l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 3088

Prohibits hospitals from billing to or attempting to collect from certain uninsured patients charges that exceed either Medicare rate or rate paid by hospital's highest volume commercial insurer.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Prohibits hospitals from billing to or attempting to collect from <b>certain</b> uninsured patients charges that exceed either Medicare rate or rate paid by hospital's highest volume commercial insurer. Requires hospital to provide patients with written notice explaining hospital's policy for charges to uninsured patients and to post notices of policy in conspicuous locations. Allows patient to claim treble damages and attorney fees if hospital bills or attempts to collect charges in violation of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HHC

    Its course

    March 6 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action26 actions on 16 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Jun 23109 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 6 to Mar 126 days

    Health CareMar 12 to Mar 26 · moved on14 days

    Health Care AccessMar 26 to Apr 25 · moved on30 days

    Elections, Ethics and RulesMay 8 to Jun 1235 days

    Elections, Ethics and RulesJun 14 to Jun 239 days

    In the SenateJun 23 to Jun 28 · stopped5 days

    Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 241 day

    RulesJun 24 to Jun 28 · stopped4 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading25–32

      Jun 23 · 3 present

    • House of Representatives, third reading32–25

      Jun 23 · 3 present

    • House of Representatives, third reading31–26

      Passed · Jun 23 · 3 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 8

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 23

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Jun 23

    1. Mar 6Introduced
    2. Mar 12Sent to Health Care
    3. Mar 26Sent to Health Care Access Subcommittee
    4. Apr 11Heard in Health Care Access Subcommittee
    5. Apr 25Heard in Health Care Access Subcommittee
    6. Returned to Health Care
    7. Apr 27Heard in Health Care
    8. May 8Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Elections, Ethics and Rules
    9. Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
    10. Jun 4Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
    11. Jun 6Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
    12. Jun 12Elections, Ethics and Rules recommended it
    13. Jun 13Read a second time
    14. Jun 14Read a third time
    15. Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
    16. Jun 20Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
    17. Jun 23Elections, Ethics and Rules recommended it as amended
    18. Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 26

    In the Senate Jun 24 – Jun 28

    1. Jun 24Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Rules
    3. Jun 28Died when the session ended
    All 26 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 12Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 26Assigned to Subcommittee On Health Care Access.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 25Work Session held.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 25Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 27Work Session held.House of Representatives
    8. May 8Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, subsequent referrals to Revenue and Ways and Means be rescinded, and be referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules.House of Representatives
    9. May 8Subsequent referrals to Revenue and Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
    10. May 8Referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    11. Jun 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    12. Jun 6Work Session held.House of Representatives
    13. Jun 12Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
    14. Jun 13Second reading.House of Representatives
    15. Jun 14Third reading.House of Representatives
    16. Jun 14Motion to rerefer to Elections, Ethics and Rules carried. Rereferred.House of Representatives
    17. Jun 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
    18. Jun 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    19. Jun 23Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    20. Jun 23Amendments distributed.House of Representatives
    21. Jun 23Rules suspended. Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.House of Representatives
    22. Jun 23Rules suspended. Committee Report adopted.House of Representatives
    23. Jun 23Rules suspended. Read. Carried by Buckley. Passed.House of Representatives
    24. Jun 24First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    25. Jun 24Referred to Rules.Senate
    26. Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.Senate