Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to administer a program to provide matching funds for research at Oregon Health and Science University. Directs the university to provide confirmation that the university has received a specified amount of private funding for research before the university may receive moneys under the program. Establishes the OHSU Research Fund to support the program. Appropriates moneys to the commission for deposit into the fund. Sunsets the program and the fund on January 2, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires the Department of Corrections to study adults in custody. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.
HB 3802 requires Oregon to pay state funds for early childhood special education and early intervention services to approved providers in monthly installments, rather than as lump sums. This directly affects service providers (like schools or clinics) approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction who deliver care to preschool children with disabilities. The bill mandates that funds be allocated monthly based on approved programs, with providers required to track and report spending through forms approved by the Superintendent. These changes aim to improve the timing and accountability of funding for critical early childhood services.
Establishes the Oregon Quality Education Model Modernization Task Force. Sunsets the task force January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes a voluntary mediation and arbitration process that certain health insurers and providers may participate in if the insurer and provider are unable to reach an agreement during a contract renewal negotiation. Establishes that the Governor, or a designee, shall issue a final determination in the arbitration process and may impose penalties for failure to comply.
Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study the outdoor gear and apparel industry in Oregon. Directs the department to submit a report of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study the benefit packages available to school employees and report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than September 15, 2026.
Requires a public university to submit any proposed change in affiliation with an athletic association, conference or organization with authority over intercollegiate sports to the appropriate legislative committees for review. Prohibits the public university's a change in affiliation from occurring unless the change is first approved by the Legislative Assembly.
Prohibits a hospital from closing or ceasing, reducing or relocating health services without first providing notice 275 days in advance. Requires the hospital to provide notice to the Oregon Health Authority, local governments, patients, employees and the public. Allows the authority to impose civil penalties for violations.
Modifies requirements for certain claims processes for health care providers and insurers. Modifies requirements for utilization review for behavioral health care providers. Adds information carriers that provide behavioral health benefits must report to the Department of Consumer and Business Services in the yearly report. Establishes certain information these carriers that conduct medical management techniques must provide to behavioral health care providers in writing. Adds a representative of behavioral health care providers as one of the members who must be appointed to the Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Committee. Establishes the Mental Health Parity Ombudsman in the Department of Consumer and Business Services and appropriates moneys to the department. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Allows virtual public charter schools to be eligible for grants distributed from the Student Investment Account. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, in collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority, to develop statewide policies and practices to support the availability of medications for opioid use disorder in physical health care settings and the transition to care in the community. Directs the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 30, 2026. Directs the authority , in collaboration with the commission, to develop recommendations to develop an enhanced funding model to [ allow low-barrier community substance use disorder clinics ] incentivize community-based outpatient providers of substance use disorder treatment to accept referrals from emergency departments and emergency medical services providers and to [ treat individuals with ] promote the prescribing of medications for opioid use disorder. Repeals the prohibition against operating a methadone clinic within 1,000 feet of a school or licensed child care facility. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
