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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 856

Establishes Oregon Health Authority Board.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Human Services Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Requires Department of Human Services to phase medical assistance recipients into cost containment system of provider contracts.</i>] <b>Establishes Oregon Health Authority Board. Specifies composition of board and qualifications for board membership. Specifies duties and powers of board. <b>Establishes Oregon Health Authority within Department of Human Services. Specifies composition of authority. Specifies duties and powers of authority. Transfers specified duties, functions and powers of Department of Human Services, Office of Private Health Partnerships, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and Public Employees' Benefit Board to authority. <b>Requires Oregon Health Authority Board to submit to Legislative Assembly report on legislative changes necessary to establish independence of authority on or before June 1, 2010. Requires board to submit to assembly report on legislative changes necessary for board to assume responsibility for health care purchasing functions on or before December 31, 2012. <b>Establishes Oregon Health Authority Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Health Authority for purpose of carrying out duties of Oregon Health Authority Board and authority. <b>Creates Quality Care Institute within authority. Directs institute to develop uniform statewide health care quality standards designed for use by purchasers, third-party payers and health care providers. <b>Requires carrier of health benefit plan and licensed third party administrator to annually submit to Department of Consumer and Business Services data concerning number of covered lives of carrier or administrator. <b>Directs Health Resources Commission to conduct comparative effectiveness research of certain new and existing health treatments, procedures and services. Directs Health Services Commission to develop or identify evidence-based health care guidelines and to disseminate guidelines to providers, consumers and purchasers of health care. <b>Specifies procedure by which insurer may file and modify schedule or table of premium rates for individual portability or small employer health insurance. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

Its course

March 9 to June 29, 2009, 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 action9 actions on 8 days

In the SenateMar 9 to Jun 29 · stopped112 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 9 to Mar 167 days

Health Care and Veterans' AffairsMar 16 to May 853 days

Ways and MeansMay 8 to May 12 · moved on4 days

Human ServicesMay 12 to Jun 29 · stopped48 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 8

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 Senate Mar 9 – Jun 29

  1. Mar 9Introduced
  2. Mar 16Sent to Health Care and Veterans' Affairs
  3. Apr 21Heard in Health Care and Veterans' Affairs
  4. Apr 23Heard in Health Care and Veterans' Affairs
  5. Apr 28Heard in Health Care and Veterans' Affairs
  6. May 8Health Care and Veterans' Affairs recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. May 12Sent to Human Services Subcommittee
  9. Jun 29Died when the session ended
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Mar 9Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Mar 16Referred to Health Care and Veterans' Affairs.Senate
  3. Apr 21Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 23Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 28Work Session held.Senate
  6. May 8Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng)Senate
  7. May 8Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  8. May 12Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.Senate
  9. Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.Senate