization assisting member of organization with renewal of eligibility for medical assistance.
Requires one-time election by governing body of local government to offer alternative benefit plan after participating in plan offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board or Public Employees' Benefit Board to be made within 30 days of third anniversary of date on which governing body first elected to participate in benefit plan offered by board.
Requires health insurance policies or certificates that include prescription drug benefits, health benefit plans and the state medical assistance program to cover costs of specified women's health care drugs and services.
Creates crime of endangering a minor by allowing access to a firearm.
Exempts from property subject to tower's lien contents of towed motor vehicle for which owner or other person with interest in towed vehicle submits to tower affidavit stating that motor vehicle is being used as primary nighttime residence.
Carried from the House
Became law4
Directs Department of Human Services, in consultation with Early Learning Division and Office of Child Care, to adopt rules for subsidy programs for employment-related child care that, at minimum, provide for one year of eligibility regardless of change in employment, permit students enrolled in coursework and self-employed persons to receive subsidized employment-related child care, and provide for reduced copayments and incentive payments when child care provider meets specified minimum standa
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Directs Health Licensing Office to issue license to practice music therapy to qualified applicant.
Provides that tax-exempt nonprofit organization may supply to Oregon Liquor Control Commission informational materials about human trafficking, including adhesive stickers, provided that materials contain objectively verifiable information only about human trafficking.
Passed the House1
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
Increases fees to take nursing examination and renew nursing license.
Directs Department of Revenue to make shared services distributions out of unreceipted revenue.
Specifies which services to be performed by expanded practice dental hygienist must be included in agreement between expanded practice dental hygienist and dentist.
Decreases compulsory school age from seven to six years of age.
Repeals sunset on provisions related to low carbon fuel standards.
Requires all employers to implement sick time for employees.
Makes changes to laws governing hospital nursing staff, including laws setting forth composition of hospital nurse staffing committees and laws governing content of written hospital-wide staffing plans.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish and maintain list of designated high priority chemicals of concern for children's health used in children's products and to periodically review and revise list.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to appoint Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership Advisory Committee to advise department regarding Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Partnership and manufacturing economic development in geographic regions located within Willamette Valley and Columbia River corridor.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish training program and specifies elements that program must include.
Authorizes use of accrued sick leave or personal business leave by certain employees who are victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.
Prohibits possession of firearm or ammunition by person who is subject to certain court order protecting intimate partner or child of person or intimate partner, or who has been convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes committed against family member.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for communication among local mental health authorities and systems to improve notifications and information-sharing when death suspected to be suicide involves individual 24 years of age or younger.
Provides that health care practitioner is not required to submit credentialing information to Oregon Health Authority for purposes related to credentialing program until occurrence of certain events, including passage of date by which authority by rule requires that type of health care practitioner to submit credentialing information to authority.
Directs Department of Education to designate dyslexia specialist and develop list of training opportunities related to dyslexia.
Expands duties of Central Oregon Health Council.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to transfer ownership of certain real property to City of Pendleton.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to appoint state dental director to oversee programs operated by authority that increase access to oral health services.
Broadens exemption to provisions regulating cosmetology disciplines for persons who prepare individual's hair solely for professional photograph or theatrical performance.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe by rule standards for integrating behavioral health services and physical health services in patient centered primary care homes and behavioral health homes.
Exempts specified persons from arrest and prosecution for certain offenses and for certain violations of terms of release or supervision if evidence of offense was obtained because emergency medical services or law enforcement agency was contacted to obtain necessary medical assistance due to drug-related overdose.
Modifies requirements for health plan coverage of prescription drugs dispensed in accordance with synchronization policy.
Requires State Board of Education to adopt rules under which school personnel may administer medications that treat adrenal insufficiency to students experiencing adrenal crisis.
Requires private person to complete transfer of firearm by appearing with transferee before gun dealer to request criminal background check or shipping or delivering firearm to gun dealer in certain circumstances.
Creates position of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Coordinator in Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide outreach and assistance to veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and to spouses and dependents of such veterans.
Out of committee · 15
Expands crime of assault in third degree to include physical injury to health care provider in hospital.
Prohibits distributing, selling or allowing to be sold flavored tobacco products in this state.
Requires medical marijuana facilities and marijuana retailers to post at facility or on premises of retail location notice of potential harmful effects of marijuana on pregnant women, fetuses and breastfeeding infants .
Creates Office for Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Services in Department of Human Services.
Requires Department of Human Services to identify applicants for and recipients of assistance under temporary assistance for needy families program who are victims of sexual assault or at risk for being victims of sexual assault.
Increases Oregon minimum wage rate in graduated steps to $15 per hour by 2018.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish two pilot programs in rural and urban regions of this state to improve quality and effectiveness of foster care for children and wards placed in legal custody of department for care, placement and supervision.
Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program and Women, Infants and Children Farm Direct Nutrition Program.
Establishes percentages of premiums for providing health care benefits that must be paid by part-time faculty members and by public institution or institutions employing part-time faculty member.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute and Oregon Center for Nursing for analysis of effectiveness of state programs designed to encourage practice of healthcare providers with underserved populations or in rural areas.
Instructs Bureau of Labor and Industries to increase investigatory staff devoted to investigating complaints of pay equity and gender discrimination by one full-time position.
Increases amount of maximum total tax credits for certified film production development contributions for fiscal year.
Makes legislative findings regarding provision of antibiotics and its relation to public health.
In committee · 16
Establishes Career and Technical Education Investment Council.
Directs Oregon Education Investment Board to evaluate methods for providing components of two-generation strategy to address poverty.
Establishes Oregon Investment Department as public investment agency to be supervised by director appointed by Oregon Investment Council.
Establishes International System of Units as state's official system of measurement.
Authorizes entity that Oregon Health Authority identifies as presenting risk of harm to individuals who have severe allergic response to allergens to acquire epinephrine and necessary paraphernalia for administration.
Permits employee of contracting agency that conducts cost analysis or determines feasibility of procurement, or exclusive representative of employee's bargaining unit, to seek judicial review of cost analysis or determination.
Modifies definition of "physical injury" for purposes of criminal code.
Establishes Oregon Right to Rest Act.
Allows owners of land in Portland that was disqualified from western Oregon forestland special assessment for property tax year beginning on July 1, 2011, to request directly from State Fish and Wildlife Commission designation of land as eligible for wildlife habitat special assessment.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Establishes Task Force on Mental Health Care and Treatment to develop detailed changes to statewide system of mental health care and treatment.
Creates crime of patronizing a trafficked child.
Requires coordinated care organization to employ or contract with clinical mental health professionals to provide mental health care and treatment to members of organization.
Requires ballots returned by mail to be postmarked not later than date of election.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate 24-hour nurse advice hotline for Oregon residents beginning January 1, 2016.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt greenhouse gas cap-and-dividend program to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to meet certain benchmarks adopted by commission.