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SB56 • 2025

Requires the state medical assistance program and health insurance policies and certificates to cover computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans for individuals 40 years of age or older.

Requires the state medical assistance program and health insurance policies and certificates to cover computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans for individuals 40 years of age or older.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Hayden
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
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 the state medical assistance program and health insurance policies and certificates to cover computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans for individuals 40 years of age or older.

<b>Digest: Makes OHP and health insurance cover more services for heart issues for people 40 years of age or older.

What This Bill Does

  • <b>Digest: Makes OHP and health insurance cover more services for heart issues for people 40 years of age or older.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3).</b> [<i>Digest: Makes OHP and health insurance cover more services for heart issues.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).</i>] Requires the state medical assistance program and health insurance policies and certificates to cover computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans<b> for individuals 40 years of age or older</b>.
  • Relating to: Relating to cardiac computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans.

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. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-19 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

  3. 2025-03-19 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-01-28 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Makes OHP and health insurance cover more services for heart issues for people 40 years of age or older. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3).</b>
[<i>Digest: Makes OHP and health insurance cover more services for heart issues. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).</i>]
Requires the state medical assistance program and health insurance policies and certificates to cover computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans<b> for individuals 40 years of age or older</b>.
Relating to: Relating to cardiac computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 56
Ordered by the Senate March 19
Including Senate Amendments dated March 19
Sponsored by Senator HAYDEN (at the request of Ben West, BSN, MSN, RN) (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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: Makes OHP and health insurance cover more services for heart issues for people
40 years of age or older. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3).
[Digest: Makes OHP and health insurance cover more services for heart issues. (Flesch Readability
Score: 72.6).]
Requires the state medical assistance program and health insurance policies and certificates to
cover computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans for individuals 40 years of age or
older.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to cardiac computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans.
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 ORS chapter 414.
SECTION 2. The health services to be provided in medical assistance under ORS 414.065
must include computerized tomography coronary calcium score scans with or without con-
trast for individuals 40 years of age or older, when prescribed by a licensed or certified health
professional.
SECTION 3. Section 4 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of the Insurance Code.
SECTION 4. (1) A policy or certificate of health insurance offered in this state that re-
imburses the cost of laboratory services must reimburse the cost of computerized
tomography coronary calcium score scans with or without contrast for individuals 40 years
of age or older, when prescribed by a licensed or certified health professional.
(2) This section is exempt from ORS 743A.001.
SECTION 5.
Section 4 of this 2025 Act applies to policies and certificates of health in-
surance issued, renewed or extended on or after January 1, 2026.
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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