Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, Senate.
Alan Bates
Sponsored
Became law4
Renames Oregon State Boxing and Wrestling Commission as Oregon State Athletic Commission.
Allows licensed physician assistant to give written certification for person to be considered person with disability under wildlife laws.
Grants State Fish and Wildlife Commission authority to define "wild birds" and "wild mammals" by rule for purposes of wildlife laws.
Requires petitioner in post-conviction relief proceeding to demonstrate good cause prior to issuance of subpoena to victim.
Out of committee1
Requires Department of Human Services to award grants for primary care home pilot projects.
In committee17
Provides that home address, home telephone number and electronic mail address of medical professional are exempt from disclosure.
Authorizes Board of Medical Examiners for State of Oregon to establish professional liability fund for certain medical professionals licensed under ORS chapter 677.
Establishes Medical Malpractice Court.
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage for dental topical fluoride treatment for children under 18 years of age who are covered by plan.
Establishes surcharge on point source permit fees.
Increases dialysis facility fees.
Increases dialysis facility fees.
Increases dialysis facility fees.
Increases dialysis facility fees.
Increases dialysis facility fees.
Modifies and redesigns pollution control tax credit into "beyond federal requirements device" tax credit.
Requires health insurer to pay for specified health care services rendered by nonpreferred provider if covered for preferred provider.
Requires medical staff bylaws at health care facility to provide for fair hearing process to challenge denial, revocation, suspension or restriction of physician privileges.
Requires health care facilities to collect data on health care facility acquired infection rates.
Creates Task Force on State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Prohibits restaurants and mobile units from storing, using, preparing, distributing or offering food containing artificial trans fat.
Prohibits hospitals from charging uninsured or underinsured patients for hospital services at rates exceeding Medicare payment rates.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Creates Medically Involved Home-Care Program in Department of Human Services.
Requires coverage under health insurance policy for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide affordable, accessible health care to children.
Declares nursing workforce and nursing faculty shortage.
Requires health benefit plan that covers chemotherapy to cover orally administered anticancer medication as part of medical benefit.
Expands list of individuals and entities that may participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Requires Office of Emergency Management to prepare written animal emergency operations plan to provide for animals during major disaster or emergency.
Expands prohibition of smoking in public places and places of employment.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Requires dentist to have amalgam separator installed in wastewater drain if materials containing mercury pass through drain.
Establishes renewable portfolio standard for electric utilities and electricity service suppliers.
Restricts local government power to impose construction excise taxes.
Passed the Senate · 1
Prohibits siting of destination resort in Metolius River Basin or in specified areas within three miles of basin .
Out of committee · 4
Authorizes State Treasurer, at request of Economic and Community Development Department, to issue lottery bonds for payment of expenses of Coos Bay Channel Project.
Designates United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, state Senator, state Representative and any state, county, city or district office as voter choice offices.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to construct velodromes in northern Willamette Valley, southern Willamette Valley and southern Oregon.
Creates income tax credit for donations of interests in real property to public or private conservation agencies for specified conservation purposes.
In committee · 10
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for hearing aids for children.
Prohibits operation of all-terrain vehicles by persons under 12 years of age.
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage for services rendered by professional counselors or marriage and family therapists acting within their scope of practice if plan covers services by other professionals providing same or similar services.
Requires that trial or arbitration of medical malpractice claim be bifurcated into liability proceeding and damages proceeding.
Modifies laws relating to comparative negligence.
Requires disclosure of expert witnesses in civil actions unless directed by court or agreed to by stipulation.
Requires health benefit plan to make check for payment for health care services payable jointly to provider of health care services and enrollee if provider has not contracted with enrollee's health benefit plan to provide health care services.
Authorizes court to terminate parental rights of parent with respect to child conceived through first- or second-degree rape for which parent is convicted.
Expands crime of possession of materials depicting sexually explicit conduct of child to include clothed child.
Requires that first $7.7 million of amounts collected under public purpose charge in calendar year 2008 be distributed to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for purpose of paying costs of Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.