Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Sponsored
Became law5
Permits Council on Naturopathic Physicians Formulary to determine drugs that naturopathic physicians may prescribe and to establish formulary of permitted drugs.
Requires health insurers to approve or reject provider's application to become credentialed provider within 90 days of receipt.
Requires health insurers to request refunds from providers within 24 months of date of payment and to allow six months for payment of refund.
Allows local governments to create separate provisions with greater penalties for retailers not complying with shopping cart regulations.
Allows certified nurse practitioner or certified clinical nurse specialist approved to dispense prescription drugs to delegate nonjudgmental dispensing functions to staff under certain conditions.
Passed the Senate1
Permits county to dissolve tax supervising and conservation commission.
Out of committee8
Directs Department of Human Services, when department secures sufficient funding, to establish registry and advisory committee related to birth anomalies and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Imposes requirements on covered entities that obtain use of physician's discounted rates.
Directs Oregon Military Department and Department of Veterans' Affairs to create information campaigns on certain mental and physical disorders affecting veterans.
Establishes Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Area Revolving Loan Fund.
Establishes Oregon Health Authority Board.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop and implement community outreach campaign and media campaign on underage alcohol use.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Oregon Center for Nursing for biennial expenses.
Requires prepaid managed care health services organization to contract with credentialed community health center or safety net clinic for provision of covered services by center or clinic to certain enrollees of organization if center or clinic agrees to contractual terms, conditions and reimbursement rates similar to those negotiated by organization with subcontractors providing same or similar services.
In committee12
Requires insurer to allow web-based or telephone access by provider to specified information regarding claim for reimbursement.
Expands confidentiality of strategic investment program negotiations to include participating city.
Requires Department of Human Services to establish uniform standards for provision of mental health and addiction services paid for with state funds.
Increases dialysis facility license fee.
Authorizes Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to require reporting of health-related information from health insurers, third party administrators and other specified entities.
Expresses legislative policy to extend coverage to all needy individuals who are eligible for medical assistance.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Youth Authority for purpose of gang intervention services in east Multnomah County.
Declares that public service physician and physician faculty workforce shortage exists.
Authorizes election of first board of directors of mass transit district.
Removes supervisory responsibility of Oregon Health Policy Commission over all health policy advisory committees and advisory task forces on health policy reporting to or appointed by Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research.
Authorizes insurers to access utilization data from medical service contracts entered into by Department of Human Services.
Exempts hookah bars from definition of "smoke shop" for purposes of Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Establishes standards for number of licensed nurses or school nurses required for number of students based on health needs of students.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Allows health care provider authorized or permitted by law to administer health care services in another state, and who is registered with Department of Human Services as emergency health care provider, to administer health care services in Oregon during emergency.
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Prohibits insurer that issues personal insurance policy from using credit information to increase consumer's premium after rerating consumer at consumer's request.
Prohibits employer from taking adverse employment action against employee who declines to attend meeting or participate in communication concerning employer's opinion about religious or political matters.
Requires certain places of public assembly to have automated external defibrillator .
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Modifies definition of "hazardous substance" to include decabrominated diphenyl ether.
Exempts military discharge records from public records disclosure.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Creates Task Force on Disproportionality in Child Welfare Foster Care.
Requires adoption of integrated pest management plans for schools.
Creates Task Force on Veterans' Reintegration.
Creates Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program for purpose of providing loan repayments for certain nurse educators at nursing schools in Oregon.
Requires certain health insurers to cover tobacco use cessation programs.
Requires employer to provide reasonable accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee unless providing accommodation would impose undue hardship on employer.
Adds dentist as member of Health Services Commission.
Requires Administrator of Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to adopt rules for approval of community-based health care initiative and of community-based health care improvement program operated by initiative.
Requires applicant for renewal of disabled person parking permit to submit certificate from medical professional stating that applicant is person with disability.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Revises regulations for life settlement insurance.
Requires Department of Education to grant waiver that allows school district to contract with entity that administers nationally normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Passed the Senate · 1
Allows court to award attorney fees, costs and expenses to prevailing debtor in action for unlawful collection practice.
Out of committee · 4
Requires school district that makes breakfast accessible to any student to provide breakfast at no charge to all students who qualify for free or reduced price lunches.
Creates Task Force on Women Veterans' Health Care.
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and operate statewide first responder building mapping information system.
In committee · 9
Requires school districts to offer half-day kindergarten.
Creates process for forestland owners or cooperative associations of log haulers to petition State Forester to determine rate of compensation for log haulers.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing standards of identity and quality and labeling requirements for olive oil sold in Oregon.
Permits urban renewal plans to include school construction or reconstruction projects and funding for fire apparatus to serve urban renewal areas.
Requires employer to provide leave to certain employees who are spouses of members of military forces that are on active duty during periods of military conflict.
Requires that minimum continuing legal education requirements of Oregon State Bar include cultural competency training designed to educate members on providing unbiased and effective representation of clients.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for face-to-face interviews with specified persons within 72 hours of receiving child abuse report.
Establishes income tax credit for qualified elderly taxpayer whose residential property tax equals or exceeds specified percentage of household income.
Creates exception to police officer minimum training standards requirement for former sheriff reelected to office after retirement.