SB 695 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to coordinated care organizations; prescribing an effective date.

Summary
[ Directs the Oregon Health Authority, for contracts entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization, to establish terms and conditions designed to achieve transformational changes to maternal and infant health. ] Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to develop and implement a whole-person maternal health model for medical assistance recipients. Requires coordinated care organizations to partner with Early Learning Hubs and federally qualified health centers in adopting community health improvement plans. [ Directs the authority to require coordinated care organizations to spend a portion of any bonus payment on value-based payments to maternal health or early childhood providers. ] Directs the metrics and scoring subcommittee of the Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to [ develop health equity milestones for pregnancy and early childhood ] consider the need to prioritize equity-focused health outcome and quality measures relating to pregnancy and early childhood . [ Extends the term of a contract entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization to 10 years and directs the authority to review a coordinated care organization's performance after the initial five years. ] Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
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Introduced A-Engrossed · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to shift focus from requiring coordinated care organizations to lead maternal health initiatives to a partnership model between the Oregon Health Authority and care organizations. The changes also expand community health planning requirements to include federally qualified health centers and add specific provisions for evaluating school-based health resources.
Scope change
The bill's scope was modified to require both the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to jointly develop maternal health models, rather than placing the primary responsibility solely on care organizations. The community health planning requirements were expanded to include federally qualified health centers as partners.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for whole-person maternal health models from being directed at coordinated care organizations alone to requiring both the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to jointly develop and implement the model.

Added requirement for coordinated care organizations to partner with federally qualified health centers in adopting community health improvement plans.

Expanded community health improvement plan requirements to include evaluation of school-based health resources and recommendations for improving school-based health centers and nurse systems.

Modified the metrics committee requirement from developing specific health equity milestones to considering the need to prioritize equity-focused health outcome measures.

Removed the requirement to extend contract terms to 10 years and review performance after five years.

DEFINITION

Added 'medical assistance' as a defined term in the bill's definitions section.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health, then Ways and Means.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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