Bill Sponsor
Oregon Senate Bill 598
Session 2025R1
Relating to step therapy for nonopioids.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jul 17, 2025
First Action
Jan 13, 2025
Latest Action
Jul 25, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
598
State
Oregon
Session
2025R1
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Senate Votes (2)
Oregon Leg... (1)
House Votes (1)
Summary
Requires certain health insurance providers to ensure that coverage for a nonopioid prescription drug is available as an alternative for an opioid prescription drug and to use the same utilization review requirements and cost-sharing provisions for opioid and nonopioid drugs when they are prescribed for the same treatment. Requires the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to include nonopioid prescription drug alternatives to opioid prescription drugs with the same utilization review requirements when making recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority for the preferred drug list and Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan.
07/25/2025
Senate
Effective date, January 1, 2026.
07/25/2025
Senate
Chapter 536, 2025 Laws.
07/17/2025
Senate
Governor signed.
06/28/2025
House
Speaker signed.
06/27/2025
Senate
President signed.
06/26/2025
House
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
06/25/2025
House
Second reading.
06/25/2025
House
Recommendation: Do pass.
06/23/2025
House
Referred to Ways and Means.
06/23/2025
House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
06/23/2025
Senate
Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed.
06/20/2025
Senate
Second reading.
06/19/2025
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
06/17/2025
Senate
Work Session held.
06/12/2025
Senate
Returned to Full Committee.
06/12/2025
Senate
Work Session held.
06/07/2025
Senate
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
04/15/2025
Senate
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
04/15/2025
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
04/08/2025
Senate
Work Session held.
03/11/2025
Senate
Public Hearing held.
01/17/2025
Senate
Referred to Health Care.
01/13/2025
Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 13, 2025 1:42:12 AM
Record Updated
Sep 25, 2025 1:13:03 PM