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52Nov 3 election

Relating to step therapy for nonopioids.

It became law on Jul 17, 2025.

OR SB 598 · Senate Bill · 2025R1

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsors
+3
Latest action
Jul 25, 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Jul 25, 2025

What it does

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.

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Law in Oregon. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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