Senate Bill 1529

<i>Allows volunteer qualified health care providers to administer health care services in this state during health care emergency.</i>] Allows Public Health Director to direct and deploy volunteer <b>emergency</b> health care providers <i>during health care emergency</i>] <b>under specified circumstances</b>. Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide workers' compensation coverage for volunteer <b>emergency</b> health care providers. <i>Defines "health care emergency.</i>] <b>Requires individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors and multiple employer welfare arrangements to provide reimbursement for at least three primary care visits annually in addition to one annual preventive primary care visit covered without cost-sharing. Exempts commercial plans offered to public employees by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Requires enrollee in individual or group policy or certificate of health insurance and member of coordinated care organizations to be assigned by insurer or coordinated care organization to primary care provider if enrollee has not selected primary care provider within specified timelines. Allows enrollee or member to select different primary care provider at any time. Prohibits individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors, multiple employer welfare arrangements and, beginning January 1, 2024, state medical assistance program from denying coverage for services provided by behavioral health home and patient centered primary care home because services were provided on same day or in same facility. Limits copayments for services provided by behavioral health home and patient centered primary care home on same day or in same facility. Prohibits individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors, multiple employer welfare arrangements and, beginning January 1, 2024, state medical assistance program from requiring prior authorization for specialty behavioral health services provided at behavioral health home or patient centered primary care home.</b> Clarifies that certain contracts between pharmacies or pharmacists and pharmacy benefits managers are subject to specified requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

• Senate, third reading18–7

  Passed · Feb 16 · 5 present

• House of Representatives, third reading53–5

  Passed · Mar 1 · 2 present

• Senate, concurrence18–8

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Mar 3 · 4 present

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 14

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 25

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In the Senate Feb 1 – Feb 16

1. Feb 1Introduced
2. Sent to Health Care
3. Feb 7Heard in Health Care
4. Feb 9Heard in Health Care
5. Feb 14Health Care recommended it as amended
6. Feb 15Read a second time
7. Feb 16Passed the Senate, 18 to 7

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 1

1. Feb 16Arrived in the House of Representatives
2. Feb 17Sent to Health Care
3. Feb 21Heard in Health Care
4. Feb 23Heard in Health Care
5. Feb 25Health Care recommended it as amended
6. Feb 28Read a second time
7. Mar 1Passed the House of Representatives, 53 to 5

Back in the Senate Mar 3 – Mar 4

1. Mar 3The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 18 to 8
2. Mar 4Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 8 – Apr 1

1. Mar 8Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Mar 17Signed by the Governor
3. Apr 1Became chapter 37 of Oregon Laws 2022
4. In force from March 17, 2022