Modifies definitions of "primary care" and "total medical expenditures" for purpose of reports on spending for primary care by insurance carriers, Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations. Requires all ] carriers , providing specified health insurance ] Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and coordinated care organizations to report on spending anticipated in upcoming year on primary care , and ] on use of alternative payment methodologies for reimbursing costs of primary care and on percentage of spending on primary care that uses alternative payment methodologies . Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services and Oregon Health Authority to prescribe by rule percentage of primary care expenditures that must be reimbursed using alternative payment methodologies.
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Requires Department of Human Services to administer program to make support service providers available to individuals who are deaf-blind. Describes program.
Prohibits restaurant from providing single-use plastic straw to consumer unless consumer requests straw. Provides that State Department of Agriculture shall enforce prohibition in course of inspecting food establishments. Provides that after second instance of violation, department shall impose civil penalty of not more than $25 per day. Caps total civil penalty at $300 per restaurant during one calendar year. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Department of Human Services to distribute $1 million to Center for the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect to conduct Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for distribution. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Military Department to expand and increase access to statewide 2-1-1 system. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to partner with regional health equity coalitions in addressing health disparities for communities of color , Indian tribes, immigrants, refugees, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, low-income populations, persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning communities, with communities of color as leading priority . Describes regional health equity coalitions. Requires authority and coordinated care organizations to award grants ] provide funding to support work of regional health equity coalitions that meet specified criteria . Requires authority to appoint regional health equity coalition fidelity committee to oversee regional health equity coalitions statewide and establish funding criteria for coalitions. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Prohibits person from conducting or participating in contest, competition, tournament or derby that has objective of taking coyotes for prizes or other inducement ]. Punishes violation of prohibition by maximum fine of $2,000. Provides that person that injures or kills coyote in violation of Act forfeits remains of coyote to State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Education to prepare and make available statement that discloses potential health risks of wireless network technology. Requires department to adopt by rule guidelines for including in school curricula, assemblies, open houses, meetings between parents and teachers and related settings information concerning hazards of exposure to microwave radiation and radio frequency radiation and how to safely use wireless devices. Requires department and Oregon Health Authority to conduct study on effects of exposure to microwave radiation and radio frequency radiation, particularly exposure that results from use of wireless network technologies, on development and health of students in schools of this state, to develop recommendations to schools in this state for practices and alternative technologies that would reduce students' exposure to harmful microwave radiation and radio frequency radiation and report results of study and recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to community colleges and community college service districts for various purposes.
Authorizes State Board of Pharmacy to inspect pharmacy to determine whether pharmacy compounds drugs. Defines "compound." Directs board to register outsourcing facility that complies with requirements established by rule and to inspect registered outsourcing facilities. Defines "outsourcing facility." Directs board to consider certain factors in determining whether drug is misbranded or mislabeled. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.