HB2824 • 2025

Requires coordinated care organization drug outlets to dispense a seven-day supply of a prescription drug to a veteran with a disability, at no cost to the veteran, if the veteran is unable to obtain the prescription drug through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Evans
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires coordinated care organization drug outlets to dispense a seven-day supply of a prescription drug to a veteran with a disability, at no cost to the veteran, if the veteran is unable to obtain the prescription drug through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Digest: Requires CCO drug outlets to give certain veterans a 7-day supply of a drug at no cost if the veteran cannot get the drug from the VA.

What This Bill Does

Digest: Requires CCO drug outlets to give certain veterans a 7-day supply of a drug at no cost if the veteran cannot get the drug from the VA.
(Flesch Readability Score: 66.6).
Requires coordinated care organization drug outlets to dispense a seven-day supply of a prescription drug to a veteran with a disability, at no cost to the veteran, if the veteran is unable to obtain the prescription drug through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Relating to: Relating to prescription drugs for veterans.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Requires CCO drug outlets to give certain veterans a 7-day supply of a drug at no cost if the veteran cannot get the drug from the VA. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6).
Requires coordinated care organization drug outlets to dispense a seven-day supply of a prescription drug to a veteran with a disability, at no cost to the veteran, if the veteran is unable to obtain the prescription drug through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Relating to: Relating to prescription drugs for veterans.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2824
Sponsored by Representative EVANS (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Requires CCO drug outlets to give certain veterans a 7-day supply of a drug at no cost
if the veteran cannot get the drug from the VA. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6).
Requires coordinated care organization drug outlets to dispense a seven-day supply of a pre-
scription drug to a veteran with a disability, at no cost to the veteran, if the veteran is unable to
obtain the prescription drug through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to prescription drugs for veterans.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Coordinated care organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025.
(b) “Drug outlet” has the meaning given that term in ORS 689.005.
(c) “Veteran with a disability” means a veteran who has a United States Department of
Veterans Affairs disability rating of at least 50 percent.
(2) A drug outlet, registered in this state, that contracts with or is part of a coordinated
care organization shall dispense to a veteran with a disability a seven-day supply, at no cost,
of a prescription drug prescribed by a provider associated with a hospital or clinic of the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs if the veteran is unable to obtain the pre-
scription drug from the hospital or clinic.
(3) A drug outlet may not require a veteran to provide documentation that the veteran
is unable to obtain the prescription drug from the hospital or clinic but shall accept as true
the veteran’s attestation.
(4) A drug outlet may limit the number of dispensings under subsection (2) of this section
to no more than one per calendar quarter for each veteran.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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