Permits irrigation district to conduct voluntary inspection and decontamination of recreational or commercial watercraft. Permits district to charge fee for services.
Establishes grant program to facilitate installation of self-service dispensing devices at motor vehicle fuel dispensaries in low-population counties. Appropriates moneys to fund grant program for 2017-2019 biennium.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to adopt rules prioritizing award of Oregon Promise program grants to persons serving in Oregon National Guard who have completed initial active duty training.
Requires Department of Transportation to study development of uniform speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2020.
Requires Division of Audits of Secretary of State's office to perform cost analysis of proposed collective bargaining agreement between public employer and labor organization before execution of agreement. Requires public employer to provide information to division to perform cost analysis of agreement. Gives authority to Secretary of State to adopt rules. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires party in criminal case to provide hard copy or electronic copy of discovery material to adverse party unless copy cannot reasonably be provided. Prohibits parties from charging fee to adverse party for providing discovery material.
Preempts city, county or other local government from enacting charter provision, ordinance, resolution or other provision regulating expansion of infrastructure for primary purpose of transporting or storing fossil fuels.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to, as part of preference system for controlled hunt permits, guarantee issuance of one deer or elk controlled hunt permit to any applicant who is 75 years of age or older and holding resident annual pioneer combination license.
Establishes dispute resolution procedures for charges for emergency services and for unexpected medical bills for out-of-network health care services. Requires insurers to make available process for out-of-network referrals and prior authorizations. Requires insurers to reimburse cost of out-of-network health care services in specified circumstances. Requires providers to disclose to patients health plans in which providers participate. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to convene out-of-network reimbursement rate task force and specifies membership and duties. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Makes various changes to requirements in Insurance Code regarding out-of-network providers and notices that must be provided to insureds.
Allows skilled nursing facilities to temporarily employ nurses holding license issued by another state while license from Oregon State Board of Nursing is pending.
