Bill Text: OR HB3378 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to provision of telemedicine services by certain benefit plans; declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3378 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3378-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 3281

                         House Bill 3378

Sponsored by Representative PARRISH; Representative THOMPSON

                             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.

  Requires health benefit plans provided by Public Employees'
Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide
telemedicine services to eligible employees.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to provision of telemedicine services by certain benefit
  plans; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 243.105 to 243.285. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) All contracts for a health benefit plan
entered into by the Public Employees' Benefit Board must allow
for the provision of telemedicine services to eligible employees.
  (2) As used in this section, 'telemedicine' means the delivery
of health care in the form of assessment, diagnosis, treatment,
consultation, transfer and interpretation of medical data and
patient education by a telemedicine provider directly to a
patient through audio, video, data transfer or other electronic
means. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Section 4 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 243.860 to 243.886. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + (1) All contracts for a health benefit plan
entered into by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board must allow for
the provision of telemedicine services to eligible employees.
  (2) As used in this section, 'telemedicine' means the delivery
of health care in the form of assessment, diagnosis, treatment,
consultation, transfer and interpretation of medical data and
patient education by a telemedicine provider directly to a
patient through audio, video, data transfer or other electronic
means. + }
  SECTION 5.  { + Sections 2 and 4 of this 2013 Act apply to
contracts for health benefit plans entered into on or after the
effective date of this 2013 Act. + }
  SECTION 6.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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