Renames Port of Newport as Oregon International Port of Newport. Provides that commissioners of port are appointed by Governor for staggered two-year terms. Sets forth qualifications for commissioners. Provides that currently serving commissioners shall complete their terms unless earlier discharged by Governor.
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.
Supports development of closed-loop pump storage projects. Encourages Oregon utilities to use closed-loop pump storage.
Expands purposes for which physical restraint may be used on students. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires Department of Revenue to calculate effect of laws passed during previous two years on combined personal income tax and corporate income and excise tax liability of persons who have expended $10,000 or more on lobbying activities during previous two years. Requires department to provide report to Legislative Assembly naming 10 such persons whose tax liability decreased by greatest amount. Requires certain lobbyist statements to include taxpayer identification number of person on whose behalf lobbyist was registered.
Provides that persons representing or speaking on behalf of certain taxpayers may be subject to sanction by either house of Legislative Assembly if they make false statement or misrepresentation to legislative official concerning tax liability or tax consequences of law or proposed law. Establishes defense if person corrects false statement or misrepresentation by specified time. Requires Department of Revenue to provide notice to legislative official to whom false statement or misrepresentation was made, if department is aware of false statement or misrepresentation. Limits content of notice.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for agricultural experiment station and branch stations, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory programs of Oregon State University.
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.
Directs state agencies to consult with Office of Small Business Assistance in preparing statement of cost of compliance effect on small businesses as part of rulemaking process. Places provisions relating to statement of cost of compliance effect on small businesses in correct series.
Adds Department of State Lands and State Department of Agriculture to state agencies whose employees and representatives may be included in regional solutions teams.
