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HB3064 • 2025

Requires certain health insurers, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees' Benefit Board to cover treatment for perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause.

Requires certain health insurers, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees' Benefit Board to cover treatment for perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Boshart Davis,, Senator Sollman,, Representative Levy E,, Elmer,, Grayber,, Neron,, Senator Gelser Blouin, Representative Andersen,, Bowman,, Dobson,, Drazan,, Gamba,, Hudson,, Javadi,, Levy B,, McDonald,, McIntire,, McLain,, Munoz,, Nelson,, Nguyen H,, Pham H,, Reschke,, Tran,, Watanabe,, Senator Hayden,, Patterson,, Weber,
Last action
2025-08-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires certain health insurers, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees' Benefit Board to cover treatment for perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause.

Digest: Tells some health insurers, OEBB and PEBB to cover care for menopause symptoms.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: Tells some health insurers, OEBB and PEBB to cover care for menopause symptoms.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).
  • Requires certain health insurers, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees' Benefit Board to cover treatment for perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause.
  • Relating to: Relating to health care coverage beginning at perimenopause.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-07 House

    Chapter 500, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-07-17 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-27 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-27 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.

  6. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 27; Excused, 3--Gorsek, Prozanski, Thatcher.

  8. 2025-06-24 House

    Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed. Ayes, 53; Excused, 6--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, Nguyen H, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Speaker Fahey.

  9. 2025-06-24 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  10. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  11. 2025-06-23 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.

  12. 2025-06-20 House

    Second reading.

  13. 2025-06-19 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.

  14. 2025-06-17 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-12 House

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-06-12 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  17. 2025-06-07 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.

  18. 2025-03-04 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  19. 2025-03-04 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  20. 2025-02-27 House

    Work Session held.

  21. 2025-02-11 House

    Public Hearing held.

  22. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  23. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells some health insurers, OEBB and PEBB to cover care for menopause symptoms. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).
Requires certain health insurers, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees' Benefit Board to cover treatment for perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause.
Relating to: Relating to health care coverage beginning at perimenopause.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3064
Sponsored by Representative BOSHART DAVIS, Senator SOLLMAN, Representatives LEVY E,
ELMER, GRAYBER, NERON, Senator GELSER BLOUIN; Representatives ANDERSEN,
BOWMAN, DOBSON, DRAZAN, GAMBA, HUDSON, JAVADI, LEVY B, MCDONALD,
MCINTIRE, MCLAIN, MUNOZ, NELSON, NGUYEN H, PHAM H, RESCHKE, TRAN,
WATANABE, Senators HAYDEN, PATTERSON, WEBER (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to health care coverage beginning at perimenopause; creating new provisions; and amend-
ing ORS 243.144 and 243.877.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of the Insurance Code.
SECTION 2. (1) All health benefit plans, as defined in ORS 743B.005, shall include cover-
age of the treatment of perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause, including but not
limited to the following:
(a) Hormone therapy including combination estrogen and hormone medicines, combina-
tion estrogen and progesterone medicines and estrogen-only medicines;
(b) SSRIs and SNRIs;
(c) Vaginal estrogen;
(d) Medications to prevent or treat osteoporosis;
(e) Neurokinin B antagonists;
(f) Topical hormone therapy; and
(g) Bioidentical hormones.
(2) The coverage required in this section is limited to drugs that have been approved by
the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(3) This section is exempt from ORS 743A.001.
SECTION 3.
ORS 243.144, as amended by section 9, chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2024, is amended
to read:
243.144. Benefit plans offered by the Public Employees’ Benefit Board that reimburse the cost
of medical and other health services and supplies must comply with the requirements for health
benefit plan coverage described in:
(1) ORS 743A.058;
(2) ORS 743A.140;
(3) ORS 743A.141;
(4) ORS 743B.256;
(5) ORS 743B.287 (4);
(6) ORS 743B.420;
(7) ORS 743B.423;
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(8) ORS 743B.601;
(9) ORS 743B.810;
(10) ORS 743A.325; [and]
(11) ORS 743A.051 (2)(c)[ .]; and
(12) Section 2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 4.
ORS 243.144, as amended by sections 9 and 10, chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2024, is
amended to read:
243.144. Benefit plans offered by the Public Employees’ Benefit Board that reimburse the cost
of medical and other health services and supplies must comply with the requirements for health
benefit plan coverage described in:
(1) ORS 743A.058;
(2) ORS 743A.140;
(3) ORS 743A.141;
(4) ORS 743B.256;
(5) ORS 743B.287 (4);
(6) ORS 743B.420;
(7) ORS 743B.423;
(8) ORS 743B.601;
(9) ORS 743B.810; [and]
(10) ORS 743A.325[ .]; and
(11) Section 2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 5.
ORS 243.877, as amended by section 11, chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2024, is amended
to read:
243.877. Benefit plans offered by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board that reimburse the cost
of medical and other health services and supplies must comply with the requirements for health
benefit plan coverage described in:
(1) ORS 743A.058;
(2) ORS 743A.140;
(3) ORS 743A.141;
(4) ORS 743B.256;
(5) ORS 743B.287 (4);
(6) ORS 743B.420;
(7) ORS 743B.423;
(8) ORS 743B.601;
(9) ORS 743B.810;
(10) ORS 743A.325; [and]
(11) ORS 743A.051 (2)(c)[ .]; and
(12) Section 2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 6.
ORS 243.877, as amended by sections 11 and 12, chapter 17, Oregon Laws 2024, is
amended to read:
243.877. Benefit plans offered by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board that reimburse the cost
of medical and other health services and supplies must comply with the requirements for health
benefit plan coverage described in:
(1) ORS 743A.058;
(2) ORS 743A.140;
(3) ORS 743A.141;
(4) ORS 743B.256;
(5) ORS 743B.287 (4);
(6) ORS 743B.420;
(7) ORS 743B.423;
(8) ORS 743B.601;
(9) ORS 743B.810; [and]
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(10) ORS 743A.325[ .]; and
(11) Section 2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 7.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on ex-
penditures established by section 7, chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 5025),
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by
the Public Employees’ Benefit Board from the Public Employees’ Revolving Fund for benefit
plan premiums and self-insurance, is increased by $1,109,179 for perimenopause, menopause
and postmenopause health insurance benefit coverage.
SECTION 8.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on ex-
penditures established by section 8, chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 5025),
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment of expenses by
the Oregon Educators Benefit Board from the Oregon Educators Revolving Fund for benefit
plan premiums and self-insurance, is increased by $291,077for perimenopause, menopause
and postmenopause health insurance benefit coverage.
SECTION 9.
(1) Section 2 of this 2025 Act applies to health benefit plans and health care
service contracts issued, renewed or extended on or after January 1, 2026.
(2) The amendments to ORS 243.144 and 243.877 by sections 3 to 6 of this 2025 Act apply
to health benefit plans offered by the Public Employees’ Benefit Board or the Oregon Edu-
cators Benefit Board that are issued, renewed or extended on or after January 1, 2026, and
for self-insured health benefit plans in effect for periods beginning on or after January 1,
2026.
Passed by House June 24, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 25, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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