Oregon House Bill 3229

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
Pending: House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act makes changes to the OHP provider enrollment process. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to expedite the process for enrolling providers in the medical assistance program and study the feasibility of developing and implementing an automated, online tool for provider enrollment applications. Requires a coordinated care organization to render a decision on a provider's request to contract with the coordinated care organization within 30 days and to reimburse a contracted provider retroactively to the date that the provider submitted a complete enrollment application to the authority. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to provider enrollment in the medical assistance program; prescribing an effective date.

Rep. Nancy Nathanson [D]	Rep. Lisa Fragala [D]	Rep. Mark Gamba [D]	Rep. Jules Walters [D]
Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3229
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3229/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84196