HB 3722
Renames the Cover All People program as the Cover All Children program and removes program eligibility for adults who would qualify for the state medical assistance program but for their immigration status.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Behavioral Health and Health Care
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Bill overview
This bill changes the Cover All People program to the Cover All Children program and removes eligibility for adults who qualify for Medicaid due to their immigration status. It expands medical assistance to all children in Oregon and aims to improve access to healthcare for children through grants to community health centers and school-based health programs. The bill also updates state laws related to health information privacy and community health improvement plans.
Key provisions
- Renames the Cover All People program to the Cover All Children program.
- Removes eligibility for adults who qualify for Medicaid based on immigration status.
- Expands medical assistance eligibility to all children in Oregon.
- Creates a program to distribute air conditioners and air filters to eligible individuals.
- Provides grants to community health centers and school-based health centers to improve access to care.
- Updates Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) regarding health information privacy (ORS 192.556).
- Modifies provisions related to community health improvement plans (ORS 431A.430).
- Establishes a timeline for the effective date of various provisions, including the program renaming and grant implementation.
Who is affected
- Children in Oregon
- Families of children in Oregon
- Immigrant adults in Oregon
- Community health centers
- School-based health centers
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Primary sponsor
E. Werner Reschke
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