Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4040: Relating to health care; and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Digest: The Act changes the rules for how certain health care is given in this state. The Act alters how certain health care providers are licensed or regulated. The Act changes some insurance rules. The Act changes some pharmacy and drug rules. The Act takes effect when signed. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.7). Modifies the requirements for screening a hospital patient for presumptive eligibility for financial assistance. [ Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority from requiring certain home health agencies to comply with Medicare conditions of participation. ] [ Modifies the requirements for how the Department of Human Services must publish Residential Care Quality Measurement Program data. ] Removes the requirement that an applicant for a residential care facility administrator license hold a bachelor's degree in a health or social service related field. Allows a person residing in a correctional facility to receive prerelease medical assistance benefits under certain circumstances. [ Prohibits the authority or a coordinated care organization from requiring prior authorization for medical assistance coverage for repairing complex rehabilitation technology if the repair costs $1,500 or less. ] Modifies the requirements for meetings held by the Health Evidence Review Commission. Modifies the composition of the Medicaid Advisory Committee. Modifies the eligibility requirements for parent providers who are paid to provide attendant care services to their children. {See A-Eng Bill for omitted text.} Allows a full-time dentistry student enrolled in an out-of-state dental education program to practice dentistry without a license if the student is supervised by a faculty member of a dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. Requires casualty or health insurance policies to provide coverage for medically necessary anesthesia services, regardless of duration, for any
What the bill says
To the patient, to conduct the screening and apply any financial assistance for which the patient qualifies to the bill; and (d) Require the hospital to notify a patient if the patient has been screened and to explain to the patient, in language approved by the authority, how to apply for financial assistance if financial assistance was denied, or how to apply for additional financial assistance above what the patient received. (4) A patient may apply for financial assistance: Enrolled House Bill 4040 (HB 4040-A) Page 1 (a) If the patient was screened for presumptive eligibility for fin.