Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 716 — Requires a policy or certificate of health insurance to reimburse medical care provided at an eligible urgent care center in an amount that is 20 percent higher for the same services when the services are provided at an urgent care center that is not eligible.

Last action — In Senate Committee

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: Makes health insurers and OHA pay more for services at some urgent care centers than other urgent care centers until 2033. Tells DCBS to make some rules and submit a report about this Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells OHA to make rules about registering urgent care centers and creates some standards. Tells some insurers to cover cost of care at registered urgent care centers at a set rate. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules for registering urgent care centers and specifies requirements.</i>] [<i>Requires coverage of services provided by registered urgent care centers by health insurance that reimburses medical costs, plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board, health maintenance organizations and multiple employer welfare arrangements and establishes requirements for rates of reimbursement.</i>] [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Requires a policy or certificate of health insurance to reimburse medical care provided at an eligible urgent care center in an amount that is 20 percent higher for the same services when the services are provided at an urgent care center that is not eligible. Includes this coverage requirement for the state medical assistance program, Oregon Educators Benefit Board, Public Employees' Benefit Board, health care services contractors and trusts carrying out multiple employer welfare arrangements. <b>Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to makes rules and submit a report on the implementation of this Act. <b>Sunsets the coverage requirements for eligible urgent care centers on January 2, 2033.</b>

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (89)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 716 do?
<b>Digest: Makes health insurers and OHA pay more for services at some urgent care centers than other urgent care centers until 2033. Tells DCBS to make some rules and submit a report about this Act. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells OHA to make rules about registering urgent care centers and creates some standards. Tells some insurers to cover cost of care at registered urgent care centers at a set rate. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules for registering urgent care centers and specifies requirements.</i>] [<i>Requires coverage of services provided by registered urgent care centers by health insurance that reimburses medical costs, plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board, health maintenance organizations and multiple employer welfare arrangements and establishes requirements for rates of reimbursement.</i>] [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Requires a policy or certificate of health insurance to reimburse medical care provided at an eligible urgent care center in an amount that is 20 percent higher for the same services when the services are provided at an urgent care center that is not eligible. Includes this coverage requirement for the state medical assistance program, Oregon Educators Benefit Board, Public Employees' Benefit Board, health care services contractors and trusts carrying out multiple employer welfare arrangements. <b>Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to makes rules and submit a report on the implementation of this Act. <b>Sunsets the coverage requirements for eligible urgent care centers on January 2, 2033.</b>
Who sponsors SB 716?
SB 716 is sponsored by Chris Gorsek (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 716?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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