Relating to insurance; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires insurer and health care service contractor to cover labor and delivery services provided at out-of-network health care facility , and medical transport of individual presenting with signs of labor from in-network facility to out-of-network facility, if services provided at out-of-network facility due solely to diversion of patient from in-network health care facility for reasons related to state or federal declaration of public health emergency. Prescribes rate of reimbursement and prohibits deductible, out-of-pocket maximum, copayment or coinsurance requirement in excess of such requirements applicable to in-network providers. Exempts Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Requires health benefit plan coverage of emergency medical services transport of pregnant woman presenting with signs of labor between medical facilities. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Mar 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022 · House Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 29
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican11
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 23, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Steiner Hayward. Passed.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules.
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Stark. Passed.
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
11 primary · 44 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AS
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
P
Dacia Grayber
DDemocratic
P
DS
Duane Stark
RRepublican
P
James Manning
DDemocratic
P
KP
Karin Power
DDemocratic
P
LM
Lily Morgan
RRepublican
P
Lisa Reynolds
DDemocratic
P
Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
P
RN
Ron Noble
RRepublican
P
Sara Gelser Blouin
DDemocratic
P
Tim Knopp
RRepublican
Co
AL
Akasha Lawrence Spence
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Scharf
RRepublican
Co
AW
Anna Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Hansell
RRepublican
Co
BK
Bill Kennemer
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Levy
RRepublican
Co
CG
Christine Goodwin
RRepublican
Co
CT
Chuck Thomsen
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Bonham
RRepublican
Co
David Gomberg
DDemocratic
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