Establishes Task Force on Health Care Access to study and report on how to establish primary care trust model. Sunsets task force January 2, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Outdoor Therapy Grant Program within State Parks and Recreation Department for purpose of awarding grants to enhance outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural or other natural resource-based therapy programs serving residents of this state. Establishes Outdoor Therapy Grant Program Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department for purposes of grant program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services total cost of patient assistance programs and information on financial assistance provided to pharmacies, government agencies and advocacy organizations. Excludes proprietary information from disclosure on department's website. Requires state-sponsored programs that use pharmacy benefit managers to use fee-only pharmacy benefit managers. Requires insurers to post specified information regarding formulary, tiers and costs to insurer's website. Requires 60-day advance notice to enrollees adversely affected by change in formulary. Requires insurer and allows pharmacy to notify insured that if cash price for drug is less than insured's cost-share for drug, insured may pay cash price and expense must be counted toward deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. Requires hospitals and other medical providers to disclose in patient billing information regarding mark-up on price of drug. Also requires billing to disclose price of drug charged to specified state agencies and insurers. Requires specified state agencies to report to Legislative Assembly on high-cost drugs. Requires Oregon Health Authority to refer to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee any drug exceeding specified cost. Requires patient advocacy organization with budget exceeding $50,000 that has registered lobbyist in this state to report to Oregon Government Ethics Commission and Oregon Health Authority specified information regarding funding received from participants in pharmaceutical supply chain. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services and plan sponsors specified information regarding rebates, reimbursements, fees and incentives paid for drugs by manufacturers, insurers and pharmacies. Requires drug advertisement to disclose wholesale price of drug.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish program for strategic investments in initiatives related to ocean acidification and hypoxia. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purposes of program. ] Oregon Ocean Science Trust, State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Higher Education Coordinating Commission in certain amounts for certain purposes related to ocean chemistry. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require that proposed elector enactments requiring expenditure of public moneys include proposed source of revenue sufficient to pay for expenditure. Specifies that proposed source of revenue may not draw from existing revenue or from projected revenue of existing source. Allows Legislative Assembly to limit expenditure to amount supplied by source of revenue. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Prohibits policy or certificate of health insurance from requiring prior authorization for coverage of specified treatment by participating physical or occupational therapist if treatment is medically necessary and falls within quantitative treatment limits of policy or certificate.
Prohibits sale, purchase or use of pesticide chlorpyrifos. ] Requires State Department of Agriculture to place pesticide products containing neonicotinoid on list of restricted-use pesticides. ] Requires State Department of Agriculture to review current scientific data regarding safety of pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos. Requires department to report findings and recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than January 1, 2020. Requires department to review data for registered pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos and add additional restrictions as warranted. Sunsets January 2, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly at estimated average income of individual residents of Oregon. Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to make estimate on or before May 1 of each odd-numbered year. Applies to salary pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities. Grants exemption for veteran's surviving spouse who remains unmarried. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Designates rescued shelter dogs and cats as official state pet.
