Establishes producer responsibility program for packaging, printing and writing paper and food serviceware. Requires producers of covered products to join producer responsibility organization that implements producer responsibility program plan approved by Department of Environmental Quality. Directs department to establish uniform statewide collection list for recyclable materials. Establishes Oregon Recycling System Advisory Council. Establishes Truth in Labeling Task Force. Repeals labeling requirements for rigid plastic bottles and containers. Requires commingled recycling processing facility to obtain disposal site permit. Prohibits delivery of certain recyclable materials to recycling processing facility other than permitted or certified facility. Imposes civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each violation of provisions of Act.
Sen. James Manning
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Adds direct care worker or representative of direct care worker to Quality Measurement Council. Requires residential care facility to update uniform disclosure statement and submit statement to Department of Human Services any time there is change in management or ownership. Directs department to conduct study of cost of care in, sufficiency of reimbursement paid to and average compensation paid to staff in residential care facilities. Requires department to report results of study to Legislative Assembly by January 1, 2023, and to publicly report aggregate, deidentified data from study. Sunsets on January 2, 2023.
Requires Department of Revenue to issue license to qualified retailers of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems that do not hold license or other authorization issued by city or local public health authority. Defines "tobacco products" and "inhalant delivery system." Allows department to impose civil penalty for specified violations. Continuously appropriates moneys in suspense account to department for specified purposes. Directs department, Oregon Health Authority and local public health authorities to share information for effective administration of Act and cigarette and tobacco tax laws and to enter into agreements for purposes of collecting fees imposed by Oregon Health Authority and local public health authorities. Allows Oregon Health Authority to impose civil penalty for violation of certain state public health and safety laws related to tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems. Continuously appropriates moneys in Oregon Health Authority Fund to authority for purposes of administration and enforcement. Allows local public health authority to enforce local standards for regulation of sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems or enforce state standards for regulation of sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems. Prohibits city or local public health authority from adopting ordinance, after effective date of Act, to prohibit colocation of retailer of tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems with pharmacy. Allows certain cities and local public health authorities to require license or other authorization issued by city or local public health authority to make retail sales of tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. .
Directs Oregon Health Authority to study and make recommendations for improving coordination of youth mental health services among state agencies. Requires authority to submit report on findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022. ] Sunsets January 2, 2023. ] Directs System of Care Advisory Council to appoint executive director. Authorizes executive director to employ staff. Modifies council's reporting requirements. Directs council, Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to submit biennial joint report regarding expenditures on state system of care services and supports to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Modifies council's authority and duties. Clarifies council's authority to direct expenditures of moneys appropriated or otherwise made available for purpose of supporting duties of council. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Department of Consumer and Business Services to review prices for prescription drug products meeting specified cost criteria. Requires board to establish upper payment limit for drugs that are or ] nine drugs and at least one insulin product, from among drugs reported to Prescription Drug Price Transparency program by prescription drug manufacturers, drugs reported by insurers in filings and insulin drugs marketed in this state, that are expected to create affordability challenges for health systems and ] or high out-of-pocket costs for patients in Oregon or health inequities for communities of color ] based on specified criteria . Requires department, in consultation with board , to establish and assess fees against manufacturers of prescription drug products sold in Oregon for costs of carrying out duties of board. Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council to assist board in carrying out its duties. ].
Establishes Oregon Essential Workforce Health Care Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide health care to employees of ] supplemental payments, as approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to long term care facilities, residential care ] facilities and in-home care agencies that elect to participate in medical assistance program. Directs authority to contract with entity to administer program ] and meet specified requirements, to be used to provide health care benefits to employees of facilities . Exempts from Insurance Code association or group of employers administering self-insured program to provide health insurance coverage if association or group meets specified criteria. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that monthly supervision fee for person under supervision of community corrections program is not automatically required, but may be required by program. ] Repeals obligation of persons on supervision to pay supervision fees.
Requires Department of Human Services to establish specified requirements for use of acuity-based staffing tool by residential care facilities. Requires department to assess staffing levels each time department conducts survey, license approval or investigation into certain types of complaints. Specifies requirements for assessment of staffing levels. Requires department to take specified steps if facility is not using acuity-based staffing tool or is not meeting scheduled and unscheduled needs of residents at all times. Requires department to complete pilot of acuity-based staffing tool by January 1, 2022, and requires facility with memory care endorsement to adopt acuity-based staffing tool by February 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to implement and oversee ] operate statewide immigrant and refugee integration strategy. Directs Governor to appoint director of office. ] Provides that director of office is chosen through open hiring process. Appropriates funds to office. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects for school districts ] in schools that qualify for certain federal assistance .