Sen. Deb Patterson

Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers. Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study access to fertility and reproductive endocrinology services and report findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Removes provisions prohibiting a county court or board of county commissioners from establishing a justice of the peace district that includes the county seat or city in which a circuit court regularly holds court.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Marion-Polk Food Share, Inc., for a distribution center. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Authorizes a city within Marion County to control or direct the disposal, transfer or material or energy recovery of solid waste generated within the city.

Requires the Employment Relations Board to establish and maintain a registry system for persons to register as union representatives. Prohibits a person from acting as a union representative unless the person is registered and enrolled in the registry system. Establishes a civil penalty for each violation.

] Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice [ to backfill reductions in ] for purposes related to federal Victims of Crime Act grants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

[ Directs the Oregon Health Authority to provide flexible and innovative home and community-based services and supports through the medical assistance program to children and youth that have a serious emotional disturbance. ] Directs the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services to disregard parental income when determining a child's eligibility for medical assistance if the child has a physical disability or chronic illness that requires a hospital or nursing home level of care [ or the child meets the level of care criteria for admission to a facility providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age. Directs the authority or the department to notify the parents of a child found eligible for medical assistance based on a disregard of parental income that the disregard constitutes parental consent for an education provider to be notified that the child receives medical assistance and to bill for the cost of school-based health services ]. Directs the authority to prescribe the level of care criteria for admission to a facility providing psychiatric services to individuals under 21 years of age. Provides that individuals who meet those criteria are eligible for medical assistance. Directs the authority to seek any necessary federal approval. Becomes operative on the date that notice of federal approval is received. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

] Voids noncompetition agreements between a licensed health care provider and another person, with specified exceptions. Applies to noncompetition agreements entered into before, on or after the effective date of the Act. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Maddy summaryThis Oregon bill prohibits health insurance plans from charging deductibles, copays, or coinsurance for cervical cancer screenings and follow-up examinations. It covers preventive screenings (like Pap tests) and necessary follow-ups for abnormal results, as defined by health guidelines, but excludes treatments for diagnosed cancer. The law applies to all group and individual health insurance plans in Oregon, removing financial barriers to early detection. Its key provision ensures no out-of-pocket costs for these specific preventive services.

Removes the percentage cap on the amount of moneys that are distributed from the State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as a child with a disability. Directs the Department of Education to prepare and submit a report related to special education funding and expenditures. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund for transfer to the State School Fund. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.