Became law as Chapter 204, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 28, 2025, 135 days after it was filed.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2789
Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority under specified circumstances from requiring, as a condition of reimbursing the cost of the service, a primary care provider to order a covered care management service provided by a licensed registered nurse to a medical assistance recipient.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act allows a registered nurse to bill for certain services without needing an order from the patient's PCP. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority under specified circumstances from requiring, as a condition of reimbursing the cost of the service, a primary care provider to order a covered care management service provided by a licensed registered nurse to a medical assistance recipient. 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
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to June 11, 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 action20 actions on 17 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Mar 450 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareJan 17 to Feb 2438 days
In the SenateMar 4 to May 2178 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 62 days
Health CareMar 6 to May 1974 days
With the GovernorMay 21 to May 287 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading55–2
Passed · Mar 4 · 3 present
Senate, third reading27–0
Passed · May 21 · 3 present
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 – Mar 4
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Jan 28Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Feb 20Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Feb 24Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it
- Feb 25Read a second time
- Mar 4Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 2
In the Senate Mar 6 – May 21
- Mar 6Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health Care
- Apr 22Heard in Health Care
- May 13Heard in Health Care
- May 19Health Care recommended it
- Read a second time
- May 21Passed the Senate, 27 to 0
To the Governor May 22 – Jun 11
- May 22Signed in the House of Representatives
- Signed in the Senate
- May 28Signed by the Governor
- Jun 11Became chapter 204 of Oregon Laws 2025
All 20 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Jan 28Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 24Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
- Feb 25Second reading.House of Representatives
- Feb 27Rules suspended. Carried over to March 4, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.House of Representatives
- Mar 6First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Mar 6Referred to Health Care.Senate
- Apr 22Public Hearing held.Senate
- May 13Work Session held.Senate
- May 19Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
- May 19Second reading.Senate
- May 20Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.Senate
- May 21Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate
- May 22Speaker signed.House of Representatives
- May 22President signed.Senate
- May 28Governor signed.House of Representatives
- Jun 11Chapter 204, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.House of Representatives