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HB3409 • 2025

Allows insurers offering policies or certificates of health insurance and pharmacy benefit managers to require that a claim for reimbursement of a prescription drug include a modifier or other indicator that the drug is a 340B drug unless certain requirements are met.

Allows insurers offering policies or certificates of health insurance and pharmacy benefit managers to require that a claim for reimbursement of a prescription drug include a modifier or other indicator that the drug is a 340B drug unless certain requirements are met.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Rules
Last action
2025-07-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-07 House

    Chapter 346, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.

  2. 2025-06-17 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-10 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-10 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. Ayes, 12; Nays, 18--Broadman, Campos, Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Golden, Gorsek, Jama, Lieber, Manning Jr, Meek, Neron Misslin, Patterson, Pham, Prozanski, Reynolds, Sollman, Taylor, President Wagner.

  6. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber.

  7. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Second reading.

  8. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng bill.

  9. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng Minority)

  10. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-05-13 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2025-05-07 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  13. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Referred to Health Care.

  14. 2025-05-06 House

    Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Ayes, 32; Nays, 18--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Mannix, McIntire, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 10--Diehl, Evans, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Nguyen H, Ruiz, Sosa, Valderrama, Wallan.

  15. 2025-05-05 House

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-05-01 House

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

  17. 2025-04-28 House

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-04-21 House

    Public Hearing held.

  19. 2025-01-30 House

    Referred to Rules.

  20. 2025-01-28 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Makes rules for some insurers and PBMs about 340B drugs. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells OHA to study health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 92.9).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study health care. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>]
<b>Allows insurers offering policies or certificates of health insurance and pharmacy benefit managers to require that a claim for reimbursement of a prescription drug include a modifier or other indicator that the drug is a 340B drug unless certain requirements are met.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Relating to: Relating to health care; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned