Chapter 707 Oregon Laws 2011

AN ACT

SB 372

Relating to personal injury protection benefits; amending ORS 742.525; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 742.525 is amended to read:

742.525. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a provider shall charge a person who receives personal injury protection benefits or that person’s insurer the lesser of:

(a) An amount that does not exceed the amount the provider charges the general public; or

(b) An amount that does not exceed the fee schedules for medical services published pursuant to ORS 656.248 for expenses of medical, hospital, dental, surgical[, ambulance] and prosthetic services.

(2) For expenses of hospital services that are subject to the adjusted cost-to-charge ratio specified for a hospital in the hospital fee schedule published pursuant to ORS 656.248, a provider of hospital services shall charge a person who receives personal injury protection benefits or that person’s insurer the greater of:

(a) The amount of the hospital charges multiplied by the adjusted cost-to-charge ratio specified for the hospital; or

(b) Ninety percent of the hospital charges.

SECTION 2. This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect September 1, 2011.

Approved by the Governor August 2, 2011

Filed in the office of Secretary of State August 2, 2011

Effective date September 1, 2011

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