Sen. James Manning

Directs Department of Corrections to enter into written agreement with nonprofit organization to jointly establish prison-based animal program to provide inmates with opportunity to develop pet care vocational skills. Requires department to adopt rules that are necessary to carry out program. Requires department to submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly concerning program, including recommendations for measuring outcomes of program and recommendations for legislation, no later than September 15, 2021. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to establish program.

Establishes Emergency Department Boarding Pilot Project in Oregon Health Authority. Establishes Task Force on Emergency Department Boarding. Specifies membership and duties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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.

Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to require each mental health provider preparation program in this state to prepare plan to recruit and graduate diverse mental health providers.

Clarifies that Oregon vehicle dealers selling or trading otherwise taxable motor vehicles to other Oregon vehicle dealers for resale are not liable for motor vehicle dealer privilege tax on such sales or trades. Provides that such vehicle dealers are exempt from requirement of obtaining resale certificate to prove sale or trade is exempt from privilege tax. 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.

Directs Department of Justice to study issues related to consumer protection and towing and to provide results of study to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2019. ] Sunsets January 2, 2020. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Establishes State Board of Towing within Department of Transportation. Authorizes board to file request directing department to deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew towing business certificate or letter of appointment to participate on rotational list of towing businesses for certain violations. Authorizes board to impose civil penalties for certain violations. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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 each professional licensing board to study criminal background criteria and character standards for licensure, certification or other authorization to provide occupational or professional service regulated by board. Requires reports to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to workforce. Sunsets January 2, 2021.

Allows base pay of attorneys who are employed by public corporation, nonprofit organization, public university or city or county in this state and who perform substantially similar work to be used for comparison of compensation for assistant attorneys general.