{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-743b.403","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 743B.403","heading":"Insurer prohibited practices; patient communication and referral.","body":"No insurer may terminate or otherwise financially penalize a provider for:\n      (1) Providing information to or communicating with a patient in a manner that is not slanderous, defamatory or intentionally inaccurate concerning:\n      (a) Any aspect of the patient’s medical condition;\n      (b) Any proposed treatment or treatment alternatives, whether covered by the insurer’s health benefit plan or not; or\n      (c) The provider’s general financial arrangement with the insurer.\n      (2)(a) Referring a patient to another provider, whether or not that provider is under contract with the insurer. If a provider refers a patient to another provider, the referring provider shall:\n      (A) Comply with the insurer’s written policies and procedures with respect to any such referrals; and\n      (B) Inform the patient that the referral services may not be covered by the insurer.\n      (b) Allocation of costs for referral services shall be a matter of contract between the provider and the insurer. Allocation of costs to the provider by contract shall not be considered a penalty under this section.","path":["18 - Financial Institutions, Insurance","56. Insurance","Chapter 743B — Health Benefit Plans: Individual and Group"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors743B.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:17Z","sha256":"aa08c7b24c12f3992694f6821a450729405f5895a8fac87adb35acd56bcb4571","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-743b.400","next":"us-or/ors-743b.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}