2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 16, Chapters 705 - 752
ORS Chapter 743a
743A.066 Contraceptives.

(1) A prescription drug benefit program, or a prescription drug benefit offered under a health benefit plan as defined in ORS 743.730 or under a student health insurance policy, must provide payment, coverage or reimbursement for:

(a) Prescription contraceptives; and

(b) If covered for other drug benefits under the program, plan or policy, outpatient consultations, examinations, procedures and medical services that are necessary to prescribe, dispense, deliver, distribute, administer or remove a prescription contraceptive.

(2) The coverage required by subsection (1) of this section may be subject to provisions of the program, plan or policy that apply equally to other prescription drugs covered by the program, plan or policy, including but not limited to required copayments, deductibles and coinsurance.

(3) As used in this section, contraceptive means a drug or device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy.

(4) A religious employer is exempt from the requirements of this section with respect to a prescription drug benefit program or a health benefit plan it provides to its employees. A religious employer is an employer:

(a) Whose purpose is the inculcation of religious values;

(b) That primarily employs persons who share the religious tenets of the employer;

(c) That primarily serves persons who share the religious tenets of the employer; and

(d) That is a nonprofit organization under section 6033(a)(2)(A)(i) or (iii) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(5) This section is exempt from the provisions of ORS 743A.001. [2007 c.182 3]