ORS 414.066 Billing patient for services covered by medical assistance prohibited

A health care provider may not bill or solicit payment from a medical assistance applicant or recipient for services, except for copayments or other charges authorized by the Oregon Health Authority by rule.

A health care provider that submits a claim for payment to the authority or a coordinated care organization shall wait to receive payment for at least 90 days after submitting the claim before assigning the claim to a collection agency or similar entity to recover from the patient.

If the claim remains unpaid 90 days after a health care provider submits the claim to the authority or a coordinated care organization, the health care provider shall first query the medical assistance program database to confirm the patient’s eligibility for medical assistance.

The health care provider may not assign the claim for collection if the authority confirms that the patient was eligible for medical assistance at the time the services were provided.