# ORS § 743b.500: 743B.500 Selling and leasing of provider panels by contracting entity > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.500 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 743b.500 - **Heading:** 743B.500 Selling and leasing of provider panels by contracting entity - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 56 / Chapter 743b / Section 743b.500 ## Text As used in this section and ORS 743B.501 (Registration of contracting entity) to 743B.503 (Additional requirements for third party contracts) : (1) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) “Contracting entity” means any person that contracts directly with a provider for the delivery of health care services or contracts with a third party for the purpose of selling or making available to the third party the provider’s health care services or discounted rates or the services or rates of a provider panel under a provider network contract. (b) “Contracting entity” includes a person under common ownership and control of a contracting entity. (c) “Contracting entity” does not include: (A) A managed care organization that is certified under ORS 656.260 (Certification procedure for managed health care provider) ; (B) A discount medical plan organization as defined in ORS 735.631 (Definitions for ORS 735.631 to 735.643) ; (C) The state medical assistance program; (D) An independent practice association; or (E) A self-funded, employer-sponsored health insurance plan regulated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as codified and amended at 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq., or any person that provides only administrative services to the self-funded employer-sponsored health insurance plan. (2) “Health care services” means the treatment of humans for bodily injury, disablement or death by accidental means or as a result of sickness or childbirth, or in prevention of sickness, but does not include treatment for bodily injury, disablement or occupational diseases incurred as a result of employment. (3) “Independent practice association” has the meaning given that term in ORS 743B.001 (Definitions) . (4) “Person” has the meaning given that term in ORS 731.116 (“Person.”) . (5) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) “Provider” includes: (A) A physician as defined in ORS 677.010 (Definitions for chapter) . (B) A physician group, independent practice association, physician-controlled organization, hospital organization or other provider organization that contracts with a provider for the purpose of facilitating the provider’s participation in a provider network contract. (C) A person licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of this state to administer medical services or mental health services in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. (b) “Provider” does not include a contracting entity. (6) “Provider network contract” means a contract between a provider and a contracting entity for the provision of health care services to patients other than Medicare enrollees or medical assistance recipients. (7) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) “Third party” means a person that enters into a contract with a contracting entity or with another party, other than a provider, for the right to exercise the rights of the contracting entity under a provider network contract. (b) “Third party” includes any of the following: (A) A payer that directly reimburses the cost of the delivery of health care services; (B) A third party administrator or other entity that administers or processes claims on behalf of a payer; (C) A preferred provider organization or network; (D) A physician-controlled organization or a hospital organization; or (E) An entity that is engaged in the electronic transmission of claims between a contracting entity and a payer and does not provide to another party access to the health care services and discounted rates of a provider. t administers or processes claims on behalf of a payer; (C) A preferred provider organization or network; (D) A physician-controlled organization or a hospital organization; or (E) An entity that is engaged in the electronic transmission of claims between a contracting entity and a payer and does not provide to another party access to the health care services and discounted rates of a provider. (c) “Third party” does not include: (A) Entities offering health care services under the same brand pursuant to a brand licensing agreement with the same licenser; or (B) A self-funded, employer-sponsored health insurance plan regulated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as codified and amended at 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq., or any person that provides only administrative services to the self-funded employer-sponsored health insurance plan. [Formerly 743.082] Note: 743B.500 (Selling and leasing of provider panels by contracting entity) , 743B.502 (Third party contracts for leasing of provider panels) and 743B.503 (Additional requirements for third party contracts) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 743B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. Source: Section 743B.500 — Selling and leasing of provider panels by contracting entity; definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors743B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 743b.001 743B.001 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.001.md) - [ORS § 743b.003 743B.003 Purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.003.md) - [ORS § 743b.005 743B.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.005.md) - [ORS § 743b.010 743B.010 Issuance of group health benefit plan to affiliated group of employers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.010.md) - [ORS § 743b.011 743B.011 Group health benefit plans subject to provisions of specified laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.011.md) - [ORS § 743b.012 743B.012 Requirement to offer all health benefit plans to small employers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.012.md) - [ORS § 743b.013 743B.013 Requirements for small employer health benefit plans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.013.md) - [ORS § 743b.020 743B.020 Eligible employees and small employers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.020.md) - [ORS § 743b.100 743B.100 Department’s authority to regulate market](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.100.md) - [ORS § 743b.102 743B.102 Certifications and disclosure of coverage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.102.md) - [ORS § 743b.103 743B.103 Use of health-related information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.103.md) - [ORS § 743b.104 743B.104 Coverage in group health benefit plans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.104.md) - [ORS § 743b.105 743B.105 Requirements for group health benefit plans other than small employer plans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.105.md) - [ORS § 743b.109 743B.109 Short term health insurance policies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.109.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T56_C743b_S743b.500. 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