Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1137: Relating to autologous breast reconstruction.
Status: Passed both chambers, July 25, 2025
Digest: This Act tells a health benefit plan to cover certain types of breast reconstruction services with certain rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires health benefit plans to cover autologous breast reconstruction procedures and related services with specific requirements related to out-of-pocket costs, cost-sharing, utilization review, reimbursement rates and network adequacy.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 24, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session Senate Bill 1137 Sponsored by Senators BROADMAN, LIEBER, TAYLOR, Representatives GRAYBER, LEVY E; Senators HAYDEN, MEEK, REYNOLDS, SMITH DB, STARR, WOODS, Representatives ANDERSEN, BOICE, BOWMAN, CHAICHI, CHOTZEN, DOBSON, EVANS, FRAGALA, GAMBA, HARTMAN, JAVADI, KROPF, LEVY B, MARSH, NGUYEN H, PHAM H, TRAN, WATANABE, WRIGHT CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to autologous breast reconstruction; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 743B.001. SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of the Insurance Code. SECTION 2. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Accepted standard of care" means standards of care and clinical practice guidelines that are: (A) Generally recognized by health care providers practicing in relevant clinical specialties; and (B) Based on valid, evidence-based sources. (b) "Autologous breast reconstruction procedure" includes but is not limited (B) Inferior gluteal artery perforator flap; (C) Intercostal artery perforator flap; (D) Lateral thigh perforator flap; (E) Lumbar artery perforator flap; (F) Muscle sparing transverse upper gracilis flap; (G) Profunda artery perforator flap; (H) Superficial inferior epigastric artery flap; (I) Abdominal perforator exchange flap; (J) Thoracodorsal artery perforator flap; (K) Body lift perforator flap; (L) Stacked hemiabdominal extended perforator flap; (M) Deep inferior epigastric perforator artery; (N) Hybrid procedures that involve both an autologous breast reconstruction procedure listed in this paragraph and breast implantations; and …
Sponsors
- Anthony Broadman (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Lisa Reynolds (D, 17)
- Woods (D)
- Kathleen Taylor (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Mark Meek (D, 20)
- Bruce Starr (R, 12)
- Cedric Hayden (R, 6)
- Katherine Lieber (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- David Smith (R, 1)
- Hoa Nguyen (D, 48)
- Benjamin Bowman (D, 25)
- Pam Marsh (D, 5)
Latest actions
- : Effective date, January 1, 2026.
- : Chapter 545, 2025 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : President signed.
- : Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed.
- : Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.
- : Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.
- : Second reading.
- : Recommendation: Do pass.
Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. (June 24, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. (June 16, 2025): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JWM Committee Vote (June 6, 2025): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SHC Committee Vote (April 8, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Human Services, Ways and Means
Common questions
- What is SB1137?
- SB1137 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to autologous breast reconstruction.
- What does SB1137 do?
- Digest: This Act tells a health benefit plan to cover certain types of breast reconstruction services with certain rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires health benefit plans to cover autologous breast reconstruction procedures and related services with specific requirements related to out-of-pocket costs, cost-sharing, utilization review, reimbursement rates and network adequacy.
- What is the status of SB1137?
- Passed both chambers as of July 25, 2025. Latest action: Effective date, January 1, 2026. (July 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1137?
- Anthony Broadman (D, 27), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1137?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/1137
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