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HB4113 - Relating to the cost of health care.
Emerson Levy, Cyrus Javadi, Sara Gelser Blouin
Last updated 6 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
The Act applies to insurers and other entities that pay for drugs for people who have insurance. The Act requires insurers and others to count toward any costs that an insured person must pay for their drugs, the amounts paid from coupons or by other third parties. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Requires an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager[, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board] and a health care service contractor to count payments made by or on behalf of an enrollee for the costs of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee's contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the drugs.
STATUS
Passed
HB4088 - Relating to safety of persons working in hospitals; declaring an emergency.
Travis Nelson, Sara Gelser Blouin, James I. Manning
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
The Act directs hospitals to take actions with respect to the protection of hospital employees. The Act directs the OHA to administer a grant program. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9). [Digest: The Act directs hospitals to take actions with respect to the protection of hospital staff.] [The Act directs the OHPB to contract with the OHSU to run a pilot program. The Act directs the OHSU to report on the program by Sept. 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 65).] Requires hospitals to take certain actions with respect to protecting hospital employees from workplace assaults. Directs hospitals to post signage informing employees of rights and protections regarding workplace assaults. [Requires hospitals to submit an annual report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly and to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding the status of the hospital's assault prevention and protection program and the results of any root cause analyses conducted by the hospital.] Requires hospitals to file certain reports regarding work-related illnesses and injuries to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for posting to the department's website. Expands the crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to a person working in a hospital while worker is [performing official duties] acting in the course of official duty. [Specifies when a person may not be charged with the crime.] [Requires the Oregon Health Policy Board to enter into an agreement with the Oregon Health and Science University to administer a pilot program for purposes of developing recommendations for establishing a statewide program to train hospital staff on procedures to prevent and respond to incidents of workplace violence.] Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible hospitals for workplace violence prevention efforts. Establishes the timeline within which the authority must begin distributing grant funds to approved grant applicants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Oregon district HD-026
COMMITTEES
Oregon House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Courtney Neron is running as a Republican candidate for Texas State House District 52. She lives in Bee Cave, Texas with her husband Boone. Neron serves her community through volunteer work and boards. She advocates lower taxes, pro-life values, support for law enforcement and the military. If elected, she wants to focus on public safety, education, and Texas economic freedom and growth.read less
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