SB 966 — Relating to health; and declaring an emergency.
Last action — Effective date, July 31, 2023.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Tina Kotek (Democratic) on August 01, 2023.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt standards for types of data collected for all payer, all claims database that are consistent with standards adopted for collection of data on race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. Allows authority to charge fee for releasing information from database. Removes obsolete provisions related to individual shared responsibility provisions of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Modifies membership of Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Committee and sunsets requirement for authority to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on integration into authority of duties, functions and powers transferred from Department of Consumer and Business Services. Repeals COFA Premium Assistance Program. <i>Replaces provisions related to Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee with provisions creating Metrics and Scoring Committee under Oregon Health Policy Board. Modifies duties of committee. Repeals metrics and scoring subcommittee.</i>] <b>Beginning in reporting year 2025, requires metrics and scoring subcommittee of Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to select, based on specified criteria, downstream health outcome and quality measures for coordinated care organizations from sets of core quality measures for Medicaid program published by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and at least four upstream health outcome and quality measures that focus on social determinants of health. Requires Oregon Health Authority to annually update health outcome and quality measures if necessary to conform to latest sets of core quality measures published by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Authorizes members of Public Health Benefit Purchasers Committee, Health Care Workforce Committee, Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee, Behavioral Health Committee and metrics and scoring subcommittee who are not members of Oregon Health Policy Board to receive compensation and actual and necessary travel and other expenses as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority by rule. Repeals requirement that initial assessment by coordinated care organization of child in custody of Department of Human Services be performed in accordance with metrics established by metrics and scoring subcommittee.</b> Requires Oregon Health Authority to study coordinated care organization quality incentive program, develop recommendations for changes and report recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by September 15, 2024. Permits Oregon Health Authority to reimburse coordinated care organizations <b>for health-related social needs services</b> using methods other than global budgets. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill Text
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Read SB 966 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Effective date, July 31, 2023.
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Chapter 584, 2023 Laws.
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Governor signed.
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Speaker signed.
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President signed.
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Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed.
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Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2023 Calendar.
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Second reading.
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Recommendation: Do pass.
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Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
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Referred to Ways and Means.
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First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
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Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.
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Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
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Second reading.
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Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
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Work Session held.
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Work Session held.
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Returned to Full Committee.
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Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
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Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
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Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
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Work Session held.
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Public Hearing held.
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Referred to Health Care.
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Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 30 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (90)
90 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 90 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 33% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Stout | — | Nay |
| Charlie Conrad | — | Nay |
| Christine Goodwin | — | Nay |
| Courtney Neron | — | Yea |
| Dan Rayfield | — | Yea |
| James Hieb | — | Nay |
| Janelle Bynum | — | Yea |
| Lily Morgan | — | Not Voting |
| Maxine Dexter | — | Yea |
| Paul Holvey | — | Yea |
| Tracy Cramer | — | Nay |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Nguyen | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Emerson Levy | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Yea |
| Hai Pham | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoa Nguyen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Khanh Pham | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Rieke Smith | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Nay |
| Bobby Levy | Republican | Nay |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Court Boice | Republican | Nay |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Nay |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Nay |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Nay |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Nay |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Nay |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 27% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Aaron Woods | — | Yea |
| Art Robinson | — | Not Voting |
| Bill Hansell | — | Nay |
| Brian Boquist | — | Not Voting |
| Dennis Linthicum | — | Not Voting |
| Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | — | Yea |
| Lynn Findley | — | Nay |
| Michael Dembrow | — | Yea |
| Sara Gelser | — | Yea |
| Tim Knopp | — | Nay |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
| David Brock Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 35% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (46)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 33% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 966 do?
- Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt standards for types of data collected for all payer, all claims database that are consistent with standards adopted for collection of data on race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. Allows authority to charge fee for releasing information from database. Removes obsolete provisions related to individual shared responsibility provisions of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Modifies membership of Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Committee and sunsets requirement for authority to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on integration into authority of duties, functions and powers transferred from Department of Consumer and Business Services. Repeals COFA Premium Assistance Program. <i>Replaces provisions related to Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee with provisions creating Metrics and Scoring Committee under Oregon Health Policy Board. Modifies duties of committee. Repeals metrics and scoring subcommittee.</i>] <b>Beginning in reporting year 2025, requires metrics and scoring subcommittee of Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to select, based on specified criteria, downstream health outcome and quality measures for coordinated care organizations from sets of core quality measures for Medicaid program published by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and at least four upstream health outcome and quality measures that focus on social determinants of health. Requires Oregon Health Authority to annually update health outcome and quality measures if necessary to conform to latest sets of core quality measures published by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Authorizes members of Public Health Benefit Purchasers Committee, Health Care Workforce Committee, Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee, Behavioral Health Committee and metrics and scoring subcommittee who are not members of Oregon Health Policy Board to receive compensation and actual and necessary travel and other expenses as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority by rule. Repeals requirement that initial assessment by coordinated care organization of child in custody of Department of Human Services be performed in accordance with metrics established by metrics and scoring subcommittee.</b> Requires Oregon Health Authority to study coordinated care organization quality incentive program, develop recommendations for changes and report recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by September 15, 2024. Permits Oregon Health Authority to reimburse coordinated care organizations <b>for health-related social needs services</b> using methods other than global budgets. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
- What is the current status of SB 966?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2023. Enacted.
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