Bill > SB1598

This bill updates health insurance requirements by mandating that certain health benefit plans, which are insurance policies that provide coverage for medical services, must cover preventive health services according to federal rules in effect as of June 30, 2025, and also cover future immunizations recommended by the Public Health Officer, who is a state official responsible for public health. The bill grants the Public Health Officer, or a designated physician, the authority to issue a standing order, which is a directive that allows for the prescription, dispensing, or administration of drugs or devices without a specific patient order from a practitioner for each instance, to manage, prevent, or treat diseases or other significant public health issues. Importantly, health plans are prohibited from charging patients for these preventive services and immunizations, except as allowed by federal law, and the bill declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon being signed into law by the Governor.

Health and Social Services

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1598