l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2597

Directs the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse dental care organizations for dental services provided to medical assistance recipients at a rate no less than 59.8 percent of the average rate paid by insurers nationwide.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act tells OHA to increase the rate at which dental care organizations are reimbursed. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Directs the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to reimburse dental care organizations for dental services provided to medical assistance recipients at a rate no less than 59.8 percent of the average rate paid by insurers nationwide. Directs the authority to annually review and revise the rates. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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

3 co-sponsors

Rob Nosse, Emily McIntire, Darin Harbick

Its course

January 13 to June 27, 2025, 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 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 17 to Apr 1487 days

Ways and MeansApr 14 to Jun 27 · stopped74 days

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 13 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
  3. Mar 11Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  4. Apr 8Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
  5. Apr 14Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 14Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 14Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives