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Committee advances bill to require coverage for preventive services and give public health officer standing-order authority
Summary
SB 1598, which requires state-regulated plans to cover preventive services as defined before June 30, 2025 and authorizes the Oregon Public Health Officer to issue narrowly tailored standing orders for drugs and devices, was moved to the Senate floor after committee debate and a failed amendment that would have narrowed and clarified parental-rights and reporting protections.
The Senate Committee on Health Care held a work session Feb. 11 on SB 1598, a bill that would require state-regulated health plans to cover preventive health services as defined by the U.S. Department of Health prior to June 30, 2025, and would allow the Oregon Public Health Officer to issue standing orders for drugs and devices to prevent, mitigate or treat significant public-health concerns.
Mr. Dietz summarized the bill and noted two components: mandatory coverage of pre-6/30/2025 preventive services and standing-order authority for the Public Health Officer (an appointee under ORS 431.045). The standing-order portion requires solicitation…
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