Health Care

OR - Representative Brian Clem (D)

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Member

OR - Representative Mitch Greenlick (D)

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Chair

OR - Representative Bill Kennemer (R)

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Member

OR - Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer (D)

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Member

OR - Representative John Lively (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Representative Rob Nosse (D)

Title:

Vice-chair

OR - Representative Jim Weidner (R)

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Member

OR - HB3396 Requires Oregon Health Policy Board to study and evaluate effectiveness of existing financial incentive programs offered in this state and address new types of programs to recruit and retain health care providers to practice in rural and medically underserved areas.

OR - HB2369 Requires Department of Human Services to establish by rule responsibilities of case manager who receives notice of life-sustaining procedures for principal for purposes related to withholding or withdrawing those life-sustaining procedures.

OR - HB3530 Prohibits specified terms imposed on vision care provider by vision care insurance or vision care discount card.

OR - HB3343 Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.

OR - HB2028 Permits pharmacists to engage in practice of clinical pharmacy and provide patient care services to patients.

OR - HB2696 Specifies requirements for external quality reviews of coordinated care organizations by Oregon Health Authority.

OR - HB2948 Specifies additional conditions under which protected health information may be disclosed by health care provider that do not subject health care provider to civil liability.

OR - HB2222 Provides that Oregon State Hospital may not procure psychiatric treatment for patients at hospital by number of physicians employed by or contracting with Oregon Health and Science University that is in excess of 25 percent of total number of physicians who provide psychiatric treatment at hospital.

OR - HB2546 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.

OR - HB3427 Creates Task Force on Mental Health Care Reimbursement to study and make recommendations for payment structure to reimburse specified mental health practitioners.

OR - HB2305 Permits individuals who complete polysomnographic program that combines education and training program to apply for polysomnographic technologist license.

OR - HB2551 Requires covered entities to report annually on system safeguards for protecting confidentiality of personally identifiable and protected health information.

OR - HB2557 Creates process by which person found guilty except for insanity can apply to court for order setting aside judgment of guilty except for insanity.

OR - HB3517 Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to provide medical assistance, within available funds, to low income children residing in Oregon if necessary to move toward goals of Legislative Assembly expressed in law and to improve health of Oregon communities.

OR - HB2368 Provides that if person has both valid health care instruction, or valid power of attorney for health care, and declaration for mental health treatment, that inconsistencies in documents are governed by declaration for mental health treatment.

OR - HB2522 Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop, no later than September 15, 2016, recommendations to Legislative Assembly for creation of premium assistance program to enable low-income individuals residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchange.

OR - HB2234 Requires Oregon Health Authority and insurers offering health benefit plans that reimburse costs of physician services to reimburse community assessment center for child abuse medical assessment and related services.

OR - HB2307 Prohibits mental health care professionals and social health professionals from practicing conversion therapy if recipient of conversion therapy is under 18 years of age.

OR - SB302 Clarifies that practice of dentistry includes prescribing, dispensing and administering prescription drugs for purposes related to dentistry.

OR - HB2294 Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish Oregon Health Information Technology program.

OR - SB662 Requires that dental instructor's license issued to specialist be restricted to specialty for which applicant completed advanced dental education program.

OR - SB280 Modifies composition of Board of Medical Imaging.

OR - SB474 Allows certain nonprofit charitable corporations to own and operate dental clinics that serve children with special needs.

OR - SB153 Clarifies definition of "independent practice" for purpose of insurance reimbursement for services provided by licensed physician assistant or certified nurse practitioner.

OR - SB230 Makes law requiring certain health care workers to submit demographic, education and other information to health care worker regulatory boards apply to all health care workers.

OR - SJM4 Urges Congress to enact legislation to update 42 C.F.R. part 2 to allow health care providers for same patient to share treatment information while maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality and protections against disclosure.

OR - SB281 Changes term of office provisions for member of Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

OR - SB561 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.

OR - SB210 Allows applicant to obtain expedited review of certain applications by filing request and paying fee.

OR - SB840 Authorizes licensed independent practitioner to initiate or approve prehearing detention in hospital or nonhospital facility of person who is subject of civil commitment proceedings.

OR - SB440 Requires Oregon Health Policy Board to develop strategic plan for collection and use of health care data and to establish Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee, appointed by Governor, to develop health outcome and quality measures for coordinated care organizations and plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board and publish data.

OR - SB505 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.

OR - SB874 Requires Oregon Health Authority to disseminate information to health care professionals and public related to adrenal insufficiency.

OR - HB3145 Requires private pay home care workers registered with Home Care Commission to be subject to at least same standards as licensed in-home care agencies.

