SB778 • 2025

Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to provide reimbursement for air ambulance services provided to medical assistance recipients at rates in accordance with the national Ambulance Inflation Factor.

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Nash,, Representative Levy B, Senator Smith DB,, Weber,, Representative Harbick,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to provide reimbursement for air ambulance services provided to medical assistance recipients at rates in accordance with the national Ambulance Inflation Factor.

Digest: The Act tells OHA to make changes to the rates for reimbursing air ambulance services.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act tells OHA to make changes to the rates for reimbursing air ambulance services.
(Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to provide reimbursement for air ambulance services provided to medical assistance recipients at rates in accordance with the national Ambulance Inflation Factor.
Relating to: Relating to reimbursement rates for air ambulance services.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-03-11 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Health Care, then Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells OHA to make changes to the rates for reimbursing air ambulance services. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to provide reimbursement for air ambulance services provided to medical assistance recipients at rates in accordance with the national Ambulance Inflation Factor.
Relating to: Relating to reimbursement rates for air ambulance services.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 778
Sponsored by Senator NASH, Representative LEVY B; Representative HARBICK (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: The Act tells OHA to make changes to the rates for reimbursing air ambulance services.
(Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to provide re-
imbursement for air ambulance services provided to medical assistance recipients at rates in ac-
cordance with the national Ambulance Inflation Factor.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to reimbursement rates for air ambulance services.
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. (1) Every two years, the Oregon Health Authority shall recalculate and re-
vise the reimbursement rates in the medical assistance program for air ambulance services
in accordance with the national Ambulance Inflation Factor under section 1834(l)(3)(B) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m).
(2) A coordinated care organization shall provide reimbursement for air ambulance ser-
vices at the rates established under subsection (1) of this section.
SECTION 3. Section 2 of this 2025 Act applies to contracts between a coordinated care
organization and the Oregon Health Authority entered into, amended or renewed on or after
the effective date of this 2025 Act.
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.
LC 1672