Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3591
Requires a group or individual health benefit plan, policy or contract, including plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefit Board or the Oregon Educators Benefit Board, to reimburse out-of-network providers the same as in-network providers for pediatric care and prohibits additional out-of-pocket costs for pediatric care.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: This Act tells some insurers, OEBB and PEBB to pay all children's care providers the same and to cover this care in the same way for in-network and out-of-network care. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires a group or individual health benefit plan, policy or contract, including plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefit Board or the Oregon Educators Benefit Board, to reimburse out-of-network providers the same as in-network providers for pediatric care and prohibits additional out-of-pocket costs for pediatric care. 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.
Its course
February 18 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Jun 27 · stopped129 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 202 days
Behavioral Health and Health CareFeb 20 to Jun 27 · stopped127 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 Feb 18 – Jun 27
- Feb 18Introduced
- Feb 20Sent to Behavioral Health and Health Care
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 18First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 20Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives