Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, House.
Rachel Prusak
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Requires coordinated care organizations to report specified information to Oregon Health Authority regarding requests for prior authorization.
Out of committee1
Requires Oregon Health Authority to ensure reimbursement of health services delivered using telemedicine.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Requires Department of Education to develop form for public education programs to use when student has been diagnosed with concussion or other brain injury.
Passed the House · 15
Directs Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Liquor Control Commission, State Department of Agriculture and Governor's office to collaborate with kratom industry to develop plan to address issues related to regulatory authority over kratom.
Requires city that provides disability or retirement system for firefighters and police officers by ordinance or charter that is not subject to workers' compensation law to apply provisions requiring presumption that condition or impairment of health is occupational disease that results from employment if firefighter took physical examination upon gaining or during employment that failed to reveal evidence of occupational disease that existed before employment.
Repeals driving privilege suspension and eliminates imposition of driving privilege restrictions for failure to pay fine.
Limits cost-sharing for health benefit plan coverage of insulin prescribed for treatment of diabetes.
Prohibits remote sales of inhalant delivery systems.
Requires supervising physician, or supervising physician organization, to enter into practice agreement with physician assistant in order to use services of physician assistant.
Allows person employed by health care facility to practice surgical technology if person is enrolled in or has completed specified apprenticeship program.
Expands Department of Transportation's authority to allow cities and specified counties to designate speeds on highways within governing body's jurisdiction under certain circumstances.
Makes unlawful practice for place of public accommodation to refuse to accept United States coins or currency as payment for goods and services.
Provides that, for purposes of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan, salary includes housing allowance paid to prison chaplain.
Prohibits aerial pesticide applicator from spraying or otherwise applying by aircraft pesticide product containing chlorpyrifos.
Prescribes grace periods for payment of premiums on certain types of health insurance.
Permits Office of Emergency Management to enter into agreement with nonprofit organization representing sheriffs under which organization is authorized to administer program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Authority as public corporation.
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.
Out of committee · 22
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants, loans and technical assistance to organizations increasing homeownership program access to persons of color.
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.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for expenses related to hospital nurse staffing program.
Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination.
Modifies definitions applicable for purposes of universal service surcharge.
Allocates lottery moneys from Veterans' Services Fund to Long Term Care Ombudsman for purpose of providing public guardian and conservator services to veterans.
Directs Department of Education, in consultation with STEM Investment Council, to develop statewide, long-term strategic plan to provide computer science education.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to children's advocacy centers.
Authorizes Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct inquiries and investigations, including criminal records checks, to determine whether employer and any employees of employer have adequate character and fitness to employ minors in compliance with provisions relating to employment of minors.
Requires companies providing health care interpreters to health care providers to use health care interpreters who are listed on health care interpreter registry as being qualified or certified by Oregon Health Authority.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for transition services for current foster children and former foster children.
Directs school districts to provide age-appropriate instruction in oral health as part of health education curriculum.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer and collect data from student health surveys.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services to fund existing contracted domestic violence specialist positions in child welfare offices.
Prohibits spending moneys of State of Oregon or of public body on or for benefit of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to advance design of cannabis business certification program.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to award matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor gear and apparel industry.
Establishes Task Force on Student Success for Underrepresented Students in Higher Education.
In committee · 8
Requires seller of real property to test well water used for domestic purposes.
Establishes Task Force on Medicaid and Medicare Workforce Standards.
Makes routine staying of Water Resources Commission or Water Resources Department final order upon filing of petition for judicial review inapplicable if order enforces terms and conditions of use of water or priority of use of water.
Requires medical assistance and health benefit plan coverage of renal dialysis.
Requires health insurance policies that have prescription drug benefit to cover cost of drugs prescribed for urgent medical conditions and cost of drugs prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists within their scope of practice, including cost of pharmacists' consultation fees associated with prescribing and dispensing drugs.
Requires veterinarians to register with prescription monitoring program established by Oregon Health Authority.
Creates crime of unlawfully threatening a school or place of worship.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada.