Bill Text: OR HB3143 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the cost of medical equipment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3143 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-HB3143-Introduced.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 2223 House Bill 3143 Sponsored by Representative KOTEK (at the request of Jane Carlen) SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. Prohibits health care provider from billing for medical equipment that is not covered by patient's insurance under specified circumstances. A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to the cost of medical equipment. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. { + A health care provider may not bill a patient for an item of medical equipment that is not covered by the patient's insurance, and the patient is not liable for the cost of an item of medical equipment that is not covered by the patient's insurance, if at the time the item is offered the patient presents evidence of valid insurance coverage and: (1) The provider fails to contact the insurer to find out if the item is covered; or (2) The provider fails to verbally inform the patient that the item is not covered or is unlikely to be covered by the patient's insurance. + } ----------