Oregon Legal Research BlogYou can read the enrolled bill and some of its legislative history at the LegiScan Texas website, which can also link you directly to the Texas legislature’s website.
As you read the law, do not confuse these two legal actions:
Articles Tagged with Health care
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Oregon Covid-19 Resources: Student Well-being Resources and Senior Loneliness Line
1) COVID-19 Resources for Students and Parents, from the Oregon Department of Education, including topics such as civil rights and civic engagement, death, mental health, and much more:
“This page contains the most recent information available on how the 2019 Novel Coronavirus is affecting schools in Oregon. Please email us with any questions. If you have an urgent health need, please contact your local health department or health care provider.” [Link to website]
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Covid-19 Assistance in Oregon: Where to Begin if You Don’t Know Where to Begin
If you don’t know where to begin, begin with contacting 211 Info:
“[C]onsumers can still reach us by calling 211, but they can also text or email, or use our mobile app and online database. They “serve all 36 Oregon counties and Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties in Southwest Washington.”
CALL 211 or 1-866-698-6155
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“Help Prevent the Flu” Flyers and Posters for Work and Home
Businesses and Employers: Help Prevent the Flu. Keep those coughs and sneezes under wrap!
These flyers and posters come in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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Oregon Supreme Court: Retired Public Servants, Health Care, and Private Rights of Action under ORS 243.303
Ronald Doyle et al. v. City of Medford et al., (TC 0801317) (CA A147497) (SC S061463)
“On review from the Court of Appeals in an appeal from the Jackson County Circuit Court, Mark S. Schiveley, Judge. 256 Or App 625, 303 P3d 346 (2013). The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed. The case is remanded to that court for further proceedings. Opinion of the Court by Justice David V. Brewer. Justice Martha L. Walters concurred and filed an opinion, in which Justice Richard C. Baldwin joined.
Today, the Oregon Supreme Court held that, in enacting ORS 243.303(2), which requires local governments to make available to retired employees, “insofar as and to the extent possible,” the health care insurance coverage available to current officers and employees of the local government, the legislature did not expressly or impliedly intend to create a private right of action for the enforcement of that duty. The Court also declined to exercise its common-law authority to provide such a right of action sounding in tort….” [Link to full case, Opinions Issued in 2014, and the October 2, 2014, Supreme Court Opinions Media Release.]
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Free Oregon Family Caregiver Handbook from DHS
Care-giving advice and support from the Oregon Family Caregiver Handbook:
“DHS has a new, free handbook you can download …. If you are an elder thinking about having a family member provide your care, or if you’re a family member who is or may someday be asked to provide care for a family elder ….” [Link to Law for Real People 9/13/13 blog post]
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Where to Find Oregon Health Insurance Information: “Cover Oregon”
Cover Oregon is a one-stop shop where people can enroll in private health insurance plans, the Oregon Health Plan, and Healthy Kids. (If Oregonians apply for private health insurance before Dec. 15, coverage will begin January 2014.)
Working with community partners and agents is free and Oregonians will be able to go to CoverOregon.com or call 1-855-CoverOR (1-855-268-3767) on or before Oct. 1 to be connected to a community partner in their area or to verify that the partner or agent they are currently working with is certified.
Visit the Cover Oregon homepage. More information will soon be available from Cover Oregon’s Community Partners.
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Who Voted for the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare)?
The vote in Congress on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148 (2010)) was as follows:
(Source: Thomas dot gov, August 27, 2012)
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The Actual Name of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “Affordable Health Care Act” Case is:
Argued March 26, 27, 28, 2012—Decided June 28, 2012*
That asterisk refers to this, which you’ll find on page 1 of the Supreme Court’s slip opinion:
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Drug Decriminalization & Mental Health Policies: The Portugal Experiment
Reading the recent Willamette Week story, “Saving Ryan: Why it was left to two Portland judges to bring this junkie back from the brink,” September 15, 2010, by James Pitkin, reminded me of two things (more than two, actually, but only two that can be written about in the space of a blog post):
One: A book: “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through his Son’s Addiction,” by David Sheff
Two: If you haven’t read about Portugal’s approach to drug addiction, crime, and health care, here are a few articles I’ve referred people to, though there are others if you want to do a full literature search. But these offer a good introduction to tease and tempt you into reading more: