Specifies only one monthly benefit rate for children of deceased worker and uniform duration of benefits for children under 19 years of age. Specifies benefit for period of not more than 48 months for children and dependents of deceased worker who are between 19 and 26 years of age at worker's death or will attain age of 19 years after worker's death and who are completing high school, obtaining general educational development certificate or attending program of higher education. Provides that if worker dies during period of permanent total disability, benefits are payable to worker's dependents.
Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services, at request of party to proceeding to close workers' compensation claim, to appoint as many as three members to panel of medical arbiters in accordance with criteria director sets by rule.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Oregon Board of Accountancy. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability for biennial expenses. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Increases term of Workers' Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee members from two years to three years.
Requires city with population of less than 25,000 to determine estimated housing need for 20-year period, inventory buildable land and adopt measures as part of periodic or legislative review of comprehensive plan.
Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Public Utility Commission of Oregon. Limits biennial expenditures by commission from federal funds. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Renames crime of giving false information to a peace officer for issuance or service of a citation or for an arrest on a warrant to giving false information to a peace officer in connection with a citation or warrant. Expands crime to include person providing false information to peace officer when there is outstanding warrant for person's arrest. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Allows trustee of trust to make disbursements for trustee's compensation or compensation of person providing investment advisory or custodial services out of principal or income under certain circumstances. Requires transaction between trustee and beneficiary of trust from which trustee obtains advantage to be outside trustee's business or on unusually unfavorable terms to be voidable by beneficiary.
Increases term of member of State Mortuary and Cemetery Board from three years to four years. Specifies that member may be removed from board if, during term, member no longer meets qualifications for office. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Specifies circumstances under which Health Licensing Office is required or permitted to disclose information obtained during investigation of certain professions. Creates different standards for health-related professions and trade professions. Directs coordinated care organizations to make use of qualified health care interpreters. Changes qualifications to register as environmental health specialist and environmental health specialist trainee . Modifies membership composition of State Trauma Advisory Board, area trauma advisory boards and State Emergency Medical Service Committee. Allows Director of Oregon Health Authority to designate individual to appoint members to Advisory Committee on Physician Credentialing Information. For purposes of Oregon Health Authority collection of information related to cancer, applies law to borderline tumors of brain and central nervous system. Makes certain changes to programs for treating allergic response, adrenal insufficiency or hypoglycemia. Repeals sunset for Oregon Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting Program. Modifies composition of Health Care Acquired Infection Advisory Committee. Repeals obsolete health laws.
Creates Mental Health Regulatory Agency. Directs Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists and State Board of Psychologist Examiners to jointly appoint Director of Mental Health Regulatory Agency to serve at direction of boards. Abolishes any existing position of director or other administrator that provides administrative oversight to boards and transfers any duties of existing director or administrator to Director of Mental Health Regulatory Agency. Makes conforming amendments. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
