Oregon Consumers Gain Protection from Out-of-Network Ambulance Balance Billing
Oregon — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation recently announced the following permanent rulemaking: ID 7-2026: HB 3243 (2025) Ground Ambulance Balance Billing Rules: 836-053-0444, 836-053-0447, 836-053-0451, 836-053-0454, 836-053-0457, 836-053-0461 Summary: HB 3243 (2025) is intended to protect Oregon…
Published July 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM · News Releases and Bulletins, What's New – OR
Oregon — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation recently announced the following permanent rulemaking: ID 7-2026: HB 3243 (2025) Ground Ambulance Balance Billing
Rules: 836-053-0444, 836-053-0447, 836-053-0451, 836-053-0454, 836-053-0457, 836-053-0461
Summary: HB 3243 (2025) is intended to protect Oregon consumers from out-of-network balance billing for ground ambulance services. The law prohibits billing health benefit plan enrollees more than the in-network cost sharing amount for these services and sets minimum thresholds for health benefit plan reimbursement.
Filed: June 24, 2026
Effective: June 29, 2026
For more information on this recently adopted rule, please visit the division's website: