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HB4070Introduced in the House

Relating to health care; and prescribing an effective date.

Passed

What does this bill do?

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Official description

The Act makes changes to laws about mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The Act changes a law about quality reviews of CCOs. The Act says who can be reimbursed for telehealth services. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.9). [Digest: The Act makes changes to laws relating to mental health and SUD treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5).] Requires the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations to ensure that access to behavioral health treatment in the medical assistance program is comparable to access to medical and surgical treatment and that limitations are applied to behavioral health treatment no more stringently than to medical and surgical treatment. Prohibits the authority or a contracted external quality review organization, under certain circumstances, from making a negative finding about or imposing a penalty on a coordinated care organization based on documents or templates created by the authority for use by a coordinated care organization. Modifies certain statutes to clarify roles and responsibilities for the delivery of behavioral health services and to update terminology. Modifies the types of providers that may be reimbursed in the state medical assistance program for the cost of health services delivered using telemedicine. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Where it stands

Chapter 44, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.

April 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Third Reading in Concurrence · March 4, 2026

53

Yes

0

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

60 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Court Boice1Yes
Virgle Osborne2Yes
Dwayne Yunker3Yes
Alek Skarlatos4Yes
Pam Marsh5Yes
Kimberly Wallan6Yes
John Lively7Yes
Lisa Fragala8Yes
Boomer Wright9Yes
David Gomberg10Yes

Bill history

  1. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  2. Referred to Behavioral Health.

  3. Public Hearing held.

  4. Work Session held.

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

  6. Second reading.

  7. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. Ayes, 41; Excused, 12--Boice, Bunch, Diehl, Edwards, Hartman, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Smith G, Valderrama, Wright; Excused for Business of the House, 7--Boshart Davis, Harbick, McIntire, Owens, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan.

  8. First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  9. Referred to Early Childhood and Behavioral Health.

  10. Public Hearing held.

  11. Public Hearing and Work Session held.

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

  13. Second reading.

  14. Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. Ayes, 26; Nays, 1--Robinson; Excused, 3--Drazan, Lieber, Linthicum.

  15. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 53; Excused, 3--Hartman, Levy B, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Boshart Davis, Elmer, Javadi, Levy E.

  16. Speaker signed.

  17. President signed.

  18. Governor signed.

  19. Chapter 44, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.

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