Oregon Senate Bill 137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Failed on June 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits coordinated care organization from contracting with any entity to assume risk of providing behavioral health services or to assume responsibility for utilization management, care coordination, denials of service, grievances or appeals. Specifies requirements for denials of services. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules governing utilization management of behavioral health services, network adequacy and procedures for members to file grievances and appeals directly with authority. Requires coordinated care organization to provide specified services to member who is hospitalized for behavioral health condition or who presents to emergency department needing behavioral health services. Repeals requirement that coordinated care organizations contract with community mental health programs.

Relating to behavioral health services provided by coordinated care organizations.

No sponsor information available at this time.

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-03-25	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-15	Senate	Referred to Health Care.
2019-01-14	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB137
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB137/Introduced