Changes term "osteopath" to "osteopathic physician." Clarifies that doctors of osteopathic medicine practice medicine as physicians.
Commemorates 69th anniversary of Vanport flood and remembers survivors and those who lost their lives.
Designates November 25, 2017, as Holodomor Remembrance Day.
Recognizes 2016 Oregon Women of Achievement for outstanding leadership and service to people of Oregon.
Directs Oregon Medical Board, Oregon State Board of Nursing , Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine and Oregon Board of Dentistry to provide licensees of boards with opioid and opiate prescribing guidelines and recommendations established by association of licensee practitioners. Takes effect 91st day after adjournment sine die.
Requires hospital to adopt policy for release of patients from emergency department following treatment for behavioral health crisis. Requires hospitals to report and Oregon Health Authority to compile information about policies adopted. Requires authority to report to Legislative Assembly no later than January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires children under two years of age to be properly secured in car seat in rear-facing position. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires that in professional corporation that is organized to allow physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners must hold majority of voting shares and be majority of directors of professional corporation. Prohibits individual whom professional corporation employs, or individual who owns interest in professional corporation, from directing medical judgment of physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Prohibits physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner from directing services of another practitioner in professional corporation unless other practitioner also practices within same scope of practice as physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Specifies behavioral health services that must be provided by coordinated care organization. Expands scope of emergency services that must be covered by health benefit plan to include treatment for behavioral health crisis. Requires group health insurance policy to cover specified behavioral health services.
Provides that administration of vitamin K to newborn infants must be by most effective means.
