Oregon House Bill 2897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Failed on July 7 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-07 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits insurer that offers health benefit plan in state from restricting covered services to in-network providers, imposing higher deductible, copayment or out-of-pocket maximum for out-of-network physicians than for in-network physicians, requiring prior authorization for physician ordered prescription drugs, laboratory tests or physician referrals, requiring generic drugs, except for controlled substances, to be filled at in-network pharmacies and requiring physicians licensed by Oregon Med ical Board to be credentialed. Requires insurer that offers health benefit plan to reimburse immunization at same rate across all providers and to reimburse all drugs within same class in same amount.

Relating to health insurance.

House Health Care Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-07	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2017-04-12	House	Public Hearing held.
2017-02-15	House	Referred to Health Care.
2017-02-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2897
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2897/Introduced