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SB598 • 2025

Requires certain health insurance providers to ensure that coverage for a nonopioid prescription drug is available as an alternative for an opioid prescription drug and to use the same utilization review requirements and cost-sharing provisions for opioid and nonopioid drugs when they are prescribed for the same treatment.

Requires certain health insurance providers to ensure that coverage for a nonopioid prescription drug is available as an alternative for an opioid prescription drug and to use the same utilization review requirements and cost-sharing provisions for opioid and nonopioid drugs when they are prescribed for the same treatment.

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

Sponsor
Senator Campos, Senator Patterson,, Representative Chotzen,, Grayber,, Levy E,, Nelson,, Nosse,
Last action
2025-07-25
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 Senate

    Chapter 536, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-07-25 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-07-17 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-27 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-27 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-26 House

    Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. Ayes, 45; Nays, 3--Boice, Elmer, Skarlatos; Excused, 8--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Bowman, Kropf, Levy B, Pham H.

  7. 2025-06-25 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  8. 2025-06-25 House

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. Ayes, 23; Nays, 6--Bonham, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson, Starr, Weber; Excused, 1--President Wagner.

  10. 2025-06-23 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  11. 2025-06-23 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  12. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Second reading.

  13. 2025-06-19 Senate

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

  14. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  17. 2025-06-07 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.

  18. 2025-04-15 Senate

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

  19. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.

  20. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Work Session held.

  21. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  22. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Health Care.

  23. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells some health insurers to cover a nonopioid drug alternate for an opioid drug with the same rules. Tells the PTC to add to their suggestions a nonopioid drug alternate for an opioid drug with the same rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).
Requires certain health insurance providers to ensure that coverage for a nonopioid prescription drug is available as an alternative for an opioid prescription drug and to use the same utilization review requirements and cost-sharing provisions for opioid and nonopioid drugs when they are prescribed for the same treatment.
Requires the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to include nonopioid prescription drug alternatives to opioid prescription drugs with the same utilization review requirements when making recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority for the preferred drug list and Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan.
Relating to: Relating to step therapy for nonopioids.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned