Increases term of member of State Mortuary and Cemetery Board from three years to four years. Specifies that member may be removed from board if, during term, member no longer meets qualifications for office. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Specifies circumstances under which Health Licensing Office is required or permitted to disclose information obtained during investigation of certain professions. Creates different standards for health-related professions and trade professions. Directs coordinated care organizations to make use of qualified health care interpreters. Changes qualifications to register as environmental health specialist and environmental health specialist trainee . Modifies membership composition of State Trauma Advisory Board, area trauma advisory boards and State Emergency Medical Service Committee. Allows Director of Oregon Health Authority to designate individual to appoint members to Advisory Committee on Physician Credentialing Information. For purposes of Oregon Health Authority collection of information related to cancer, applies law to borderline tumors of brain and central nervous system. Makes certain changes to programs for treating allergic response, adrenal insufficiency or hypoglycemia. Repeals sunset for Oregon Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting Program. Modifies composition of Health Care Acquired Infection Advisory Committee. Repeals obsolete health laws.
Creates Mental Health Regulatory Agency. Directs Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists and State Board of Psychologist Examiners to jointly appoint Director of Mental Health Regulatory Agency to serve at direction of boards. Abolishes any existing position of director or other administrator that provides administrative oversight to boards and transfers any duties of existing director or administrator to Director of Mental Health Regulatory Agency. Makes conforming amendments. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to appoint claims processing agent for self-insured employer or self-insured employer group that defaults or cancels employer's or group's certification or that director decertifies. Permits claims processing agent that director appoints, other than State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, to choose legal counsel to employ. Provides that paying agency must repay expenditures from Consumer and Business Services Fund, Self-Insured Employer Adjustment Reserve, Self-Insured Employer Group Adjustment Reserve and Workers' Benefit Fund that department makes, and present value of any reasonably expected expenditures from funds or reserves that department may make, to reimburse costs of paying agency.
Permits Oregon Health Authority staff to apply for additional state or federal benefits on behalf of Oregon State Hospital patients who will be discharged. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies initial terms of office for members of Travel Information Council so that no more than two terms expire on same date. Directs council to hire executive director. Subjects authority of executive director to supervision of council. Clarifies that executive director is not member of council.
Requires that all candidates who will appear on primary or general election ballot file statements of economic interest.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by State Board of Pharmacy. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Changes name of Public Health Advisory Committee to Public Health and Pharmacy Formulary Advisory Committee. Limits term of committee members to two years. Directs State Board of Pharmacy to establish by rule formulary of drugs and devices that pharmacists may prescribe and dispense to patients under specified conditions. Directs committee to recommend drugs and devices for inclusion on formulary. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prevents extinguishment of lien upon entry of judgment in action to recover unpaid planned community or condominium assessment.
Precludes right of recovery by transferor of special declarant rights to interest in condominium or planned community . Permits transferor to recover transferred special declarant right in condominium or planned community only by subsequent qualifying instrument.
Authorizes ports to advertise activities of port and activities of others using port facilities.
