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2019 Regular Session

House Bill 2845

Expands health benefit plan coverage of childbirth and pregnancy-related health care expenses.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Expands health benefit plan coverage of childbirth and pregnancy-related health care expenses. Specifies reimbursement of services provided by freestanding birthing centers. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health on implementation of expanded benefits. Requires that specified services related to pregnancy and childbirth be covered by state medical assistance program. Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe uniform payment methodology for freestanding birthing centers.

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

9 co-sponsors

Teresa Alonso Leon, Pam Marsh, Tiffiny Mitchell, Rob Nosse, Karin Power, Janeen Sollman, Barbara Smith Warner, Anna Williams, Courtney Neron Misslin

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Ginny Burdick, Shemia Fagan, Laurie Monnes Anderson, Kim Thatcher

    Its course

    January 31 to June 30, 2019, 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 RepresentativesJan 31 to Jun 30 · stopped150 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 31 to Feb 44 days

    Health CareFeb 4 to Jun 30 · stopped146 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 Jan 31 – Jun 30

    1. Jan 31Introduced
    2. Feb 4Sent to Health Care
    3. Mar 5Heard in Health Care
    4. Jun 30Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Jan 31First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 4Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives