LC 1914 2013 Regular Session 11/14/12 (LHF/ps)
DRAFT SUMMARY
Establishes Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Plan, operated by Oregon Health Authority according to policies established by Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Board. Provides comprehensive health care coverage to all individuals residing or working in Oregon. Supplants coverage by private insurers for health services covered by plan. Requires public employees to be covered by plan. Creates Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to authority. Provides for implementation of plan on January 1, 2017. Makes provisions establishing board operative on January 1, 2016. Requires board to establish policies and approve administrative rules for certificate of need process. Expands certificate of need to include both new and existing health care facilities and coordinated care organizations. Repeals Oregon Health Insurance Exchange, Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board, Oregon Medical Insurance Pool, Office of Private Health Partnerships, Family Health Insurance Assistance Program and private health option under Health Care for All Oregon Children program on January 1, 2017. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to authority for purposes of plan. Declares emergency, effective on passage. 1
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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Relating to statewide coverage of health care; creating new provisions;
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amending ORS 65.957, 192.556, 243.105, 243.125, 243.135, 243.160, 243.215,
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243.275, 243.860, 243.864, 243.866, 243.868, 243.886, 291.055, 411.402, 413.011,
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413.017, 413.032, 413.037, 413.201, 414.041, 414.231, 430.315, 433.443, 442.015,
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442.315, 442.325, 705.145, 731.036, 734.790, 743.402, 743.730, 743.748, 743.766,
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743.767, 743.769, 743A.001, 743A.012, 743A.070, 743A.080, 743A.100, 743A.104,
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743A.105, 743A.108, 743A.110, 743A.120, 743A.124, 743A.141, 743A.144,
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743A.148, 743A.160, 743A.168, 743A.170, 743A.175, 743A.184, 743A.188, 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.