Oregon Senate Bill 695

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - Public Hearing Scheduled.
Pending: Senate Early Childhood and Behavioral Health Committee
Hearing: Feb 25 @ 1:00 pm in HR E
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act tells OHA and CCOs to make various changes designed to improve maternal and infant health. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Directs the Oregon Health Authority, for contracts entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization, to establish terms and conditions designed to achieve transformational changes to maternal and infant health. Requires coordinated care organizations to partner with Early Learning Hubs in adopting community health improvement plans. Directs the authority to require coordinated care organizations to spend a portion of any bonus payment on value-based payments to maternal health or early childhood providers. Directs the metrics and scoring subcommittee of the Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to develop health equity milestones for pregnancy and early childhood. Extends the term of a contract entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization to 10 years and directs the authority to review a coordinated care organization's performance after the initial five years. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to coordinated care organizations; prescribing an effective date.

Sen. Lisa Reynolds [D]	Rep. Dacia Grayber [D]	Rep. Courtney Neron [D]	Sen. Bruce Starr [R]
Rep. Travis Nelson [D]	Rep. Hai Pham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-25	Senate	Public Hearing Scheduled.
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/SB695
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB695/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84889