Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Sponsored
Became law14
Abolishes Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation and board of directors of corporation and transfers powers, rights, obligations, liabilities, functions and duties to Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Provides that pharmacies shall electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program not later than 72 hours after dispensing prescription drug.
Increases fees to take nursing examination and renew nursing license.
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.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Capital Construction Budget Process.
Requires, from October 1 through March 1 of each year, each hospital in this state to make offer to each patient of hospital who is 65 years of age or older to immunize patient against influenza virus.
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.
Creates nurse emeritus license to permit certain retired nurses to engage in volunteer practice of nursing.
Extends dental pilot project by seven years.
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.
Adds physician assistant to Oregon Medical Board membership.
Modifies size and membership of Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission.
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Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority to establish parity in funding formula for school-based health centers, for planning and administration to develop new school-based health centers and for technical assistance contracts with nonprofit organization with expertise in school-based health centers.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority to establish 11 new school-based health centers.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon Military Museum.
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.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for construction of Boys & Girls Club in Rockwood neighborhood of Gresham.
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.
Requires premises where person makes retail sales of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to be licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Provides that providers of dental services to certain patients in dental pilot project approved by Oregon Health Authority are eligible for reimbursement.
Establishes task force to review established state and local plans and make recommendations to prepare for and respond to catastrophic consequences and mass displacement that may result from naturally occurring seismic events.
Makes legislative findings regarding provision of antibiotics and its relation to public health.
In committee10
Permits contracting agency in procurement for goods or services to give preference to bidder or proposer that is located in distressed area.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to provide financial assistance and training and technical assistance to microenterprises and microenterprise support organizations.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to submit report to interim legislative committees, no later than July 1, 2016, regarding implementation of veterans' and servicemembers' specialty treatment courts.
Authorizes Oregon Youth Authority to contract with cities to administer juvenile corrections programs and services.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for planning and administration necessary to accommodate new school-based health centers.
Creates position of State School Nursing Consultant in Oregon Health Authority and specifies duties.
Modifies definition of "physical injury" for purposes of criminal code.
Creates method by which health care practitioner may offer to treat patient who has terminal disease with drug, biological product or device not approved by United States Food and Drug Administration.
Specifies that personally identifiable information may not be reported to Oregon Health Authority for purposes related to collecting data related to cancer and benign tumors of brain and central nervous system.
Requires coordinated care organization to employ or contract with clinical mental health professionals to provide mental health care and treatment to members of organization.
Carried from the House
Became law5
Removes provision that public officer or employee who leaves position to perform military duty may not, while performing military duty, receive amount of pay entitled to before leave of absence.
Directs school districts to allow students to use sun-protective clothing and sunscreen.
Changes governmental framework for conducting public health activities in this state and for providing public health services to residents of this state.
Creates position of Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator in Department of Veterans' Affairs and specifies responsibilities.
Modifies temporary assistance for needy families program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
Creates crime of endangering person protected by Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct performance audit of state agency public records retention and disclosure practices, including analysis and recommendations on specified criteria.
Specifies which services to be performed by expanded practice dental hygienist must be included in agreement between expanded practice dental hygienist and dentist.
Allows food establishment located within residential dwelling to produce limited amounts of certain foods for sale to public without being regulated by State Department of Agriculture.
Repeals sunset on provisions related to low carbon fuel standards.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to submit report related to housing stabilization programs to interim legislative committees no later than July 1, 2016.
Establishes grant program to provide matching fund grants to school districts for capital costs of school districts.
Requires all employers to implement sick time for employees.
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 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.
Creates Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council in Oregon Health Authority.
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.
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules requiring accredited inspector to perform asbestos survey for purpose of determining whether asbestos-containing materials are present at residence or residential building before demolition.
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt administrative rules for home studies and placement reports in adoption proceedings that require that equal consideration be given to relatives and current caretakers as prospective adoptive parents, and that greater consideration be given to relatives and current caretakers as compared to other persons who are not relatives or current caretakers.
Requires public universities, community colleges and Oregon-based private universities and colleges to adopt written protocol for victims of sexual assault.
Authorizes licensed independent practitioner to initiate or approve prehearing detention in hospital or nonhospital facility of person who is subject of civil commitment proceedings.
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 schools and children's facilities to make available certain information related to immunizations.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to be responsible for posting to its website health care price data for inpatient and outpatient hospital services.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Reentry, Employment and Housing.
Passed the Senate · 3
Authorizes county to exempt first $250,000 of assessed value of homestead of surviving spouse of fire service professional or police officer killed in line of duty from property taxes imposed by all taxing jurisdictions.
Requires payment of fee for smoke shop certification, renewal of smoke shop certification, transfer of smoke shop certification and relocation of smoke shop.
For purposes of unemployment insurance benefits , provides that certain individuals who perform services in other than instructional, research or principal administrative capacity for educational institutions and who terminate employee-employer relationship for good cause do not have reasonable assurance of performing services for that employer in subsequent academic year or term.
Out of committee · 9
Expands crime of assault in third degree to include physical injury to health care provider in hospital.
Requires court to appoint legal counsel for respondent or protected person in protective proceeding under certain circumstances.
Shortens timeframe within which pharmacies must electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program.
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.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant 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.
Requires video transmissions of executive department and legislative department to be closed-captioned for access by hearing-impaired persons.
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.
Directs Department of Corrections to enter into contracts with nonprofit entities to create program to assist children of incarcerated parents.
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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.
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 health care facility to provide to patient or resident, in writing and within 12 hours of admission, facility's policy, if any, concerning provision of life-sustaining procedures that are not likely to benefit patient's or resident's medical condition.
Requires law enforcement agencies to submit to Attorney General report stating number of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits in possession of law enforcement agency and date on which evidence was collected.
Creates defense to charge of prostitution for person under 18 years of age.
Creates defense to charge of prostitution for person under 18 years of age.
Permits licensed dentists to administer certain immunizations.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Creates offense of selling tobacco products or tobacco product devices to person under 21 years of age.
Establishes Task Force on Mental Health Care and Treatment to develop detailed changes to statewide system of mental health care and treatment.
Limits independent medical examinations in litigation to body part or parts or specific condition in controversy.
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.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate 24-hour nurse advice hotline for Oregon residents beginning January 1, 2016.