Adds further specification to prohibition on discrimination against health care providers by insurers in participation in or coverage under health benefit plan. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules and report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health regarding adoption of rules.
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Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to work with Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to take statewide inventory of services available to prevent and treat substance use disorders and to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. Specifies requirements for inventory. Requires Director of Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to mental and behavioral health by November 1, 2021. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Expands designated state agencies that must work with commission and requires agencies to meet with commission quarterly to review and report on each agency's progress and to report process and outcome measures established under commission's comprehensive addiction, prevention, treatment and recovery plan. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that Attorney General and ] court must presume that resolution agreement that ends dispute over alleged infringement of patent or violation of other protection for protected drug has anticompetitive effects if alleged infringer receives item of value as part of or in connection with resolution agreement or if alleged infringer agrees to limit or stop researching, developing, manufacturing, marketing or selling competing drug. Specifies basis on which party to resolution agreement may overcome presumption. Provides that Attorney General may bring action to recover civil penalty for violations of Act in amount that is equivalent to three times value of item of value that alleged infringer received or $10 million per violation , whichever is greater. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ].
Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene container in selling, offering for sale, serving or dispensing prepared food to public. Takes effect January 1, 2023.
Establishes legislative Task Force on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Care Delivery Systems to evaluate impacts of COVID-19 on health care delivery systems in this state. Sunsets December 31, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Converts mandatory minimum sentences for specified felonies other than murder to presumptive sentences. Reduces presumptive sentences for certain crimes. Authorizes court to impose greater or lesser sentence according to sentencing guidelines of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Authorizes person receiving presumptive sentence to be eligible for certain programs and sentence reductions. ] Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish program to award grants for restorative justice programs. Directs commission to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary concerning awarding of grants. Appropriates moneys to commission for purposes of program. Requires police officer to inform stopped person of right to refuse consent to search. Requires police officer to provide stopped person with specified identifying information if stop does not result in arrest or citation. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Northwest Health Foundation Fund II for deposit into Reimagine Safety Fund. Describes permissible uses of funds and requires reporting to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on use of funds. Prohibits arrest without warrant for misdemeanor other than person Class A misdemeanor unless offense committed in presence of law enforcement officer. ] Requires law enforcement officers to issue citation in lieu of arrest for specified crimes in certain circumstances . Prohibits traffic stop based solely on specified traffic violations and authorizes issuance of citation to registered owner of motor vehicle by mail . Prohibits parole and probation officers from carrying firearm while performing official duties ] contacting probationer in certain locations except in certain circumstances . Requires certain training for certification and continuing education for parole and probation officers. Expands earned reduction in term of probation or post-prison supervision. ] Modifies general conditions of probation and post-prison supervision. Prohibits revocation of probation or post-prison supervision unless person willfully absconds or is convicted of new felony or person Class A misdemeanor. ] Provides that parole and probation officers have duty to provide supervised person ability to report by least onerous means. Prohibits supervision fees. Modifies Justice Reinvestment Program grant distribution. Requires that 20 percent of grant funds be distributed to Northwest Health Foundation Fund II for distribution as subgrants. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for deposit into Justice Reinvestment Account. Directs commission to evaluate subgrant program and report on progress of evaluation to Legislative Assembly. Appropriates moneys to commission for purposes of evaluation. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to collect certain data on imposition of supervision conditions, persons on supervision and expenditures of Justice Reinvestment Program funds and biennially report on data to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Health Licensing Office to establish and maintain voluntary alternative practitioner registry of individuals who provide alternative well-being care. Defines "alternative well-being care." Allows office to impose discipline for certain violations. Directs office to provide administrative and regulatory oversight to alternative well-being care program. Imposes civil penalty for violation of registry listing requirements. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prioritizes access to health care provider incentive program by behavioral health services providers serving Latino, Latina and Latinx individuals in Morrow, Malheur, Hood River and Umatilla counties.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution lowering voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Requires agency to include in rulemaking notice statement identifying how adoption of rule will affect racial equity.