Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 2897
Prohibits insurer that offers health benefit plan in state from restricting covered services to in-network providers, imposing higher deductible, copayment or out-of-pocket maximum for out-of-network physicians than for in-network physicians, requiring prior authorization for physician ordered prescription drugs, laboratory tests or physician referrals, requiring generic drugs, except for controlled substances, to be filled at in-network pharmacies and requiring physicians licensed by Oregon Med
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Prohibits insurer that offers health benefit plan in state from restricting covered services to in-network providers, imposing higher deductible, copayment or out-of-pocket maximum for out-of-network physicians than for in-network physicians, requiring prior authorization for physician ordered prescription drugs, laboratory tests or physician referrals, requiring generic drugs, except for controlled substances, to be filled at in-network pharmacies and requiring physicians licensed by Oregon Medical Board to be credentialed. Requires insurer that offers health benefit plan to reimburse immunization at same rate across all providers and to reimburse all drugs within same class in same amount.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 13 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Jul 7 · stopped144 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 13 to Feb 152 days
Health CareFeb 15 to Jul 7 · stopped142 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 13 – Jul 7
- Feb 13Introduced
- Feb 15Sent to Health Care
- Apr 12Heard in Health Care
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 15Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
- Apr 12Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives