Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Alan Bates
Sponsored
Became law3
Provides that enrollee may transfer from one prepaid managed care health services organization to another organization no more than once during each enrollment period.
Allows disclosure of identity of person between health care providers and prepaid managed care health services organizations that are paid by state health plan to provide care to person.
Requires Department of Human Services and county partners to implement Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs to provide family preservation and reunification child welfare services.
Passed the Senate1
Prohibits health insurer from demanding refund of payment made to satisfy claim of health care provider on or before earlier of date specified in contract with provider or nine months after date of payment.
Out of committee8
Requires hospital to obtain certificate of need for capital project.
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 hospitals to annually report executive compensation of hospital administrator and to annually report financial relationships between hospital and members of board of directors of hospital.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to reimburse primary care practitioners directly or through prepaid managed care health services organizations based on Medicare reimbursement rate.
Requires that administrative law judges assigned from Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct hearing involving health issues arising out of provision or denial of medical assistance must have proven expertise in medical issues, in laws governing state's medical assistance program and in prioritized list of health services established by Health Services Commission.
Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from taking actions that cumulatively increase cost to prepaid managed care health services organization of providing health services during one biennium by more than one percent without prior approval of Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe by rule criteria for health care facilities to be designated as nonprofit and to certify each designation.
Prohibits gillnet fishing in lower Columbia River from March 1 through May 31 except in off-channel fishery enhancement areas specified by rule of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
In committee16
Requires Department of Human Services and counties to implement Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs in each county of state to provide family preservation and reunification services for children in department's legal custody.
Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from discriminating based on claims volume in rates of reimbursement for dispensing prescription drugs in medical assistance program.
Requires mandatory mediation between trustee and grantor before sale to foreclose residential trust deed.
Requires certain employers to offer annual vaccinations at no cost to health care employees and to require vaccinations as condition of employment.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop criteria for and to designate primary stroke centers.
Requires physician to practice medicine without interference or influence by persons not licensed to practice medicine. .
Prohibits use and disclosure without patient authorization and for fundraising activities, protected health information held by health care providers, health insurers and health care clearinghouses.
Requires Oregon Patient Safety Commission to establish system for patients to report to commission serious adverse events occurring in hospitals.
Prohibits hospitals from billing to or attempting to collect from uninsured patients charges that exceed either Medicare rate or rate paid by hospital's highest volume commercial insurer.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to give preference in contracting to prepaid managed care health services organizations that are community focused, have experience with medical assistance recipients and have established relationships with provider networks.
Requires DRG hospitals annually to submit list of charges to Oregon Health Authority.
Makes legislative findings regarding emergency medical services.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to reconcile claims made by and payments due to prepaid managed care health services organizations no later than 90 days after effective date of Act and to pay claims identified within 30 days.
Gives employer responsibility for determining hours worked by employee for purposes of small employer group health insurance.
Requires insurers to pay indemnities under health insurance policy directly to providers of health services.
Adds two specified representatives as members of Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board.
Carried from the House
Became law5
Creates exemption from food establishment license requirements for person that slaughters not more than 1,000 poultry per year and meets other conditions.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules establishing standards of identity and quality and labeling requirements for honey sold in Oregon.
Authorizes contracting agency, when procuring goods or services for public use, to give preference to goods that are fabricated or processed, or services that are performed, entirely within Oregon if cost of goods or services is not more than specified amount.
Allows performer in scripted stage, motion picture or television production to smoke or carry lighted smoking instrument that does not contain tobacco in public place or place of employment in certain circumstances.
Defines "mastectomy" for purposes of statute requiring health benefit plan coverage of mastectomy and services related to mastectomy.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Modifies terminology in education statutes for persons with intellectual disability.
Modifies provisions relating to regulation of physician assistants.
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low-income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
Expands exemption of homemade beer, wine and fermented fruit juice from Liquor Control Act.
Requires application for driver license to contain information about whether or not applicant wants to make anatomical gift.
Requires Department of Education to provide assistance to school districts, government agencies and community groups related to United States Department of Agriculture's Afterschool Meal and Snack Program.
Eliminates sunset on provisions related to business development loans and entrepreneurial development loans.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to undertake study of creating Quality Fresh Waters Program.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit outcomes-based budget.
Requires designation of at least five and not more than 15 regionally significant industrial areas.
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage of telemedical health service provided in connection with treatment of diabetes that meets certain criteria if health service is otherwise covered by plan.
Modifies crimes relating to child pornography.
Authorizes State Forester to enter into contracts in accordance with specified procedure to supply woody biomass from forestlands managed by State Forestry Department for development of projects.
Establishes Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice and creates procedure for awarding medal to family of law enforcement officer who died while performing duties or was killed because of employment as law enforcement officer.
Passed the Senate · 4
Requires employer to provide paid or unpaid time off for Veterans Day to employees who are veterans.
Allows eligible employees to take family leave to deal with death of family member.
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.
Provides that failure to include required modification form with notice of sale, failure to comply with provisions governing loan modifications and failure to record required affidavit of compliance with loan modification requirements are unlawful practices subject to enforcement under unlawful trade practices law.
Out of committee · 6
Declares that physician faculty workforce shortage exists.
Prohibits use of single-use checkout bags except in certain cases.
Charges mortgage loan servicer with duty of good faith and fair dealing toward borrower.
Requires independent audit of actuarial soundness of per capita rates determined by Oregon Health Authority for payment to prepaid managed care health services organizations if rates determined by Oregon Health Authority are not consistent with benchmark per capita rates determined by actuary retained by Health Services Commission.
Requires state agencies to participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program subject to exceptions.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for providing health care coverage for all Oregonians, including recommendations for constitutionally-dedicated sales tax, assumptions regarding private sector health care delivery options and elimination of need of employers to provide health insurance coverage to employees, and options to eliminate plan deductibles for persons below certain levels of federal poverty guidelines.
In committee · 11
Requires school districts to ensure that physical education or recess time is available each school day for students in kindergarten through grade 8.
Creates income tax credit for creation of new employment positions by taxpayer.
Establishes Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Licensing Board in Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
Establishes University of Oregon as independent public university, governed by University of Oregon Board of Directors.
Requires health insurers and third party administrators to use standard prior authorization form prescribed by Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Prohibits retailer from selling, leasing, offering for sale or lease or otherwise distributing cellular telephone unless cellular telephone and packaging bear specific label.
Creates offense of practicing recreational dredge mining without license.
Modifies list of debilitating medical conditions for which medical marijuana is available and removes power of Oregon Health Authority to add other debilitating medical conditions to list.
Allows member of Legislative Assembly to pay, from contributions to member or member's principal campaign committee, reasonable living and travel expenses incurred by personal legislative staff during legislative session.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Establishes Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation as public corporation to be governed by board of directors and supervised by executive director.