Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Health Care Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 2956
Requires insurers offering health benefit plans to report specified information to Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding requests for prior authorization.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires insurers offering health benefit plans to report specified information to Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding requests for prior authorization. Creates new requirements and modifies existing requirements applicable to utilization review by insurers offering health benefit plans. Creates new requirements applicable to step therapy requirements imposed by entities providing health insurance, medical services contracts or health care service contracts, multiple employer welfare arrangements and pharmacy benefit managers. Exempts from certain new or modified requirements health benefit plans offered to public employees by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 21 to June 26, 2021, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Jun 26 · stopped156 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 21 to Jan 265 days
Health CareJan 26 to Jun 26 · stopped151 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 21 – Jun 26
- Jan 21Introduced
- Jan 26Sent to Health Care
- Jun 26Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 26Referred to Health Care.House of Representatives
- Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives