Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Alan Bates
Sponsored
Became law9
Establishes requirements for coverage of applied behavior analysis for treatment of autism spectrum disorders by health benefit plans, health care service contractors, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Establishes Stroke Care Committee in Oregon Health Authority.
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services and Oregon Health Authority to jointly develop form that providers in this state may use to request prior authorization for prescription drug benefits.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe criteria for training on treatment of opiate overdose and specifies requirements for training.
Requires permit to operate massage facility.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish program for purpose of providing to credentialing organizations access to information that is necessary to credential or recredential health care practitioners.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish method for accounting for coordinated care organization's costs in providing innovative, nontraditional health services.
Specifies terms for contracts entered into between Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations.
Establishes State Trauma Advisory Board within Oregon Health Authority.
Out of committee4
Requires coordinated care organization, by July 1, 2014, to contract with every dental care organization providing dental care in geographic area served by coordinated care organization, unless dental care organization agrees not to contract with coordinated care organization.
Limits patient data that must be reported to Oregon Health Authority by providers of mental health and addiction services.
Prohibits mining using motorized equipment in scenic waterways.
Prohibits insurer from denying coverage under health benefit plan for covered services provided to person in custody of county sheriff.
In committee30
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from creating administrative or financial incentives to encourage insureds to obtain prescription drugs from mail order pharmacy instead of retail pharmacy.
Establishes Applied Behavior Analysts Board in Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
Requires insurers to pay indemnities under health insurance policy directly to providers of health services.
Requires person that brings suit to foreclose residential trust deed to enter into mediation with grantor before bringing suit.
Requires trustee, mortgagee or agent of trustee or mortgagee to record all assignments of beneficial interest in real property that is secured, in whole or in part, by trust deed or mortgage.
Establishes exemption from required disclosure for retiree financial information maintained by Public Employees Retirement System.
Creates offense of practicing commercial placer mining without permit.
Imposes requirements related to audits by or on behalf of pharmacy benefit managers of pharmacy claims for reimbursement of cost of prescription drugs.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to require pharmacy benefit managers to meet specified requirements.
Requires person that brings suit to foreclose residential trust deed to enter into mediation with grantor before bringing suit.
Prohibits restrictions on health practitioner self-referrals other than requirement to notify patient that health practitioner has financial interest in referral.
Requires payment of funds from Oregon State Board of Nursing Account to Oregon Health and Science University for purpose of maintaining university library.
Requires director of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Program to adopt rules for Oregon Trauma Registry that require collection of data identified in National Trauma Data Standard.
Allows owner of motorcycle to use special registration plates.
Establishes requirements for licensure of providers of applied behavior analysis services.
Requires trauma centers to report certain information related to cerebrovascular accident for purposes of Oregon Trauma Registry.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services, considering recommendation of Oregon Health Authority and stakeholder group, to prescribe standards and single form to be used for provider to request prior authorization for coverage of prescription drugs.
Requires trauma centers to report certain information related to segment elevation myocardial infarction for purposes of Oregon Trauma Registry.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Commission to designate segments of five waterways for use by public under certain pilot project management plans.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt by rule requirements that meet specified criteria for health practitioner referrals of patients to facilities in which health practitioner has financial interest.
Expands offense of carrying minor on external part of motor vehicle to include all passengers.
Makes health care practitioner's failure to disclose financial interest in facility to which patient is referred unlawful trade practice.
Specifies requirements for reimbursement of covered drugs by pharmacy benefit manager.
Requires coordinated care organization to establish grievance procedure for providers and health care entities participating or wishing to participate in organization to dispute decisions made by organization.
Directs Department of Human Services to implement Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs to provide child welfare services on statewide basis.
Provides for licensing and regulation of anesthesiologist assistants.
Requires coordinated care organization to screen combat veterans and members of Armed Forces for mental health and traumatic brain injury.
Authorizes Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to contract with coordinated care organizations to provide health coverage to public employees.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to report to Legislative Assembly on cost to coordinated care organization of complying with program requirements.
Allows coordinated care organizations to participate in Oregon Health Insurance Exchange.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Requires employer to provide paid or unpaid time off for Veterans Day to employees who are veterans.
Establishes Accelerated Learning Committee.
Provides that Interstate 84 in Oregon shall be known as Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.
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.
Authorizes health care facility, health care provider and patient to file notice of adverse health care incident with Oregon Patient Safety Commission.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
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 dispute resolution process to resolve disputes involving termination, extension or renewal of contract between health care entity and coordinated care organization.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt uniform documentation requirements for credentialing providers of telemedicine services.
Bans use of motors on Waldo Lake.
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.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to prepare human papillomavirus and comprehensive related cancer control plan as addendum to Oregon Comprehensive Cancer Plan.
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.
Clarifies that only certain districts claiming exception from requirement to offer benefits provided and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board must undergo actuarial analysis by board to maintain exception.
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.
Repeals provisions related to taking food fish by fixed fishing gear or seines.
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 · 2
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 · 7
Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax in each of four consecutive tax years.
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.
Repeals sunset on architectural paint stewardship program.
Requires school district boards to adopt policy related to cardiac incidents.