OR - SB298 Excludes high-velocity, short-amplitude manipulative thrusting from definition of "massage." Excludes community colleges and accredited colleges and universities from definition of "massage facility." Increases number of class hours required for licensure as massage therapist or bodyworker.

OR - SB71 Provides that pharmacies shall electronically report to Oregon Health Authority information under prescription monitoring program not later than 72 hours after dispensing prescription drug.

OR - HB2021 Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop and implement pilot program through which authority and Department of Education provide services related to oral health education, use of fluoride varnish and daily brushing and flossing for children.

OR - HB2134 Expands definition of "tobacco products" for purpose of taxation to include electronic cigarettes and nicotine solution.

OR - SB233 Requires Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to suspend, instead of terminate, medical assistance for person who is expected to remain in correctional facility for more than 12 months.

OR - HB2110 Extends sunset of corporate tax offset of insurer assessment.

OR - HB2878 Establishes task force to investigate barriers to health insurance coverage.

OR - HB3506 Prohibits certain restrictions on medical assistance coverage of dentures, partial dentures and tooth extractions.

OR - HB2589 Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules prohibiting application of pesticide products containing nitro-group neonicotinoids.

OR - HCR16 Recognizes and honors Una Tribe of Mixed-Bloods for service to Native Americans of mixed blood throughout United States of America and State of Oregon.

OR - HB2877 Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with private entity to evaluate progress of coordinated care organizations in achieving goals of Legislative Assembly.

OR - HB2109 Extends sunset for tax credit for provision of health care services under TRICARE contract.

OR - HB3513 Creates Rural Medicaid Access and Development Act to provide financial support to rural hospitals and health care providers and to establish primary care residency programs.

OR - HB2125 Extends sunset for tax credit for rural medical care.

OR - SB420 Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to pass vehicles in same lane during traffic jams or slowdowns.

OR - HB3162 Establishes Task Force on Franchisees to study relationships among franchisors, subfranchisors and franchisees to determine whether, for purposes of applying this state's tax laws and other laws, franchisee or subfranchisor is employee of franchisor.

OR - HB3460 Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for licensing of stabilization and crisis units that house persons with developmental disabilities.

OR - HB3139 Prohibits local government from preventing mobile medical clinic from locating to private property for not more than 180 days.

OR - HB2136 Limits qualified residence interest deduction for personal income taxpayers.

OR - HB2023 Specifies requirements for hospital policies for discharge planning involving patient who is hospitalized for mental health treatment.

OR - HB2541 Requires physician, physician assistant or individual licensed to practice nursing, in specified numbers, to be present at blood drives.

OR - HB2934 Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene stakeholder group to provide recommendations to Legislative Assembly concerning basic health program.

OR - SB99 Abolishes daylight saving time on January 1, 2021.

OR - HB2297 Establishes Task Force to Build a More Effective System for Preventing Children's Behavioral, Psychological and Health Problems.

OR - HB2231 Prohibits coordinated care organization from requiring organizational providers to produce information that is redundant with respect to or outside scope of on-site quality assessment of organizational provider conducted by Oregon Health Authority.

OR - HB3464 Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules prescribing time frames within which pregnant medical assistance recipient receives dental services.

OR - HB2466 Modifies requirements for health insurance .

OR - HB2876 Prohibits health care facility from allowing person without certain qualifications to practice surgical technology.

OR - HB3378 Requires hospital to adopt written discharge policies.

OR - SB59 Modifies conditions for optional reduced rates of personal income tax on nonpassive income attributable to partnership or S corporation by aligning with federal provision that allows for elective grouping of related entities that form economic unit.

OR - HB2468 Specifies requirements for scope of insurer's network of providers.

OR - HB3300 Prohibits Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from contracting with health care providers, directly or through third party administrator, for payment or reimbursement of claims for health care provided to public employees residing in Lane County unless health care provider accepts patients who receive medical assistance.

OR - HB3230 Modifies registration requirements for certain residential facilities.

OR - HB2300 Creates method by which health care practitioner may offer to treat patient who has terminal disease with investigational product not approved by United States Food and Drug Administration.

OR - HB2642 Establishes Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians within Health Licensing Office.

OR - HB2605 Specifies procedures by which Department of Consumer and Business Services may approve, modify or disapprove rate filing.

OR - HB2758 Prohibits carrier or third party administrator from disclosing to persons, other than enrollee who receives health services, protected health information relating to services provided to enrollee.

OR - HB2296 Changes name of Board of Body Art Practitioners to Board of Electrologists and Body Art Practitioners.

OR - SB787 Establishes Task Force on Mental Health Care and Treatment to develop detailed changes to statewide system of mental health care and treatment.

