l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4012

Prohibits issuers of health benefit plans, health care service contractors or multiple employer welfare arrangements from requiring that drugs that are administered by health care providers in specified settings be dispensed at a certain pharmacy or by a pharmacy that is in the provider's network.

Became law as Chapter 24, Oregon Laws 2024, signed March 27, 2024, 51 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act does not allow an insurer to make a health care provider purchase a drug at a certain pharmacy if the provider is giving the drug to a patient in certain settings. The Act also applies to other types of entities that pay for health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act does not allow an insurer to make a person enrolled in a health benefit plan go to a certain pharmacy in some circumstances for certain types of drugs. The Act also applies to other types of entities that pay for health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2).</i>] Prohibits issuers of health benefit plans, health care service contractors or multiple employer welfare arrangements from requiring that drugs that are administered by [<i>a</i>] health care [<i>provider</i>]<b> providers in specified settings</b> be dispensed at a certain pharmacy or by a pharmacy that is in the provider's network[<i>, under specified circumstances</i>].

Its course

February 5 to March 28, 2024, 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 action19 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Feb 2217 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

Behavioral Health and Health CareFeb 5 to Feb 2015 days

In the SenateFeb 22 to Mar 512 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 22 to Feb 220 days

Health CareFeb 22 to Mar 18 days

With the GovernorMar 5 to Mar 2722 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading55–0

    Passed · Feb 22 · 5 present

  • Senate, third reading24–5

    Passed · Mar 5 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 20

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 Feb 5 – Feb 22

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Feb 6Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  4. Feb 19Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  5. Feb 20Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 21Read a second time
  7. Feb 22Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 0

In the Senate Feb 22 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Health Care
  3. Feb 28Heard in Health Care
  4. Mar 1Health Care recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. Mar 5Passed the Senate, 24 to 5

To the Governor Mar 6 – Mar 28

  1. Mar 6Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 7Signed in the Senate
  3. Mar 27Signed by the Governor
  4. Mar 28Became chapter 24 of Oregon Laws 2024, in force from January 1, 2025
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 20Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 21Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 22Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 22First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Feb 22Referred to Health Care.Senate
  11. Feb 28Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  12. Mar 1Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  13. Mar 1Second reading.Senate
  14. Mar 4Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.Senate
  15. Mar 5Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed.Senate
  16. Mar 6Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  17. Mar 7President signed.Senate
  18. Mar 27Governor signed.House of Representatives
  19. Mar 28Chapter 24, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025.House of Representatives