Oregon Legislation
Parity Report
Below is the relevant legislation related to parity that has been introduced during the current or recently adjourned legislative session. State parity legislation passed in any state since 2008 is usually designed to increase compliance with the federal law and to strengthen state laws.
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Introduced Legislation
2015
HB 2825
Introduced | 2/2015 |
Sponsor | Rep. Keny-Guyer and Sen. Steiner Hayward |
Status | Dead 7/2015 |
Summary | This bill tried to allow the Oregon Health Authority to seek and receive money from the state’s general fund to pay for crisis intervention services and residential care for people with behavioral health conditions. |
HB 3427
Introduced | 2/2015 |
Sponsor | Rep. Gallegos |
Status | Dead 7/2015 |
Summary | This bill attempted to create a Task Force on Mental Health Care Reimbursement. The Task Force would have been required to study and make recommendations to ensure that compensation for mental health practitioners adheres to federal and state mental health parity requirements. |
HB 3358
Introduced | 2/2015 |
Sponsor | Rep. Lively |
Status | Dead 7/2015 |
Summary | This bill attempted to insert a section into the state insurance law that prohibited insurers from discriminating in determining reimbursement rate for any provider. The bill specifically mentions that this discrimination is prohibited in the determination of rate reimbursement for clinical social workers, nurse practitioners, psychologists, professional. |
SB 661
Introduced | 2/2015 |
Sponsor | Health Care and Veterans’ Affairs |
Status | Dead 7/2015 |
Summary | This bill intended to eliminate health plans from requiring cost-sharing for opioid analgesic drug products (buprenorphine or methadone) that exceeded the lowest cost-sharing for any other prescription drug covered by the plan. This bill only applied to plans that offered opioid analgesic drug products. |
HB 2421
Introduced | 1/2015 |
Sponsor | Requested by Governor Kitzhaber for Oregon Health Authority |
Status | Dead 7/2015 |
Summary | This bill tried to forbid coordinated care organizations that provide Medicaid coverage from using prior authorization for mental health drugs. |
SB 831
Introduced | 3/2015 |
Sponsor | Sen. Monnes Anderson, Sen. Winters, and Sen. Bates |
Status | Dead 7/2015 |
Summary | This bill tried to require coordinated care organizations that provide Medicaid coverage to contract with clinical mental health professionals to provide mental health services to people enrolled in the Oregon state health plan. |
2014
SB 1523
Introduced | 2/2014 |
Sponsor | Requested by Senate Interim Committee on General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection |
Status | Dead 3/2014 |
Summary | This bill tried to change sections of the state insurance law about autism coverage and parity. It would apply the section of the law about autism coverage to self-insured state employee plans, self-insured plans for public school teachers, and self-insured plans for Oregon Health and Science University. |
2013
HB 2353
Introduced | 1/2013 |
Sponsor | Rep. Kennemer |
Status | Dead 7/2013 |
Summary | This bill tried to change the state insurance law so that insurers would have to include in their annual reports to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services information about how they determine their reimbursement rates for licensed clinical social workers. The bill also would have directed the House Interim Committee on Health Care to study how insurers determine their usual, customary, and reasonable charges and decide if they are violating the parity section of the state insurance law. |
HB 2354
Introduced | 1/2013 |
Sponsor | Rep. Kennemer |
Status | Dead 7/2013 |
Summary | This bill tried to change the parity section of the state insurance law so that reimbursement for particular behavioral health services would be the same regardless of which kind of provider performed them. |
HB 3332
Introduced | 2/2013 |
Sponsor | Rep. Nathanson and Rep. Tomei |
Status | Dead 7/2013 |
Summary | This bill tried to allow the Oregon Health Authority to seek and receive money from the state’s general fund to pay for crisis intervention services and residential care for people with behavioral health conditions. |
HB 2897
Introduced | 2/2013 |
Sponsor | Rep. Buckley and Sen. Edwards |
Status | Dead 7/2013 |
Summary | This bill tried to create a new section of the state insurance law about autism coverage. Here is how this bill would have been different than what is currently in the section of state law about autism coverage:
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2012
HB 4127
Introduced | 2/2012 |
Sponsor | Rep. Hoyle and Rep. Weidner |
Status | Dead 3/2012 |
Summary | This bill tried to change the parity section of the state insurance law so that the Oregon Health Authority would be required to create a certification process for providers of behavioral health services that are not otherwise under the licensing authority of the Oregon Health Authority. |
SB 1568
Introduced | 2/2012 |
Sponsor | Sen. Hass and Sen. Bates |
Status | Dead 3/2012 |
Summary | This bill tried to create a new section of the state insurance law about autism coverage. Here is how this bill would have been different than what is currently in the section of state law about autism coverage:
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2011
HB 2398
Introduced | 1/2011 |
Sponsor | Requested by House Interim Committee on Health Care |
Status | Dead 6/2011 |
Summary | This bill tried to change the state medical assistance (Medicaid) law so that the Oregon Health Authority would no longer be allowed to contract with separate managed care organizations for physical health services and mental health services (eliminates carve-out arrangements). |
HB 3164
Introduced | 2/2011 |
Sponsor | Rep. Buckley |
Status | Dead 6/2011 |
Summary | This bill tried to change the state insurance law so that insurance plans must reimburse services provided by a marriage and family therapist or counselor that does not have a license but is authorized by the state to provide those services. |
HB 3028
Introduced | 2/2011 |
Sponsor | Rep. Kennemer |
Status | Dead 2/2011 |
Summary | This bill attempted to insert a section into the state insurance law that prohibited insurers from discriminating in determining reimbursement rates for any provider. The bill specifically mentions that this discrimination is prohibited in the determination of rate reimbursement for clinical social workers, nurse practitioners, psychologists, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists. This bill is similar to HB 3358 introduced in 2016. |
HB 2324
Introduced | 1/2011 |
Sponsor | Rep. Barnhart and Rep. Greenlick |
Status | Dead 6/2011 |
Summary | This bill tried to change the parity section of the state insurance law so that insurance plans would no longer be exempt from covering court-ordered services that are the result of a conviction for driving while intoxicated. |
SB 555
Introduced | 1/2011 |
Sponsor | Sen. Edwards and Rep. Buckley |
Status | Dead 6/2011 |
Summary | This bill tried to create a new section of the state insurance law about autism coverage. Here is how this bill would have been different than what is currently in the section of state law about autism coverage:
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HB 2214
Introduced | 1/2011 |
Sponsor | Rep. Buckley, Rep. Thompson, and Sen. Edwards |
Summary | This bill tried to change the section of the state insurance law about coverage for pervasive developmental disorder, specifically about autism coverage. Here is how this bill would have been different than what is currently in the separate section of state law about autism coverage:
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2010
HB 3607
Introduced | 2/2010 |
Sponsor | Rep. Kennemer |
Status | Dead 2/2010 |
Summary | This bill tried to change the state insurance law so that insurers would have to include in their annual reports to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services information about how they determine their reimbursement rates for licensed clinical social workers. The bill also would have directed the House Interim Committee on Health Care to study how insurers determine their usual, customary, and reasonable charges and decide if they are violating the parity section of the state insurance law. |
2009
HB 3000
Introduced | 3/2009 |
Sponsor | Rep. Buckley, Rep. Greenlick, and Rep. Edwards |
Status | Dead 6/2009 |
Summary | This bill tried to change the section of the state insurance law about coverage for pervasive developmental disorder, specifically about autism coverage. Here is how this bill would have been different than what is currently in the separate section of state law about autism coverage:
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