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SB 0468 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to telemedicine. <br />Title: <br />Requires health insurers, and Department of Human Services through state medical <br />assistance program, to cover services performed using telemedicine. Requires Director <br />of Department of Consumer and Business Services and Director of Human Services to <br />adopt rules. <br />Sponsored by: Senator ATKINSON; Senator STARR (at the request of Dr. Norwood Knight-Richardson) <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0468.intro.pdf <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />Myrnie Daut Myrnie Daut CS-HRRS 3/2/2009 Pri 3 No No Monitor <br />Comments: <br />This would be another significant expansion of mandated coverage which would <br />undoubtedly increase health plan costs, although telemedicine would probably be helpful <br />in rural parts of the state with limited access to health care professionals. <br />SB 0518 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to dispute resolution. <br />Title: <br />Provides that parties may not waive dispute resolution in certain cases arising out of <br />provision of health care. <br />Sponsored by: Senator MORRISETTE <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0518.intro.pdf <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />Myrnie Daut Myrnie Daut CS-HRRS 3/2/2009 Pri 3 No No Monitor <br />Comments: <br />The requirement for dispute resolution would potentially lower health care costs by <br />reducing the number of medical malpractice lawsuits that go to trial. No direct impact on <br />the City. Indirect impact in the form of lower medical malpractice insurance costs for <br />providers, which could translate to lower provider costs. <br />SB 0532 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to crime prevention; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. <br />Title: <br />Directs Department of Justice to distribute moneys to local governments and agencies for <br />methamphetamine and property crime prevention. <br />Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for grants to local <br />governments. <br />Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. <br />Sponsored by: Senator BOQUIST <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0500.dir/sb0532.intro.pdf <br />ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation <br />E. Cushman C. Tilby EPD-ADM 3/2/2009 Pri 2 Support <br />Comments: <br />We strongly support SB 532, which would distribute $36 million from the state general <br />fund among local jurisdictions (counties and cities) across the state for enforcement, <br />prevention, and treatment activities related to property crimes and methamphetamine <br />use. <br />We, as a City, have established the attack on property crimes as one of our highest law <br />enforcement priorities. To that end, we are on record with agreeing with County law <br />enforcement officials, as well as intervention and prevention professionals, that the <br />number one barrier to us dealing effectively with property offenders (and <br />13 <br /> <br />