l9n/ Oregon

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 2778

Prohibits insurer, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from offering benefit plans that require prior authorization or increased cost-sharing for specified health care services if cost of services is reimbursed by plan.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Prohibits insurer, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from offering benefit plans that require prior authorization or increased cost-sharing for specified health care services if cost of services is reimbursed by plan. Prohibits health insurer from requesting refund of payment made on claim if treatment was approved by health insurer, and health insurer confirmed coverage of service with health care provider in writing, online or by telephone.

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

    February 6 to July 7, 2017, 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 action5 actions on 5 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Jul 7 · stopped151 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 6 to Feb 71 day

    Health CareFeb 7 to Jul 7 · stopped150 days

    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 Feb 6 – Jul 7

    1. Feb 6Introduced
    2. Feb 7Sent to Health Care
    3. Apr 14Heard in Health Care
    4. Apr 17Heard in Health Care
    5. Jul 7Died when the session ended
    All 5 actions, as published
    1. Feb 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 7Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
    3. Apr 14Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives