Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 3126
Establishes Emergency Behavioral Health Services for Children program in Oregon Health Authority to promote timely delivery of behavioral health services to children who present to hospital emergency departments in behavioral health crises.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Establishes Emergency Behavioral Health Services for Children program in Oregon Health Authority to promote timely delivery of behavioral health services to children who present to hospital emergency departments in behavioral health crises. Directs authority to implement up to three pilot programs in three regions with one hospital per region willing to be Regional Child Psychiatric Center. Allows center to also open Child Psychiatric Emergency unit within pilot region with funding provided by authority. <b>Sunsets pilot program January 2, 2030.</b> <i>Adds to State Trauma Advisory Board and area trauma advisory boards representation from designated regions that participate in Emergency Behavioral Health Services for Children program.</i>] Prohibits insurance policies or certificates that reimburse costs of medical care from requiring prior authorization of treatment provided to individual presenting to Regional Child Psychiatric Center with behavioral health crisis or from denying coverage because health professional providing treatment is not credentialed with insurer offering policy or certificate.
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
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 24 to June 25, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to Jun 25 · stopped152 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 24 to Jan 306 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 30 to Apr 363 days
Ways and MeansApr 3 to Jun 25 · stopped83 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 3
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 24 – Jun 25
- Jan 24Introduced
- Jan 30Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Mar 14Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Mar 29Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Apr 3Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 24First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 30Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 14Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Mar 29Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 3Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Apr 3Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives