l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 2725

Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from retroactively denying or reducing payment on claim after adjudication unless pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager agree that payment was incorrect due to clerical error.

Became law as Chapter 509, Oregon Laws 2023, signed July 31, 2023, 203 days after it was filed. In force from July 31, 2023.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from retroactively denying or reducing payment on claim after adjudication unless pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager agree that payment was incorrect due to clerical error.</b> Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from imposing fees on <i>rural</i>] pharmacies after point of sale. <b>Requires pharmacy benefit manager, if denying or reducing reimbursement on claim, to provide notice to pharmacy of specific claim that is denied or reduced and explanation for denial or reduction.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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

14 co-sponsors

Jami Cate, Ed Diehl, Lucetta Elmer, James Hieb, Bobby Levy, Lily Morgan, Anna Scharf, Boomer Wright, Travis Nelson, Cyrus Javadi, Kim Wallan, Maxine Dexter, Dacia Grayber, Rob Nosse

In the Senate

6 co-sponsors

David Brock Smith, Michael Dembrow, Lynn Findley, Deb Patterson, Kim Thatcher, Suzanne Weber

Its course

January 9 to August 15, 2023, 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 action30 actions on 22 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Jun 14156 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 134 days

Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 13 to Apr 481 days

RulesApr 4 to May 2551 days

Ways and MeansMay 25 to May 31 · moved on6 days

Human ServicesMay 31 to Jun 7 · moved on7 days

Ways and MeansJun 7 to Jun 136 days

In the SenateJun 14 to Jun 228 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 14 to Jun 151 day

Ways and MeansJun 15 to Jun 205 days

With the GovernorJun 22 to Jul 3139 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading56–0

    Passed · Jun 14 · 4 present

  • Senate, third reading22–2

    Passed · Jun 22 · 6 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 25

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 9 – Jun 14

  1. Jan 9Introduced
  2. Jan 13Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Jan 24Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  4. Jan 25Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  5. Mar 27Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  6. Apr 4Behavioral Health and Health Care reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
  7. Sent to Rules
  8. May 4Heard in Rules
  9. May 23Heard in Rules
  10. May 25Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  11. Sent to Ways and Means
  12. May 31Sent to Human Services Subcommittee
  13. Jun 7Heard in Human Services Subcommittee
  14. Returned to Ways and Means
  15. Jun 12Heard in Ways and Means
  16. Jun 13Ways and Means recommended it
  17. Jun 14Read a second time
  18. Passed the House of Representatives, 56 to 0

In the Senate Jun 15 – Jun 22

  1. Jun 15Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 20Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Jun 22Passed the Senate, 22 to 2

To the Governor Jun 25 – Aug 15

  1. Jun 25Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 27Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 31Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 15Became chapter 509 of Oregon Laws 2023, in force from July 31, 2023
All 30 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 13Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
  3. Jan 24Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Jan 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 27Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 4Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 4Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  8. May 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  9. May 23Work Session held.House of Representatives
  10. May 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  11. May 25Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  12. May 31Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 7Work Session held.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 7Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 13Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 14Second reading.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 14Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Goodwin. Passed.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 14Vote explanation(s) filed by Pham H.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 15First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  21. Jun 15Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  22. Jun 20Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  23. Jun 20Second reading.Senate
  24. Jun 21Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.Senate
  25. Jun 22Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
  26. Jun 22Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.Senate
  27. Jun 25Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  28. Jun 27President signed.Senate
  29. Jul 31Governor signed.House of Representatives
  30. Aug 15Chapter 509, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2023.House of Representatives