HB 2527-A Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe and Dispense Contraceptives

VOTE: NO – Governor signed – Allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives

SB 239A Residential Care Facility Decides Who is Legal Representative

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Burdens owners and operators of residential care facility and assisted living facilities when a resident is unable make decisions on their rights, to locate who is willing to serve as the resident’s legal representative for the sole purpose of determining consent to an individually based limitation.

HB 2114-A Requires Guidelines for Opioids

VOTE: NO – Governor signed – Little or no affect on the over prescribing of opioids not like the original bill which imposed specific controls

HB 2432-A Creates New Licensurer Requirements in Area of Patient Care

Creates a new licensure requirement for an additional area of patient care prior to rules being adopted, declares an emergency

SB 558 Marketing Health Care for all Children in Oregon

VOTE: NO – Governor signed – Makes taxpayers responsible for covering ALL children so there is no requirement to be a legal citizen.

HB 3102 Task Force on Medical Assistance Funding

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Requires task force to develop proposal for funding state medical assistance program with assessment on all medical claims processed

HB 2726 Marketing Health Care for all Children in Oregon

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Leaves the amount of monies to be transferred from the general fund to pay for this program blank

HB 3431 Additional Regulations on Certain Hospitals

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Imposes requirements on hospitals with no determination of reimbursement for service

SB 399 Limits Out of Pocket Insured Drug Expense to $250 per Pharmacy Visit

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – limits out of pocket drug expenses to $250 per pharmacy visit

HB 3042 Requires Grants for Culturally Specific Health Care

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Requires grants to culturally specific health care facilities to provide culturally appropriate care

HB 3428 Expands Enrollment of Citizens in Coordinated Care Organizations Without Their Consent.

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Expands the enrollment of citizens in coordinated care organizations without their consent

HB 3431 Imposes Requirements on Hospitals Without Determination of Reimbursement

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Imposes requirements on hospitals with no determination of reimbursement for service

HB 3340A Provides for the Dissemination of Apprenticeship Programs

VOTE: YES – Signed into Law by Gov Brown
Provides for the dissemination by the state and by local skills of information about available apprenticeship programs in their area.

HB 2503 Creats New Class of Provider With Government Control

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Creates a new classification of health care provider with government control

SB 1046 Establishes Health Care for All People in Oregon

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Establishes health care coverage for all people residing or working in Oregon to be administered by Oregon Health Authority

HB 3352 establishes Task Force on Funding School Behavioral Health Support

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Inserts unjust government control into multiple facets of the health care industry

SB 784 Requires In, & Out-of-Network Providers be Paid the Same for Womens Health

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Requires insurer to reimburse out-of-network women’s health care provider at same rate as in-network women’s health care provider

HB 3091 Requires Specific Medical Facilities to Provide Specific Services

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Removes the personal choices of both the provider and the insurer dictating the terms by the state.

HB 3284 Healthcare Facility Certificate of Need

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee – Repeals requirement for health care facility to obtain certificate of need

SB 955 Requires Oregon Health Authority to Become Transportation Dispatch Agency

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Requires Oregon Health Authority to become a transportation dispatch agency

HB 2897 Places Restrictions On In-Network and Out-Of-Network Providers

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Impacts multiple areas of healthcare removing rights if private business from making operational decisions

HB 2663 Task Force to Study Calif. Act of 1975

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Establishes Task Force to study provisions of California’s Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 to determine appropriateness and feasibility of adopting any provisions in Oregon.

HB 3079 Removes Limits on Hospital Assessments

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Removes limits on hospital assessment rates, allows for increase in assessment to offset legislative reduction in funding

SB 651 Reduces Emergency Medical Services

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Reduces emergency medical services by 20% to pay for administrative expenses in order to require less money transfer from the general fund

HB 2116 Modifies Reimbursements of Hospital Costs

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Helps Big Pharma peddle drugs to persons facing high drug bills.

HB 2645 Relating to Drugs; Prescribing an Effective Date

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Requires manufacturers of certain types of drugs to collect unused drugs following a plan that they develop by 12-31-18, but the program becomes effective 1-1-18

HB 2301 Relating to Health.

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Creates different standards for health-related professions and trade professions.

