l9n/ Oregon

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 860

Requires health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription eye drops to provide coverage for one early refill for eye drops to treat glaucoma under certain circumstances.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish payment standards for hospital, ambulatory surgical center and certain health care professional services. Requires hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and health care professionals to bill and accept as payment in full, in specified circumstances, payments made in accordance with uniform standards prescribed by authority. Applies to payments for services provided on or after January 1, 2013.</i>] <i>Requires insurer to defend claim of malpractice if claim is based on disclosure of adverse event by health practitioner to patient or patient's family. Applies to insurance policies issued or renewed on or after effective date of Act. Expands coverage of immunity from liability based on expression of regret or apology to include health care institution or facility and explanation of cause of adverse event.</i>] <i>Expands list of health professional regulatory boards subject to health care workforce data reporting to Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research.</i>] <i>Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt uniform standards for health care financial and administrative transactions of specified persons. Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to convene stakeholder work group to recommend standards for health care financial and administrative transactions and to report recommendations to department.</i>] <b>Requires health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription eye drops to provide coverage for one early refill for eye drops to treat glaucoma under certain circumstances. <b>Specifies time period for health insurer to request refund of claim paid to provider. Specifies time period for health care provider to request additional payment or to resubmit claim denied by or refunded to different insurer.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    SHH

    Its course

    February 22 to June 30, 2011, 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 action13 actions on 10 days

    In the SenateFeb 22 to Jun 21119 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 22 to Feb 286 days

    Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health PolicyFeb 28 to Apr 2758 days

    RulesApr 27 to Jun 1751 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJun 21 to Jun 30 · stopped9 days

    Waiting for a committeeJun 21 to Jun 221 day

    RulesJun 22 to Jun 30 · stopped8 days

    Votes

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

    • Senate, third reading28–1

      Passed · Jun 21 · 1 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 17

    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 Feb 22 – Jun 21

    1. Feb 22Introduced
    2. Feb 28Sent to Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy
    3. Apr 21Heard in Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy
    4. Apr 27Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy reported it without a recommendation
    5. Sent to Rules
    6. Jun 13Heard in Rules
    7. Jun 17Rules recommended it as amended
    8. Jun 20Read a second time
    9. Jun 21Passed the Senate, 28 to 1

    In the House of Representatives Jun 22 – Jun 30

    1. Jun 22Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Sent to Rules
    3. Jun 30Died when the session ended
    All 13 actions, as published
    1. Feb 22Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Feb 28Referred to Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy, then Judiciary.Senate
    3. Apr 21Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
    4. Apr 27Without Recommendation, rescind subsequent referral to Judiciary and return to President's desk for referral.Senate
    5. Apr 27Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.Senate
    6. Apr 27Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
    7. Jun 13Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
    8. Jun 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
    9. Jun 20Second reading.Senate
    10. Jun 21Third reading. Carried by Rosenbaum. Passed.Senate
    11. Jun 22First reading. Referred to the desks of the Co-Speakers.House of Representatives
    12. Jun 22Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
    13. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives