Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Sponsored
Became law9
Provides that Oregon State Board of Nursing may authorize certified registered nurse anesthetists to prescribe prescription drugs under specified circumstances.
Authorizes certified registered nurse anesthetists to deliver certain services without medical collaboration in connection with procedures performed in location at which medical, surgical or dental services are rendered, other than ambulatory surgical center or hospital.
Restricts substitution of biosimilar product for prescribed biological product.
Provides that Interstate 84 in Oregon shall be known as Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to apply to United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to participate in wellness program demonstration project.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt dispute resolution process to resolve disputes involving termination, extension or renewal of contract between health care entity and coordinated care organization.
Authorizes relative caregiver with whom minor child lives to consent to medical treatment and educational services for minor child if consent of legal parent or guardian cannot be obtained after reasonable efforts.
Defines "dentist of record." Provides that institution or program accredited by Commission on Dental Accreditation of American Dental Association does not need to name actively licensed dentist as dental director of dental offices or clinics owned or operated by institution or program.
Authorizes individual licensed to practice medicine or podiatry in another state or country to provide health care services for out-of-state athletic team under certain circumstances.
Passed the Senate2
Requires hospital to implement safe patient handling policy.
Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to appoint members to advisory committees or subcommittees of Health Evidence Review Commission if commission determines it lacks required expertise or upon request by interested outside party.
In committee5
Amends definition of "rural area" to mean area outside urban growth boundary as boundary is acknowledged on date on which application is submitted for strategic investment program.
Prohibits Oregon Department of Administrative Services from entering into collective bargaining agreement with adult foster care home providers that modifies rights of adults with developmental disabilities to choose providers and to have providers paid in accordance with terms and conditions of home and community-based waiver granted by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Youth Authority for East Metro Gang Enforcement Team gang intervention services in east Multnomah County.
Adopts new state flag.
Requires school district boards to adopt policy related to cardiac incidents.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Requires insurers to reimburse physician assistants and nurse practitioners in independent practices at same rate as physicians for same services.
Requires appointment of State Integrated Pest Management Coordinator.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe criteria for training on treatment of opiate overdose and specifies requirements for training.
Requires coordinated care organizations to include in community health improvement plan strategy for use of school-based health centers .
Creates primary care provider loan repayment program and establishes Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Fund.
Creates offense of smoking in motor vehicle.
Establishes Task Force on the Delivery of Human Services.
Modifies, for purposes related to prescription monitoring program, definition of "practitioner." Requires additional information related to dispensed prescription drugs to be reported to Oregon Health Authority under prescription monitoring program.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Prohibits public agency or public official from allowing debt collection entity to use seal or letterhead of public agency or public official.
Requires beneficiary under residential trust deed to request resolution conference with grantor for purposes of negotiating foreclosure avoidance measure, unless beneficiary is eligible to claim exemption from requirement.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt uniform documentation requirements for credentialing providers of telemedicine services.
Bans use of motors on Waldo Lake.
Modifies definitions pertaining to assistance animals for purposes of accessing places of public accommodation and places of access to state government services, programs or activities and for purposes of cause of action for harm to assistance animal.
Expands duties of Long Term Care Ombudsman to address needs of residents of care facilities who have mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Makes laws regulating restaurants and bed and breakfast facilities applicable to public bodies and to public corporations exempted from definition of public body.
Enhances penalties for crime of trafficking in persons if victim was under 15 years of age or force was used and trafficking was for purpose of commercial sex acts.
Extends exclusive remedy protections of workers' compensation statutes to partners, limited liability company members, general partners, limited liability partners and limited partners.
Allows person holding interest in property to recover economic and property damages resulting from fire occurring due to certain statutory or rule violations or resulting from fire escaping from land used or capable of being used for growing forest tree species.
Imposes on nonschool athletic teams requirements for recognizing and responding to possible concussions.
Directs Department of Education to consult with specified entities when developing academic content standards for Oregon Studies and preparing materials to support teacher training and classroom instruction in Oregon Studies.
Requires council on civil rights appointed by Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study wage equality in Oregon and report findings to Legislative Assembly.
Creates Work Group on Corrections Health Care Costs.
Passed the Senate · 1
Requires Oregon Health Authority to request specified information from potential contractors and, if certain conditions are met, to request proposals to establish and operate systems and technologies designed to detect and prevent improper payments in state medical assistance program.
Out of committee · 3
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide medical assistance to specified number of women for breast and cervical cancer screenings under Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Establishes Agricultural Experiment Station Fermentation Sciences and Value Added Program at Oregon State University.
Allows nonresident veterans discharged under honorable conditions to pay tuition and fees at Oregon resident rates.
In committee · 12
Allows city to order cessation of alcoholic beverage sales or other operations at premises licensed for full or limited on-premises sales or as brewery-public house upon reasonable belief that continued sales or operations are immediate threat to public safety.
Establishes process for Oregon Liquor Control Commission to adopt rule declaring alcohol impact area upon petition by municipality.
Specifies minimum enrollment requirements for public charter school that offers online courses.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Increases ceiling amount of total assessed value of taxable personal property for purposes of exemption from property taxation.
Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.
Requires coordinated care organization to screen combat veterans and members of Armed Forces for mental health and traumatic brain injury.
Modifies types of conditions qualifying as disability and types of animals qualifying as assistance animals for purposes of accessing places of public accommodation and places of access to state government services, programs or activities and for purposes of cause of action for harm to assistance animal.
Alters method by which moneys are distributed to school districts for purpose of paying for costs of education of students in eligible day treatment programs and eligible residential treatment programs.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for purpose of providing fast-track training program in welding at Portland Community College.