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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to complex rehabilitation technology."
description: "</b> </i>] [<i>Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations from requiring prior authorization for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology.</i>] <b>Requires the Oregon Health Authority or a coordinated care organization to make a determination on a request for prior authorization for medical assistance coverage for the cost to repair complex rehabilitation technology within 72 hours after receiving the request.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 549"
citation: "Oregon SB 549 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson", "Janeen Sollman", "Pam Marsh", "Sara Gelser Blouin", "Sen Woods"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eff35e50-48cb-4e2f-b5e9-e81339957169"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB549"
source_hash: "ecc4b5128df89d573d6b13923d8c3494b230030440ea6f450f10bf7969926274"
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 SB 549 (2025R1) — Relating to complex rehabilitation technology.
</b> </i>] [<i>Prohibits the Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations from requiring prior authorization for the repair of complex rehabilitation technology.</i>] <b>Requires the Oregon Health Authority or a coordinated care organization to make a determination on a request for prior authorization for medical assistance coverage for the cost to repair complex rehabilitation technology within 72 hours after receiving the request.</b>
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB549/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB549/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB549/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27988)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB549/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **50–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
- Pam Marsh — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Sen Woods — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Diehl — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-30T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-15T16:50:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-16T18:01:18+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T19:33:40+00:00** Carried over to 04-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-21T18:38:45+00:00** Carried over to 04-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-22T18:32:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T23:19:24+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T21:11:12+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-08T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-15T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-19T20:57:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-20T18:17:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-21T19:57:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22T22:08:01+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T22:33:26+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-03T19:41:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T22:41:32+00:00** Chapter 258, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eff35e50-48cb-4e2f-b5e9-e81339957169`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).