Relating to health care; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Allows volunteer qualified health care providers to administer health care services in this state during health care emergency. ] Allows Public Health Director to direct and deploy volunteer emergency health care providers during health care emergency ] under specified circumstances . Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide workers' compensation coverage for volunteer emergency health care providers. Defines "health care emergency. ] Requires individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors and multiple employer welfare arrangements to provide reimbursement for at least three primary care visits annually in addition to one annual preventive primary care visit covered without cost-sharing. Exempts commercial plans offered to public employees by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Requires enrollee in individual or group policy or certificate of health insurance and member of coordinated care organizations to be assigned by insurer or coordinated care organization to primary care provider if enrollee has not selected primary care provider within specified timelines. Allows enrollee or member to select different primary care provider at any time. Prohibits individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors, multiple employer welfare arrangements and, beginning January 1, 2024, state medical assistance program from denying coverage for services provided by behavioral health home and patient centered primary care home because services were provided on same day or in same facility. Limits copayments for services provided by behavioral health home and patient centered primary care home on same day or in same facility. Prohibits individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors, multiple employer welfare arrangements and, beginning January 1, 2024, state medical assistance program from requiring prior authorization for specialty behavioral health services provided at behavioral health home or patient centered primary care home. Clarifies that certain contracts between pharmacies or pharmacists and pharmacy benefits managers are subject to specified requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Mar 17, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Prusak. Passed.
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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