Oregon Senate Bill 62

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health, then Ways and Means.
Pending: Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act creates new programs for increasing consumers' voice in the mental health care system. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop, implement and administer a program to support consumer engagement efforts aimed at increasing and optimizing consumer involvement in planning and decision-making surrounding the access to, and delivery of, behavioral health services in this state. Requires coordinated care organizations to contribute $1 per member per month toward the consumer engagement program. Requires the authority to administer a pilot program in eastern Oregon to develop an innovative model for providing residential treatment to young adults experiencing early psychosis in conjunction with a substance use disorder. Sunsets the pilot program on January 2, 2036. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to consumer engagement in the behavioral health care system; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Cedric Hayden [R]

Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]

Sen. Jeffrey Golden [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health, then Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB62
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB62/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84263