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Epstein Becker & Green

Oregon SB 951, Regulating the Corporate Practice of Medicine, Awaits Governor’s Signature

SB 951, which bolsters existing Oregon law prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM), passed the state House of Representatives on May 28 and now awaits the signature of Governor Tina Kotek....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: Legislation May Produce More Middle Housing Opportunities

Available data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that Oregon is not meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s housing production goal of 36,000 new homes per year, nor is it on pace to address the need identified by the 2024 Oregon...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Distributed Energy Resources in Oregon and Washington

Distributed energy resources (DERs) play an increasingly vital role in modernizing energy ‎systems and achieving sustainability goals. Regulatory frameworks and policy priorities in both Oregon and Washington‎ facilitate the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SB 951 Revives Restrictive Oregon Law on Corporate Practice of Medicine

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On January 10, 2025, the Oregon Legislative Counsel introduced Senate Bill (SB) 951, aiming to modernize Oregon’s corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) doctrine. If enacted, SB 951would prohibit management services...more

Perkins Coie

Psilocybin: Updates in Oregon and Around the Country

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Oregon is the first state in the country to offer controlled use of psilocybin to the public. As we detailed in a prior Update, the state had finalized regulations. Now, the state has licensed its first psilocybin service...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Oregon Joins the Consumer Privacy Trend

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Add Oregon to the list of states passing consumer privacy laws this year. On June 22, 2023, the Oregon House of Representatives passed SB 619, the proposed Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA), following the Senate’s passage on...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law

Oregon’s New Waiver Request to Exclude Accelerated Approval Drugs from Medicaid Coverage

Hello readers! Today’s post focuses on a topic we’ve touched on a few times in the past – Medicaid drug formularies. Back in December 2021, the state of Oregon released a draft Medicaid waiver proposal that caught the...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon Legislature Paves the Way for Changes to the Forest Practices Act

The Oregon legislature is currently considering, as part of its February 2022 session, three bills that form a comprehensive set of changes to the Oregon Forest Practices Act (Senate Bill 1501), create a small forestland...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

HB 4002: Oregon Agriculture Overtime

Creating an agriculture overtime law is a top priority of democrats in the current 2022 legislative short session that began on February 1, 2022. The introduced bill, House Bill 4002, would impose a 40-hour overtime pay...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Oregon Brownfield Loan Program to Watch

Revitalizing Brownfields has long been considered a centerpiece for community efforts to encourage growth and development of properties impacted by contamination.  In 2021, Oregon’s Legislature passed HB 2518, which seeks to...more

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