HB 2016 Modifies Hospital Reimbursement

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Relating to reimbursement of hospital costs

SB 893 Legal Suicide and Euthanasia

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Allows for legal suicide and euthanasia

HB 3341 Task Force on Medical Training Facilities

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities

HB 2319 Creates a New “Free” Healthcare Agency

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Creates a new healthcare agency to be funded by taxpayers

HB 2527 Relating to Pharmacists and Contraceptives

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives

SB 72 Relating to Nursing & Dispensing Drugs

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Removes critical requirements regarding the qualifications to dispense drugs

SB 784 Relating to Women’s Health Care Providers

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Requires insurer to reimburse out-of-network women’s health care provider at same rate as in-network women’s health care provider

HB 2114 Prohibts Inital Prescriptions of Opioids or Opiates Exceeding 7 Days

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Prohibits issuing initial prescription for opioids or opiates for outpatient use in quantity exceeding seven-day supply, creates exceptions

HB 2125 Grant Program Assisting Women to Carry to Term

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee – Establishes a grant program to make grants available to non profit organizations encouraging and assisting pregnant women in carrying their pregnancies to term.

SB 792 Relating to Prescription Drug Advertising

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Imposes additional rules and regulations on dispensing of drugs, with fines going to the general fund.

HB 2432 New “Art Therapy” Licensure Requirements

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Directs Health Licensing Office to issue license to engage in practice of art therapy to qualified applicant.

HB 2503 Creates “Lactation Consultant” License

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Creates a new licensure requirement for a new classification of health care providers

HB 2754 Requires Tests of Deaf Newborns

VOTE: NO – Governor Signed – Requires or recommends deaf babies be examined for congenital cytomegalovirus, a herpes virus

SB 269 Relating to Nursing License Exemptions

VOTE: YES – Governor Signed – Permits nonresident nurses to practice in Oregon if staffing school-sponsored event

SB 810 Allows Health Savings Accounts

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Allows Oregon tax payers to put away money specifically for health related expenses, interest earned in taxpayer’s account goes to the state.

SB 744 Relating to Bone Marrow Donations

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to solicit certain patients into becoming bone marrow donors.

SB 217 Relating to Concussions Sustained by Athletes

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Allows unqualified physicians to provide release for athlete who sustained concussion or is suspected of sustaining concussion

SB 270 Relating to Prescription Drugs

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee – Limits the issuance of issuing or refilling prescriptions for opiates thereby decreasing the available drugs—creates exceptions

SB 456 Relating to Emergency Medical Services

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Enacts Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact without any apparent state analysis

HB 3017 Prohibits Abortion After 20 Weeks

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee – Prohibits abortion after pain can be felt at 20 weeks, except for medical emergency.

HB 2588 Relating to Sex-Selective Abortions

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee – Prohibits sex-selective abortions in the last three months of pregnancy. [same as SB 541]

SB 541 Relating to Sex-Selective Abortions

VOTE: YES – Died In Committee – Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion. [same as SB 541]

SB 793 Relating to the Price of Prescription Drugs

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Requires prescription drug manufacturer to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services prices and increases in prices of manufacturer’s prescription drugs sold in Oregon.

SB 816 Relating to Emergency Room Reports

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Permits Oregon Health Authority to require hospitals to submit emergency department abstract records, in addition to ambulatory surgery and inpatient discharge abstract records

HB 2232 Relating to Reproductive Health Care Requirements

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Establishes new program to be paid by the Oregon taxpayer regarding reproductive health regardless of certain federal requirements if federal funds are discontinued

HB 2390 Relating to Concussions Sustained by Athletes

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Allows chiropractic and naturopathic physicians to provide release for athlete who sustained concussion or is suspected of sustaining concussion

HB 2465 Relating to Majority of Shareholders of Medical Corporations

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Imposes the will of the State Boards upon professional corporations Dictating their operations and Board compensation

SB 997 Business to Reimburse State for Employee Insurance

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Requires private businesses employing low income recipients working over 20 hours per week to reimburse state for a percentage of state assistance insurance, excludes public employers

SB 810 Relating to Health Savings Accounts

VOTE: NO – Public Hearing Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB810 This bill allows Oregon tax payers to put away money specifically for health related expenses thereby reducing their personal state and federal income tax. Deductions that exceed monetary limits for federal income tax may be carried over to succeeding tax years. Interest on money set aside by tax payers will be…

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SB 768 Advance Directive Rules

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish and operate statewide registry for collection and dissemination of advance directives

HB 2387 Relates to Prescription Drug Pricing

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Puts restrictions on what drug companies can charge for their products.

SB 237 Health Plan Requirements

VOTE: NO – Died in Committee – Places government into the role of telling insurance carriers how their policies must be written regarding coverage options

SB 237 Health Benefit Co-Payment Requirements

VOTE: NO – Died In Committee – Requires at least 25 percent of carrier’s individual and group health benefit plans within each metal level of coverage to have co-payment-only cost sharing requirements