Oregon Statutes 743B.462 – Direct payments to providers
(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 743B.462
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) ‘Health benefit plan’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 743B.005.
(b) ‘Provider’ means a person licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by laws of this state to administer medical or mental health services, including substance use disorder services, in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.
(2) Except as provided in ORS § 743.543 and 743.550, a provider that bills an insurer for covered services provided to an individual who is insured under a health benefit plan or a Medicare supplement insurance policy issued by the insurer shall be reimbursed by the insurer by a direct payment issued to the provider. [2015 c.588 § 2]
743B.462 was added to and made a part of the Insurance Code by legislative action but was not added to ORS Chapter 743B or any series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.