---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to in-network credentialing; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "</b> </i>] Requires health insurers to pay providers who are joining an in-network practice the same as in-network providers during the credentialing period. <b>Requires repayment by the provider group if the provider does not meet credentialing criteria or submit a complete application. Establishes a notification process of an incomplete application for the purpose of determining repayments.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3242"
citation: "Oregon HB 3242 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Diehl"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0e17167-749e-49bd-9d3c-9f22fd43cf04"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3242"
source_hash: "4b3edad67b82845eb7a8e0d7f5082c9fba337b247c86344c37ae45885f3d6f26"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 3242 (2025R1) — Relating to in-network credentialing; and prescribing an effective date.

</b> </i>] Requires health insurers to pay providers who are joining an in-network practice the same as in-network providers during the credentialing period. <b>Requires repayment by the provider group if the provider does not meet credentialing criteria or submit a complete application. Establishes a notification process of an incomplete application for the purpose of determining repayments.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3242/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3242/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3242/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBHHC Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26527)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3242/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Diehl. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ed Diehl — primary (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Darin Harbick — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McIntire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-27T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-04T23:00:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-06T19:27:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-10T18:40:37+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Diehl. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-11T18:29:43+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T17:34:56+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-29T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-07T17:09:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-07T19:01:49+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08T18:40:05+00:00** Carried over to 05-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-12T19:29:07+00:00** Carried over to 05-13 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-13T19:06:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Campos. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14T20:42:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-15T17:01:27+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-23T01:58:03+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00** Chapter 126, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0e17167-749e-49bd-9d3c-9f22fd43cf04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).