S.B. 3122 Summary

• Director of Health authorized to issue public health standing orders allowing patients 18 and older to self-refer for evidence-based screening services that have a Grade A or B rating from the United States Preventive Services Task Force, without requiring a patient-specific physician order.

• Director must annually review and update standing orders based on current USPSTF recommendations and post orders on the Department of Health website in an easily accessible manner.

• Entities providing services under standing orders must obtain patient insurance information, attempt to transmit screening results to the patient's primary care provider, and provide written results in plain language indicating whether results are normal, abnormal, or undetermined.

• Public health standing orders must include language informing patients of potential out-of-pocket costs if they lack insurance coverage or use out-of-network providers, and providers may only deliver services if the provider is in-network or the patient consents to costs.

• Establishes a Public Health Standing Orders Working Group chaired by the Director of Health with representatives from health plans, medical associations, and primary care associations to provide implementation advice; bill sunsets on June 30, 2027.