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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1508

In determining the ranking of a condition-treatment pair on the prioritized list of health services covered by the medical assistance program, prohibits the Health Evidence Review Commission from relying upon a quality of life in general measure or from relying on any research or analyses that rely upon or refer to a quality of life measure, unless specified conditions are met.

Became law as Chapter 18, Oregon Laws 2024, signed March 20, 2024, 44 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 forbids the HERC from using quality of life to measure the weight to give to a service that may be covered by the state Medicaid program. <b>The Act caps the amount a person must pay for insulin under a health benefit plan to $35. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.9).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act forbids the HERC from using quality of life to measure the weight to give to a service that may be covered by the state Medicaid program. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</i>] In determining the ranking of a condition-treatment pair on the prioritized list of health services covered by the medical assistance program, prohibits the Health Evidence Review Commission from relying upon a quality of life in general measure or from relying on any research or analyses that rely upon or refer to a quality of life measure, unless specified conditions are met. <b>Caps cost-sharing required by health benefit plans at $35 for coverage of insulin.</b>

Its course

February 5 to March 25, 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 action17 actions on 14 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Feb 138 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

Health CareFeb 5 to Feb 94 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Feb 2714 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 13 to Feb 141 day

Behavioral Health and Health CareFeb 14 to Feb 228 days

With the GovernorFeb 27 to Mar 2022 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading27–3

    Passed · Feb 13

  • House of Representatives, third reading53–1

    Passed · Feb 27 · 6 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

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 Senate Feb 5 – Feb 13

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Health Care
  3. Feb 7Heard in Health Care
  4. Feb 9Health Care recommended it as amended
  5. Feb 12Read a second time
  6. Feb 13Passed the Senate, 27 to 3

In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 14Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Feb 21Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  4. Feb 22Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it
  5. Feb 26Read a second time
  6. Feb 27Passed the House of Representatives, 53 to 1

To the Governor Mar 1 – Mar 25

  1. Mar 1Signed in the Senate
  2. Mar 4Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Mar 20Signed by the Governor
  4. Mar 25Became chapter 18 of Oregon Laws 2024
  5. In force from January 1, 2025
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 5Referred to Health Care.Senate
  3. Feb 7Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  4. Feb 9Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  5. Feb 12Second reading.Senate
  6. Feb 13Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
  7. Feb 14First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 14Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 21Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
  10. Feb 22Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  11. Feb 26Second reading.House of Representatives
  12. Feb 27Third reading. Carried by Tran, Javadi. Passed.House of Representatives
  13. Mar 1President signed.Senate
  14. Mar 4Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  15. Mar 20Governor signed.Senate
  16. Mar 25Chapter 18, 2024 Laws.Senate
  17. Mar 25Effective date, January 1, 2025.Senate