Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 716
Requires a policy or certificate of health insurance to reimburse medical care provided at an eligible urgent care center in an amount that is 20 percent higher for the same services when the services are provided at an urgent care center that is not eligible.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: Makes health insurers and OHA pay more for services at some urgent care centers than other urgent care centers until 2033. Tells DCBS to make some rules and submit a report about this Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells OHA to make rules about registering urgent care centers and creates some standards. Tells some insurers to cover cost of care at registered urgent care centers at a set rate. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules for registering urgent care centers and specifies requirements.</i>] [<i>Requires coverage of services provided by registered urgent care centers by health insurance that reimburses medical costs, plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board, health maintenance organizations and multiple employer welfare arrangements and establishes requirements for rates of reimbursement.</i>] [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Requires a policy or certificate of health insurance to reimburse medical care provided at an eligible urgent care center in an amount that is 20 percent higher for the same services when the services are provided at an urgent care center that is not eligible. Includes this coverage requirement for the state medical assistance program, Oregon Educators Benefit Board, Public Employees' Benefit Board, health care services contractors and trusts carrying out multiple employer welfare arrangements. <b>Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to makes rules and submit a report on the implementation of this Act. <b>Sunsets the coverage requirements for eligible urgent care centers on January 2, 2033.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
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 SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Health CareJan 17 to Apr 1588 days
Ways and MeansApr 15 to Jun 27 · stopped73 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 15
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 Senate Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Health Care
- Mar 20Heard in Health Care
- Apr 8Heard in Health Care
- Apr 15Health Care recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 17Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Mar 20Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 8Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate