Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, Senate.
Alan Bates
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires health plans with prescription drug benefits and coordinated care organizations to each adopt synchronization policy for synchronizing refill dates of patients' prescription drugs.
In committee1
Prohibits methadone clinic from commencing operation at site within 1,000 feet of pediatric clinic or public park.
Carried from the House
Became law4
Modifies requirements for insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening examinations and laboratory tests.
Directs Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Higher Education Coordinating Commission to jointly establish grant program for purpose of distributing moneys to community colleges to increase number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate.
Requires investigations of abuse of persons 65 years of age or older by Department of Human Services to be completed within 120 days from date of report of abuse except when concurrent criminal investigation is ongoing.
Requires Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation to request federal agency to allow individuals and businesses to qualify for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions and business tax relief if individuals and businesses enrolled in qualified health plans directly with insurers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Modifies definition of "supervisory employee" for purposes of public employee collective bargaining law.
Requires dentist to test, at least once per week, autoclave or other heat sterilization device.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to investigate whether, and under what terms and conditions, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is likely to approve using Children's Health Insurance Program funds to subsidize costs of commercial health insurance coverage for children with family incomes from 200 percent to 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in coordination with local workforce investment boards, to contract with private or public entities to develop Dislocated Worker Training Program as pilot program to enable unemployed and underemployed engineers and industry professionals in bioscience and manufacturing traded sector industries to be reemployed in Oregon.
Establishes program administered by Home Care Commission to allow private payers to purchase home care services from commission through registry maintained by commission.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to undertake entrepreneurial development activities for traded sector industries and in rural communities.
In committee · 1
Modifies requirements for mining using motorized dredge equipment in beds and banks of rivers and tributaries in this state.