Rep. Rachel Prusak

Requires specified professional regulatory boards to require persons authorized to practice professions regulated by board to complete cultural competency continuing education. Exempts from requirements persons who are retired or not actively practicing profession. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death. Corrects inaccurate reference for definition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Recognizes 2019 as International Year of the Salmon and expresses support for associated global initiative affirming importance of wild salmon.

Extends period for filing restraining order under Family Abuse Prevention Act to two years from 180 days after date of abuse. ] Extends period for elderly persons and persons with disabilities to file restraining order to two years from 180 days after date of abuse. ] Extends period for filing sexual abuse restraining order to two years from 180 days after date of abuse. ] Modifies Family Abuse Prevention Act to authorize court to continue restraining order if abuse occurred within specified period, petitioner reasonably fears for petitioner's physical safety and respondent represents credible threat to physical safety of petitioner or petitioner's child. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In memoriam: Alter Wiener, 1926-2018.

Allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense emergency refills of insulin and associated insulin-related devices and supplies. Defines "insulin" and "insulin-related devices and supplies." Prohibits person from receiving more than three emergency refills of insulin and insulin-related devices and supplies in calendar year. Requires medical assistance programs and health benefit plans to reimburse for prescriptions made by pharmacists and services provided by pharmacists related to prescriptions for emergency refills of insulin and insulin-related devices and supplies . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires hospitals and pediatric health care facilities to have plans, approved by Oregon Health Authority, for treating sexual assault survivors who present in need of medical forensic services or for transferring sexual assault survivors to hospital or approved pediatric health care facility for medical forensic services. Requires authority to adopt rules for treatment and transfer plans. ] Requires facilities that provide medical forensic services to provide sexual assault survivors with vouchers to pay for services related to sexual assault that are not paid from Sexual Assault Victims' Emergency Medical Response Fund. Prohibits health care providers from billing sexual assault survivors for specified services related to sexual assault. ] Authorizes authority to impose civil penalties of up to $500 for each violation. ] Requires district attorney to include sexual assault nurse examiner or hospital representative in sexual assault response team organized by district attorney to adopt protocols addressing response to sexual assault victims.

Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct study ] review of CASA Volunteer Programs and report results of study ] review and make recommendations for legislation to Legislative Assembly.

Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring infants to be screened to detect certain diseases. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Establishes Newborn Bloodspot Screening Advisory Board in Oregon Health Authority. Declares emergency, effective on passage.