l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3229

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to expedite the process for enrolling behavioral health providers in the medical assistance program and study the feasibility of developing and implementing an automated, online tool for behavioral health provider enrollment applications.

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 makes changes to the OHP provider enrollment process. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to expedite the process for enrolling <b>behavioral health</b> providers in the medical assistance program and study the feasibility of developing and implementing an automated, online tool for <b>behavioral health</b> provider enrollment applications. Requires a coordinated care organization to render a decision on a <b>behavioral health</b> provider's request to contract with the coordinated care organization within 30 days <b>after the coordinated care organization receives a complete application</b> and to reimburse a contracted <b>behavioral health</b> provider retroactively to the date that the provider submitted a complete enrollment application to the authority<b> that resulted in the assignment of a provider identification number</b>. 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

Lisa Fragala, Mark Gamba, Jules Walters

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Sara Gelser Blouin

    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 780 days

    Ways and MeansApr 7 to Jun 27 · stopped81 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 7

    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 4Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    4. Apr 1Heard in Behavioral Health and Health Care
    5. Apr 7Behavioral Health and Health Care recommended it as amended, 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 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 7Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives