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Establishes the Blue Economy Task Force. Directs the task force to study Oregon's blue economy and submit a report to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2027. Authorizes the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to create and maintain a nonprofit organization. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into agreements to own and oversee the operations of the Moda Center in the City of Portland. Provides that agreements may not pledge or obligate state moneys except for moneys in the Oregon Arena Fund. Creates the Oregon Arena Fund in the State Treasury. Dedicates certain tax revenues related to work in and around the Moda Center to the fund. Sets forth prerequisite conditions for tax diversion and debt issuance. Sets forth mandatory provisions of agreements relating to the Moda Center. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies the timelines for the enactment of certain campaign finance regulations. Modifies the names of certain political committees. Modifies provisions related to in-kind contributions and provisions related to campaign funds that may be carried forward. Temporarily reenacts previously repealed provisions related to covered organizations. Permits corporations and labor unions to establish separate, segregated funds that operate like political committees. Modifies specified deadlines regarding certain filings. Permits a person to cure a violation of election laws. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Increases the state transient lodging tax. Changes the name of the Oregon Conservation Strategy Subaccount to the Recovering Oregon's Wildlife Fund Subaccount. Specifies how moneys attributable to the increase are to be distributed. Applies the transient lodging tax increase to transient lodging charges occurring on or after January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Expands the definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the medical use of marijuana. Requires an organization or residential facility that is designated as an additional caregiver for a medical marijuana cardholder to create and maintain a written policy and provide educational training for certain staff regarding the medical use of marijuana. Exempts hospitals and hospital-affiliated clinics from the requirements. <b>Requires that in order to engage in the medical use of marijuana, the patient or resident of the organization or residential facility must be a medical marijuana cardholder or have applied to be a medical marijuana cardholder.</b> Protects an organization or residential facility [<i>and its employees and contractors</i>] from certain criminal liability related to the medical use of marijuana. Prohibits the Oregon State Board of Nursing from taking disciplinary action against a nurse for discussing the medical use of marijuana with a patient. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies the requirements for screening a hospital patient for presumptive eligibility for financial assistance. [<i>Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority from requiring certain home health agencies to comply with Medicare conditions of participation.</i>] [<i>Modifies the requirements for how the Department of Human Services must publish Residential Care Quality Measurement Program data.</i>] Removes the requirement that an applicant for a residential care facility administrator license hold a bachelor's degree in a health or social service related field. Allows a person residing in a correctional facility to receive prerelease medical assistance benefits under certain circumstances. [<i>Prohibits the authority or a coordinated care organization from requiring prior authorization for medical assistance coverage for repairing complex rehabilitation technology if the repair costs $1,500 or less.</i>] Modifies the requirements for meetings held by the Health Evidence Review Commission. Modifies the composition of the Medicaid Advisory Committee. Modifies the eligibility requirements for parent providers who are paid to provide attendant care services to their children. {See A-Eng Bill for omitted text.} Allows a full-time dentistry student enrolled in an out-of-state dental education program to practice dentistry without a license if the student is supervised by a faculty member of a dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. Requires casualty or health insurance policies to provide coverage for medically necessary anesthesia services, regardless of duration, for any covered procedures. Requires dental insurers to follow certain rules for payment and denial of claims. Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to develop and propose to the [<i>Legislative Policy and Research Committee</i>] <b>committees with jurisdiction over health care</b> an insurance coverage mandate impact statement policy. Directs the [<i>committee</i>] <b>committees</b> to perform due diligence in considering the proposal and authorizes the [<i>committee</i>] <b>committees</b> to modify the proposal if the [<i>committee</i>] <b>committees</b> so [<i>determines</i>]<b> determine</b>, and then to adopt the policy. Repeals requirement that enrollees in individual or group policies or certificates of health insurance [<i>or members of coordinated care organizations</i>] be assigned by <b>their</b> insurer [<i>or organization</i>] to primary care providers under certain circumstances. Specifies exemptions from the requirement that pharmacy services administrative organizations must register with the Department of Consumer and Business Services as third party administrators. {See A-Eng Bill for omitted text.}<b> Modifies requirements for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board's annual affordability determination for insulin products.</b> Allows licensees of the Occupational Therapy Licensing Board and the Oregon Board of Physical Therapy to provide psilocybin services as licensed psilocybin service facilitators while providing occupational therapy or physical therapy services. {See A-Eng Bill for omitted text.} Lowers the age at which a naturopathic physician may request a retired license status from 70 years of age to [60] 65 years of age. Includes nurse practitioners and physician associates in the definition of "attending physician" for purposes of the treatment of workers’ compensable injuries. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires public contractors to demonstrate and maintain tax compliance, through a certification process, as a condition of the execution of a public contract. Becomes operative January 1, 2027. Directs the Secretary of State to study methods for collecting information through business registry function to ensure tax compliance by persons doing business in this state. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Increases the penalties for the crime of initiating a false report when [<i>the report</i>]<b> a person intentionally</b> causes an enhanced law enforcement response [<i>that results in</i>]<b> and recklessly causes serious</b> physical injury or death<b> as a result of the response</b>. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Permits the Oregon Health and Science University to create and maintain a nonprofit corporation under the laws of this state so long as the university is a corporate member of the corporation. Provides that certain individuals who provide patient care for the nonprofit corporation are acting within the scope of their state employment or duties<b>.</b> [<i>and that certain prohibitions regarding the practice of medicine do not apply to the nonprofit corporation.</i>]<b> Provides that the entity is a public employer for purposes of the Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act. Provides that certain provisions of the Oregon Professional Corporation Act do not apply to the entity.</b>
Modifies effective date and notice requirements for certain permanent rules adopted, amended or repealed by certain agencies. Requires certain agencies to make available on the agency's website contact information for questions about each rule adopted, amended or repealed. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that amounts received as contributions by a candidate, principal campaign committee of a candidate and principal campaign committee of a holder of public office may be used for specified security-related expenses. Provides that a candidate or holder of public office may convert to personal use specified items obtained as security-related expenses after the candidate or holder of public office is no longer a candidate or holder of public office. Provides that the conversion to personal use of specified security-related expenses is not a gift for the purposes of government ethics laws. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires producers of batteries or battery-containing products to join a battery producer responsibility organization and implement a battery producer responsibility program for the collection and recycling of batteries. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to administer and enforce requirements of the Act. Establishes the Battery Producer Responsibility Fund. Imposes civil penalties for violations of the Act.