HB3086 • 2025

Requires the Public Employees' Benefit Board to count payments made by or on behalf of an enrollee for the cost of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee's contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the drugs.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Levy E,, Javadi
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires the Public Employees' Benefit Board to count payments made by or on behalf of an enrollee for the cost of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee's contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the drugs.

Digest: Requires PEBB to count the amounts paid from coupons or by other third parties toward any costs that an insured person must pay for their drugs.

What This Bill Does

Digest: Requires PEBB to count the amounts paid from coupons or by other third parties toward any costs that an insured person must pay for their drugs.
(Flesch Readability Score: 66.5).
Requires the Public Employees' Benefit Board to count payments made by or on behalf of an enrollee for the cost of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee's contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the drugs.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-25 House
Public Hearing held.
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 PEBB to count the amounts paid from coupons or by other third parties toward any costs that an insured person must pay for their drugs. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.5).
Requires the Public Employees' Benefit Board to count payments made by or on behalf of an enrollee for the cost of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee's contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the drugs.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to drug costs; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3086
Sponsored by Representative LEVY E (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 PEBB to count the amounts paid from coupons or by other third parties toward
any costs that an insured person must pay for their drugs. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.5).
Requires the Public Employees’ Benefit Board to count payments made by or on behalf of an
enrollee for the cost of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee’s contribution to
an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the
drugs.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to drug costs; creating new provisions; amending ORS 243.144; and prescribing an effective
date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
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;
(8) ORS 743B.601;
(9) ORS 743B.810;
(10) ORS 743A.325; [and]
(11) ORS 743A.051 (2)(c)[ .]; and
(12) Section 2, chapter 35, Oregon Laws 2024.
SECTION 2.
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;
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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(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, chapter 35, Oregon Laws 2024.
SECTION 3.
The amendments to ORS 243.144 by section 1 of this 2025 Act apply to benefit
plans issued, renewed or extended on or after October 1, 2025.
SECTION 4. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
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