Oregon House Bill 2391 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Passed on July 11 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-11 - Chapter 538, (2017 Laws): Effective date October 6, 2017.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Imposes 1.5 percent assessment on commercial health insurance premiums and premium equivalents for managed care organizations and Public Employees' Benefit Board health benefit plans. Requires assessments to be credited to Health System Fund to pay for Oregon Reinsurance Program, state medical assistance and costs associated with administering assessments. Establishes Oregon Reinsurance Program in Department of Consumer and Business Services to stabilize rates and premiums for individual health benefit plans and provide greater financial certainty to health insurance consumers. Requires department to apply for federal waiver to carry out program. Modifies hospital assessment by making type A hospitals and type B hospitals subject to assessment and excluding public hospitals other than health district hospitals. Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to impose lower rate of assessment on type A hospitals and type B hospitals. Expands permitted uses of funds in Hospital Quality Assurance Fund. Requires authority to apply for federal approval to modify hospital assessment. Requires Oregon Health Authority to ensure specified level of reimbursement for costs of Oregon Health and Science University in providing services paid for with Medicaid funds. Transfers moneys from specified funds and accounts in State Treasury to Health System Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to access to health care; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

No sponsor information available at this time.

2017-06-21 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-06-15 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 36 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-06-13 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-05-11 - House - House Committee Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Ways and Means (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-04-17 - House - House Committee Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-11	House	Chapter 538, (2017 Laws): Effective date October 6, 2017.
2017-07-03	House	Governor signed.
2017-06-26	Senate	President signed.
2017-06-26	House	Speaker signed.
2017-06-21	Senate	Vote explanation filed by Olsen.
2017-06-21	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Winters, Steiner Hayward. Passed.Ayes, 20; nays, 10--Baertschiger Jr, Boquist, DeBoer, Hansell, Knopp, Kruse, Linthicum, Olsen, Thatcher, Thomsen.
2017-06-21	Senate	Made a Special Order of Business by voice vote.
2017-06-20	Senate	Second reading.
2017-06-20	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2017-06-19	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means.
2017-06-19	Senate	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2017-06-15	House	Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Rayfield. Passed.Ayes, 36; Nays, 23--Barreto, Buehler, Hack, Hayden, Heard, Huffman, Johnson, Kennemer, Lewis, McLane, Nearman, Noble, Olson, Parrish, Post, Reschke, Smith DB, Smith G, Sprenger, Stark, Vial, Whisnant, Wilson; Excused, 1--Bentz.
2017-06-15	House	Rules suspended to allow for immediate consideration.
2017-06-15	House	Rules suspended. Made a Special Order of Business on June 16, 2017 Calendar.
2017-06-14	House	Second reading.
2017-06-13	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2017-06-13	House	Work Session held.
2017-06-08	House	Returned to Full Committee.
2017-06-08	House	Work Session held.
2017-06-01	House	Public Hearing held.
2017-05-18	House	Public Hearing cancelled.
2017-05-12	House	Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
2017-05-12	House	Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
2017-05-12	House	Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Ways and Means.
2017-05-11	House	Work Session held.
2017-04-20	House	Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.
2017-04-20	House	Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
2017-04-17	House	Work Session held.
2017-01-17	House	Referred to Health Care.
2017-01-09	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2391
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2391/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2391/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2391/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2391/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/25348
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/25864
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/26378
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=416675
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=417546