Oregon House Bill 2845 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Failed on June 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expands health benefit plan coverage of childbirth and pregnancy-related health care expenses. Specifies reimbursement of services provided by freestanding birthing centers. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health on implementation of expanded benefits. Requires that specified services related to pregnancy and childbirth be covered by state medical assistance program. Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe uniform payment methodology for freestanding birthing centers.

Relating to reimbursement of health care services.

Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]	Rep. Brian Clem [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]
Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]	Rep. Pam Marsh [D]	Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell [D]	Rep. Courtney Neron [D]
Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Karin Power [D]	Rep. Barbara Warner [D]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]
Rep. Anna Williams [D]	Sen. Ginny Burdick [D]	Sen. Shemia Fagan [D]	Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson [D]
Sen. Kim Thatcher [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-03-05	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-02-04	House	Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2019-01-31	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2845
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2845/Introduced