OR - HB2517 Modifies definition of "native fish" for purposes of salmon and trout enhancement program.

OR - HB2306 Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to limit providers from which medical assistance recipient may obtain prescription drugs if recipient meets specified criteria.

OR - HJM6 Urges Congress to take steps to ease shortage of primary care physicians in Oregon.

OR - HB2363 Requires treating physician to document in clinical record any seclusion of person alleged to have mental illness who is confined in hospital or nonhospital facility.

OR - HB3132 Expands definition of "hospital facility" to include behavioral treatment facilities and family safety facilities in regard to local public authorities created to finance hospital facilities.

OR - HB2825 Allows Oregon Health Authority to seek out and apply for funding for, and appropriates moneys from General Fund to pay for, residential care for individuals with mental illness, addictions or co-occurring disorders.

OR - HB2638 Permits medical assistance recipients and coordinated care organizations to use Oregon Prescription Drug Program.

OR - HB3041 Directs school districts to allow students to use sun-protective clothing and sunscreen.

OR - HB2626 Authorizes State Treasurer to issue lottery bonds to finance grants from Department of Education to school districts to pay for acquisition, construction or improvement of school-based health centers.

OR - HB2931 Directs Oregon Health Authority to disseminate to school districts information related to elevated levels of radon.

OR - HCR14 Designates March 26, 2015, as Purple Day to raise awareness of epilepsy.

OR - SB710 Requires state health plans, health insurers, health care providers or health care clearinghouses to provide, upon request, one copy of individually identifiable health information free of charge to individual, or to personal representative, when individual is appealing denial of Social Security disability benefits.

OR - SB547 Creates nurse emeritus license to permit certain retired nurses to engage in volunteer practice of nursing.

OR - SB284 Prohibits individual from using title "Certified Nursing Assistant," "nursing assistant" or "nurse aide" or abbreviation "CNA" unless individual is certified by Oregon State Board of Nursing and meets certain other criteria.

OR - SB902 Revives section 1, chapter 598, Oregon Laws 2013.

OR - SB523 Requires insurer to provide specified notifications to health care providers regarding coverage under qualified health plan offered by insurer through health insurance exchange.

OR - SB684 Permits Oregon Medical Board to issue limited license to practice medicine to physician licensed in another state or country who holds full-time professor appointment at school of medicine in this state.

OR - SB348 Increases number of members appointed to Council on Court Procedures by Board of Governors of Oregon State Bar from 12 to 14.

OR - SB283 Prohibits individual from using title "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" or abbreviation "APRN" unless individual is clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner or certified registered nurse anesthetist.

OR - SB231 Requires certain carriers, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services proportion of carrier's and board's total medical expenses allocated to primary care.

OR - SB833 Requires Oregon Health Authority to give coordinated care organization at least 60 days' advance notice of proposed amendments to contracts .

OR - HB2828 Extends, for two years, sunset of provisions requiring Oregon Health Authority to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly on best option for financing health care in this state.

OR - SB676 Requires human fetuses in infectious waste stream to be incinerated, cremated or buried.

OR - HB2397 Requires four-year post-secondary institutions that enroll students who receive Oregon Opportunity Grant to adopt written protocol to ensure that students who report sexual assault receive necessary services and assistance.

OR - HB2395 Extends hospital assessment from September 30, 2015, to September 30, 2019.

OR - HB3301 Requires insurer to permit naturopathic physician to apply to be primary care provider or specialty care provider for purposes of insurer credentials.

OR - HB3261 Directs Department of Revenue and Oregon Business Development Department to jointly study potential tax incentives to encourage development of advanced manufacturing in state and report to committee of Legislative Assembly.

OR - SB850 Requires state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification program to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.

OR - HB3260 Prohibits deductions from wages or salary of public employee by public employer for payment of dues to labor organization or for payment-in-lieu-of-dues to labor organization.

OR - HB2560 Requires health benefit plan to cover cost of colonoscopy for insured who is 50 years of age or older and who has positive fecal test result.

OR - SB14 Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.

OR - HB2612 Requires mass transit districts to resolve through binding arbitration certain disputes about fault.

OR - HCR23 Honors Ron Post for establishing Medical Teams International and improving lives of Oregonians and millions of others worldwide.

OR - HB2419 Modifies definition of "health care interpreter" and revises membership of Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters.

OR - SB649 Modifies definitions of "compensable injury" and "preexisting condition" for purposes of workers' compensation claims.

OR - HB2145 Specifies ballot title for House Joint Resolution 1 (2015).

OR - HB3403 Reduces corporate excise tax rates for taxpayer that increases average monthly employment for tax year from immediately preceding tax year.

