Health & Welfare - Oregon Citizens Lobby

HB 2757 Funding for 9-8-8 suicide hotline

Posted on June 22, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill expands and provides funding for coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. Imposes tax on consumers and retail subscribers who have telecommunications service or interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service and who have prepaid telecommunications services, to pay for crisis services system. Applies to subscriber bills issued and retail transactions made on or…

HB 3501 Privileges for Homeless

Posted on April 22, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill creates a “right to rest” and would expand the rights of homeless trespassing. The Bill states that is should be a “public policy of Oregon to guarantee persons experiencing homelessness participation in the social and economic life of this state, remunerative employment, use of and free movement within public spaces, participation in and receipt of the benefits of the…

HB 2002 Expands reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment

Posted on March 15, 2023 by dbleiler | 4 Comments

Compromised Amendment – It is disturbing to most to see that gender-affirming care information was left in HB 2002, but the amendment does bring back the original statute language requiring it to be a crime for concealing the birth of an infant, and allowing a minor the right to needed medical or dental treatment without consent of minor or parent…

HB 3240 Nameless food stamp cards

Posted on March 6, 2023 by dbleiler | 2 Comments

This bill required that replacements for EBT cards that were reported lost or stolen must bear the name of the person to whom the card was issued, removes the requirement that a food stamp card not have the person’s name on it if the card was a replacement. Financial assistance benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental…

HB 2697 Caps nurse to patient ratio

Posted on March 4, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

This bill would require hospitals to submit “staffing plans” to the Oregon Health Authority within three months of its passage, or risk harsh penalties. The bill could radically overhaul Oregon’s nurse staffing law and make it among the first in the nation to create nurse-to-patient ratios. In the midst of staffing shortages across the medical field, this bill takes us…

SB 891 Modifies Oregon Death with Dignity Act

Posted on March 2, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill modifies provisions relating to Oregon Death with Dignity Act. Expands “physician” to “provider,” which expands who can assess, evaluate or consult with patient in decisions and prescribe lethal drugs to include physician assistant and nurse practitioner. Repeals residency requirement. Modifies permissible methods of delivering prescription to pharmacist to electronically and electronic confirmation. Reduces certain waiting periods from 15…

SB 704 Universal Health Plan

Posted on February 14, 2023 by dbleiler | 5 Comments

This bill establishes the Universal Health Plan Governance Board and directs it to design an administrative structure for the Universal Health Plan, to assess the readiness of institutions and infrastructure to carry out the plan, and to report to the Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2025, a comprehensive plan for implementation of the Universal Health Plan beginning in 2027. The…

SB 773 Reimburse parents for abbreviated day expenses

Posted on February 2, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill requires a school district to reimburse parent or foster parent for reasonable expenses incurred by parent or foster parent while student was placed on abbreviated school day program in violation of requirements for program as determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Correction and administration should be held at the school board level. The state is way too…

HB 2738 Establishes a floor income

Posted on January 20, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

This bill requires Department of Human Services to study and recommend how to implement a guaranteed income program in this state. The bill states that it is interested in “a program that provides an unrestricted and unconditional cash payment to individuals who are members of a targeted population to meet basic needs…” That means these “unrestricted” and “unconditional” funds could offset expenses in order to…

HB 2278 Allows pharmacists to vaccinate children

Posted on January 20, 2023 by dbleiler | 3 Comments

This bill authorizes pharmacists to administer vaccine to persons six months of age or older. This bill does not limit the administration of vaccines to influenza. There is worldwide controversy concerning vaccines including influenza and COVID that shouldn’t be administered without the approval of a physician with medical history. Study shows flu vaccines can be associated with an increased long-term…

HB 2479 Grants immunity to children advocates

Posted on January 20, 2023 by dbleiler | 2 Comments

This bill grants immunities to children’s advocacy centers and to employees and designated agents of children’s advocacy centers Children Advocacy Centers (CAC) have been given authorization to hire temporary help from out of state, and to give immunity for inept services or injuries to children at the negligent and or evil hands of a CAC will not be able to…

HB 2279 Extends assisted suicide to anyone