Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon

Requires health benefit plan, health care service contract and medical assistance coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. Requires Oregon Health Authority to conduct education and outreach campaign in collaboration with advisory council with specified membership.

Establishes pilot program for purpose of increasing number of public school students who are served by school social workers. Sunsets pilot program on June 30, 2024. Appropriates moneys for pilot program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Allows individuals who do not qualify for medical assistance or premium tax credits under Affordable Care Act to enroll in coordinated care organizations by paying premiums that cover actuarial value of health services. Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer program. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for Medicaid Buy-In program or public option for Oregon residents who do not have access to health care. Specifies requirements for plan. Requires authority to report plan to Legislative Assembly by May 1, 2020. Requires that report include recommendations for legislative changes necessary to implement plan and any federal approval that will be required to implement plan. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon career and technical student organizations in support of organizations. Establishes grant program for purpose of allowing school districts to provide summer career and technical student organization courses. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for development of gatekeeper programs to serve seniors and people with disabilities in local communities statewide. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Directs Department of Human Services to assign exactly one universal provider number to persons listed on registry of persons who provide long term care. Directs department to require fingerprints in conducting criminal records checks of certain long term care workers. Disallows sharing of fingerprint records of certain long term care workers with Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Increases total amount allowed in tax year to all taxpayers as tax credits for donations to fiduciary organizations for distribution to individual development accounts. Increases maximum percentage of taxpayer donation for which credit may be allowed. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2022. Updates and makes technical corrections to statutes governing individual development accounts. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires voter registration cards and electronic voter registration system to include option for person to identify race, ethnicity and preferred language of person. Provides that any identification information provided is public record. Requires each county to identify five most common languages spoken by residents of county. Requires Secretary of State and county to provide elector with voters' pamphlet in elector's preferred language if elector has identified preferred language as part of voter registration and preferred language is one of five languages identified by county. Applies to voters' pamphlets distributed on or after January 1, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires certain insurers to reimburse cost of specified services provided by local mental health authorities. Requires coordinated care organization to contract with counties to reimburse cost of specified services provided to members of coordinated care organization by local mental health authorities.

Expands health benefit plan coverage of childbirth and pregnancy-related health care expenses. Specifies reimbursement of services provided by freestanding birthing centers. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health on implementation of expanded benefits. Requires that specified services related to pregnancy and childbirth be covered by state medical assistance program. Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe uniform payment methodology for freestanding birthing centers.