Authorizes Long Term Care Ombudsman to hire up to 10 deputy ombudsmen. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes counties to establish safety corridors and directs counties to post signs in selected safety corridors. ] Directs Department of Transportation to establish county safety corridor program. Establishes County Safety Corridor Advisory Group. Imposes reporting obligations on counties in pilot program. Sunsets January 2, 2026.
Allows certain health care practitioner who receives needlestick injury during provision of medical care to patient who is unconscious or otherwise unable to consent to test patient for human immunodeficiency virus ] perform blood draw on patient for purpose of determining necessary course of treatment for ] whether health care practitioner needs to begin any post-exposure prophylactic treatment . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires public employers to adopt policies to prevent workplace harassment. Requires public employers to establish policies and procedures for addressing reports of workplace harassment. Requires employer to follow up with victim of reported harassment to determine whether harassment has stopped or if victim has experienced retaliation. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to enter into certain agreements with employee that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes workplace harassment. Provides that employer may, in certain circumstances, enter into settlement, separation or severance agreement that includes provision that would prohibit employee from disclosing or discussing such conduct or that would prohibit employee from seeking reemployment with employer as term or condition of agreement. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful practice. Becomes operative October 1, 2020. Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to five years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Provides that extended statute of limitations applies to certain conduct that occurs on or after effective date of Act. Requires commissioner to adopt any rules necessary to implement certain provisions no later than 90 days after effective date of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions. Allows health care facility to refuse to perform procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide. Allows person to bring action for damages and equitable relief against health care facility, health professional regulatory agency, employer or school for violation. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff.
Establishes right of consumer to be educated about ways to reduce cost of prescription drugs. Prevents insurer, pharmacy benefit manager or third party administrator from interfering with right. Requires insurer, pharmacy benefit manager and third party administrator to apply price paid by consumer for prescription drug toward deductible or out-of-pocket maximum regardless of whether consumer used pharmacy benefit to purchase drug.
Directs State Board of Pharmacy to study feasibility of implementing, and to develop plan to implement, program to allow wholesale importation of prescription drugs into Oregon. Requires board to submit plan and report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to health care no later than June 30, 2020 . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes governing bodies of cities and counties to jointly form district for purposes of acquisition, design, construction, reconstruction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of limited-access public highway projects within district boundaries. Specifies powers of district. Provides civil penalty and collection mechanism for failure to pay toll established by limited-access public highway project district on tollway project. Requires county that receives application for limited-access public highway project submitted by limited-access public highway project district to review and approve application subject only to standards for construction of highways as prescribed by Department of Transportation. Prohibits county from denying application based on finding that project is inconsistent with local intergovernmental agreement or law limiting use or development of land designated rural reserve.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to remove gender-specific references to public officials and replace with gender-neutral references to public officials. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law. Designates as unlawful employment practice for employer to seek age of applicant prior to making conditional offer of employment and to include certain words or phrases in job application that suggest or imply age preferences. Permits employer to observe terms of bona fide seniority system that does not require employee to retire at certain age. Allows person to bring civil action alleging certain types of employment discrimination under disparate impact or disparate treatment theory of proof. Requires additional award of liquidated damages to prevailing plaintiff in civil action alleging age discrimination.
