OregonRelating to step therapy for nonopioids.
What it does
Requires certain health insurance providers to ensure that coverage for a nonopioid prescription drug is available as an alternative for an opioid prescription drug and to use the same utilization review requirements and cost-sharing provisions for opioid and nonopioid drugs when they are prescribed for the same treatment. Requires the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to include nonopioid prescription drug alternatives to opioid prescription drugs with the same utilization review requirements when making recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority for the preferred drug list and Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jul 25Effective date, January 1, 2026.Latest
- Jul 25Chapter 536, 2025 Laws.
- Jul 17Governor Tina Kotek signed.Became Law
- Jun 28Speaker signed.Major
- Jun 27President signed.Major
- Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.Passed House
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 26Second reading.Minor
- Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass.Minor
- Jun 23Referred to Ways and Means.Minor
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.Minor
- Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.Passed Senate
- Jun 20Second reading.Minor
- Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Minor
- Jun 17Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jun 12Returned to Full Committee.
- Jun 12Work Session held.
- Jun 7Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.Minor
- Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Minor
- Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Minor
- Apr 8Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Public Hearing held.
- Jan 17Referred to Health Care.Minor
- Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Introduced