HB 3748
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish a program for the purpose of providing to credentialing organizations access to information that is necessary to credential or recredential health care practitioners.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Behavioral Health and Health Care
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
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Bill overview
This bill requires the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to create a program and an electronic database to streamline the credentialing process for health care practitioners. The system will allow credentialing organizations, health care practitioners, and regulatory boards to access necessary information. The database will be accessible 24/7 and will be subject to rules and reporting requirements, with fees potentially applied to access. The bill also establishes a timeline for implementation and includes provisions for potential exemptions for large prepaid health plans.
Key provisions
- Establishes a program for credentialing organizations to access health care practitioner information.
- Requires the creation of an electronic database for credentialing information.
- Sets a January 1, 2028, date for the program’s implementation.
- Specifies rules for the database’s operation, including data verification and access procedures.
- Establishes fees for accessing the database.
- Protects health care practitioners from liability for submitting credentialing information.
- Allows health care regulatory boards to supplement practitioner information.
- Provides a potential exemption for large prepaid health plans.
Who is affected
- Oregon Health Authority
- Credentialing Organizations (hospitals, physician groups, etc.)
- Health Care Practitioners
- Health Care Regulatory Boards
- Prepaid Group Practice Health Plans
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