Oregon legislature 2013

Keny-Guyer Hopes to Create Pilot Program to Refurbish Used Medical Equipment

Project would attempt to fill a gap that creates long wait times, logistical headaches for disabled people and their families

Jan 22, 2014

Rural Providers Face Tightened Eligibility for Tax Credits

July 15, 2013 – Rural providers and emergency medical technicians will see an extension of the tax credits they've enjoyed for years, though the providers' tax credit comes with altered eligibility criteria.

Jul 19, 2013

Women’s Cancer Screening Gets Funded Along with Junction City Hospital

.July 9, 2013 — The Legislature found extra funding in its final budget for breast and cervical cancer screening, rural ambulance services, and dental fluoride programs for school children as it passed its budget resolution, House Bill 5008, before adjourning on Monday.

Jul 9, 2013

Bill Banning Toxic Chemicals in Toys Dies in Senate

House Bill 3162 dies with a raft of progressive legislation as the Legislature adjourns, drowned under the opposition of conservative Democrat, Sen. Betsy Johnson.

Jul 9, 2013

DHS Budget Bolsters Child Welfare, Advances Person-Centered Care

The approval of a community-based care option for the Oregon Department of Human Services will give the state $100 million in additional federal funding and allow people with developmental disabilities to have their needs met beyond what their previous stipends covered.

Jul 8, 2013

Lawmakers Regulate Midwives, Pot Dispensaries, Community Health Workers; Launch Healthcare Study

July 8, 2013 — The Legislature cleared through dozens of bills on Saturday, including a study of universal healthcare and the regulation of midwives, marijuana dispensaries and traditional health workers as lawmakers moved to close the session. Midwife Regulation

Jul 8, 2013

House Passes $15 Billion Budget for Oregon Health Authority

July 3, 2013 — The Oregon Health Authority budget passed the House on a highly partisan 35-23 vote, with only Republican Rep. Bob Jenson of Pendleton crossing party lines to support the $15.2 billion budget with the Democratic majority.

Jul 3, 2013

Senate Fails to Agree on Budget Deal for Schools, Mental Health

Sen. Alan Bates told The Lund Report that without the tax revenue asked for in House Bill 2456, the Blue Mountain Recovery Center in Pendleton will close as scheduled in January.

Jul 3, 2013

Autism Bill Sails Through Legislature Without Opposition

A consensus bill forged by Sen. Alan Bates should now become law, setting up a new board to license applied behavioral analysts and taking steps to phase in a critical autism treatment for the Oregon Health Plan, public insurance and private insurance.

Jul 1, 2013

House Passes Bill to Study Universal Healthcare in Oregon

Rep. Michael Dembrow attracted the support of five Republicans to solicit private donations to fund a rigorous academic study on how best to bring true universal healthcare to Oregon.

Jul 1, 2013