Bill Text: OR SB724 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon Senate Bill 724 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to health insurance.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB724 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB724-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
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LC 3542

                         Senate Bill 724

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE, HUMAN SERVICES AND RURAL
  HEALTH POLICY (at the request of American Association of
  Diabetes Educators; Dr. Kim Gauntt, President of Region 7 for
  the American Podiatric Medical Association; Diabetes Nation,
  Dr. Richard Aguilar; Dr. Chris Seuferling)

                             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 benefit plan from conditioning coverage of
treatment for diabetes or diabetes comorbidity that is prescribed
by health care provider on failure of another therapy or
treatment.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to health insurance.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act is added to and made
a part of the Insurance Code. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + A health benefit plan, as defined in ORS
743.730, shall not require an insured to first try and fail an
alternative therapy or over-the-counter treatment for diabetes or
a comorbidity of diabetes before providing or reimbursing a
therapy or treatment prescribed by a health care provider and
approved for that use by the United States Food and Drug
Administration. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Section 2 of this 2011 Act applies to health
benefit plans in effect on or after the effective date of this
2011 Act. + }
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