OR - HB3021 Requires insurer to offer health care provider method of reimbursement that does not impose fees or other charges on provider.

OR - HB2024 Directs Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with coordinated care organizations and dental care organizations, to adopt rules and procedures for training and certifying certain health workers to provide oral disease prevention services.

OR - HB2972 Requires public school students seven years of age or younger who are beginning educational program to have dental screening.

OR - SB152 Includes authority to prescribe Schedule II hydrocodone-combination drugs in practice of optometry.

OR - HB2726 Permits credit union to conduct savings promotion raffle, subject to specified conditions.

OR - HB3356 Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer program to provide loans to hospitals for establishing new primary care residency programs.

OR - HB3100 Changes governmental framework for conducting public health activities in this state and for providing public health services to residents of this state.

OR - HB3347 Modifies definition of "person with mental illness" as used in civil commitment statutes.

OR - HB2302 Repeals provisions that eliminate references to prepaid managed care health services organizations.

OR - HB3245 Amends tax credit for rural health care providers to include health care providers in nonrural medically underserved communities.

OR - HB2930 Requires that hospital rules granting admitting privileges to licensed, certified nurse midwife nurse practitioner meet specified requirements.

OR - HB2880 Specifies that physician assistant may not practice fluoroscopy on person unless physician assistant holds certificate issued by Board of Medical Imaging authorizing such practice.

OR - HB3407 Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct survey of community college students related to students' child care needs.

OR - HB3149 Provides that registered nurse who is employed by public or private school may accept order from physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in another state or territory of United States if order is related to treatment of student who has been enrolled at school for not more than 90 days.

OR - HB2879 Permits pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives.

OR - HB2796 Directs Health Licensing Office to issue license to practice music therapy to qualified applicant.

OR - SB227 Authorizes establishment, from information maintained in Oregon Trauma Registry, of registry of information related to brain injury trauma.

OR - HB2112 Extends sunset for tax credit for individual development account donations.

OR - SB121 Authorizes electors in affected territory to propose plan for abating health hazard other than annexation of territory or extraterritorial extension of city or district services to territory.

OR - SB520 Permits pharmacists to administer vaccines to individuals at least seven years of age.

OR - HB2600 Requires continuation of group health insurance coverage for employee on family leave on same terms as when employee is not on leave.

OR - SB229 Requires members of Consumer Advisory Council who advise Director of Oregon Health Authority on provision of mental health services to be compensated by Oregon Health Authority for performing duties of council.

OR - SB648 Expands duties of Central Oregon Health Council.

OR - SB144 Modifies requirements for health benefit plan coverage of telemedical health services.

OR - SB148 Changes State Board of Pharmacy membership to include two licensed pharmacy technicians.

OR - SB301 Specifies which services to be performed by expanded practice dental hygienist must be included in agreement between expanded practice dental hygienist and dentist.

OR - HB2678 Permits licensed nurse practitioners to perform sterilization procedures on male patients.

OR - SB285 Prohibits individual from using title "medication aide" or "Certified Medication Aide" or abbreviation "CMA" unless individual is certified nursing assistant and meets certain other criteria established by Oregon State Board of Nursing.

OR - SB594 Provides that health care practitioner is not required to submit credentialing information to Oregon Health Authority for purposes related to credentialing program until occurrence of certain events, including passage of date by which authority by rule requires that type of health care practitioner to submit credentialing information to authority.

OR - SB282 Prohibits individual from using title "nurse" unless individual holds nursing degree or certificate and is licensed to practice health care profession in which degree or certificate was earned.

OR - SB905 Adds physician assistant to Oregon Medical Board membership.

OR - SB572 Requires state to pay for postage prepaid return identification envelopes provided to electors for each primary, general or statewide special election.

OR - SB901 Requires insurer to reimburse providers directly for medical or mental health services provided to insured.

OR - SB430 Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to impose sanctions on person regulated by board who has been convicted of sex crime.

OR - SB705 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.

OR - SB672 Directs Oregon Health Authority to appoint state dental director to oversee programs operated by authority that increase access to oral health services.

OR - SB521 Permits coach to allow member of school athletic team and nonschool athletic team to participate in athletic event or training at any time after athletic trainer determines that member has not suffered concussion.

OR - HB2867 Directs Oregon Business Development Department to submit report to interim legislative committees regarding innovation in economic development no later than July 1, 2016.

OR - HB2074 Expands definition of tobacco products for purpose of taxation to include electronic cigarettes and nicotine solution.

OR - HB3345 Transfers duties, functions and powers of Oregon Health Authority relating to nontransplant anatomical research recovery organizations to State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.