Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin

Requires Department of Human Services to contract with nonprofit organization to implement and administer program to assist recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance in purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets that participate in program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to be distributed to nonprofit organization that has contracted with department to implement and administer program and match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes Superintendent of Public Instruction to require school district to reimburse parent or foster parent for reasonable expenses incurred by parent or foster parent while student was placed on abbreviated school day program in violation of requirements for program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Urges Congress to enact legislation granting statehood to Washington, D.C.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to enumerate examples of rights, the denial or abridgement of which would violate existing constitutional guarantee of equality of rights. Makes conforming change to repeal constitutional policy of marriage being between one man and one woman. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at special election held on same date as next regular general election.

Requires pharmacy benefit managers to be licensed by Department of Consumer and Business Services beginning January 1, 2024. Modifies definition of "pharmacy benefit manager" and imposes new requirements on pharmacy benefit managers. Modifies procedures for pharmacy to appeal payment by pharmacy benefit manager on claim for reimbursement. Restricts audits of pharmacy claims for reimbursement. Requires policies or certificates of health insurance and contracts providing for reimbursement of cost of prescription drugs to allow policyholder, certificate holder and beneficiary to select pharmacy or pharmacist for filling prescriptions and prescription renewals, to contract with any pharmacy or pharmacist willing to abide by terms and conditions of policy, certificate or contract. Imposes new requirements with respect to insurance coverage of 340B drugs. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Consumer and Business Services for purpose of employment assistance in regulation of pharmacy benefit managers. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires health insurance coverage of specified fertility services and treatments with exemption for certain insurers. Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with health insurance carrier or third party administrator to provide infertility coverage to enrollees in exempt plans. Imposes fee on exempt plans to pay for cost of coverage. Directs Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to study access to fertility and reproductive endocrinology services and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Imposes new requirements on the determination of health services to be provided in state medical assistance program. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to study policies and practices governing provision of and payments for health services in state medical assistance program. Specifies areas to be assessed. Requires report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by September 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025.

Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated. Provides that person does not forfeit and may not be deprived of right to vote while incarcerated. Specifies that person's residence is where person resided prior to incarceration. Becomes operative June 1, 2026.

Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop list of suicide risk assessment and treatment continuing education opportunities for specified physical health care providers. Requires authority to develop continuing education opportunities if none exist. Allows specified health professional regulatory boards to approve continuing education opportunities included on list developed and maintained by authority, and to specify minimum requirements to exempt licensees regulated by board from requirement to complete continuing education. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Provides insured with cause of action for insurer's unfair claim settlement practices, other than practices related to settling workers' compensation or medical malpractice claim. Provides that insured may not bring action against attorney in attorney's personal capacity for act or practice that attorney undertakes on behalf of insurer, insured, beneficiary or other person in advising, presenting or negotiating insurance claim.