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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Business Managers, Superintendents, & Benefits Administrators:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OEBB is extending the DEV Audit deadline an additional two weeks. Members selected for the audit will now have until 11:59PM <b>Friday,</b> <b>February 24</b> to submit documents supporting the eligibility of their enrolled dependents.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Towers Watson originally planned to send reminder letters today (February 3) to those who had not submitted any documents as of January 30. However, as most of you are probably well aware, there were some problems associated with the status of employees’ records in the Towers Watson audit system. Towers Watson is working to clear up the discrepancies and will send the reminders out either Monday or Tuesday of next week. Towers Watson will run an updated report of those members who have not responded as of Monday, February 6 and will instead mail a reminder letter that includes the new February 24 deadline either late Monday or on Tuesday (February 6 or 7). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OEBB will also notify these members of the extension Monday or Tuesday, by e-mail if possible or by USPS mail if no e-mail address was provided. We will also post the revised deadline on our website this afternoon. If you hear from members in the meantime, please feel free to inform them of this recent decision and that they should be receiving a formal communication from us soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Copies of all the DEV communications can be found on the Entity Resources page of the OEBB website: <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/entity/eeResources.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/entity/eeResources.shtml</a>. We will continue to update this page with any document revisions or additions as these changes occur. The revised Towers Watson Reminder Letter and OEBB’s announcement of the extended deadline will be posted there as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OEBB’s goal in conducting the DEV Audit is to identify and remove dependents who are not eligible for coverage. We want to ensure members with eligible dependents on their plans have ample time to gather the appropriate documents and maintain that coverage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for sharing this information with your members and helping them understand the importance of submitting their documentation by the new February 24 deadline. Also, thank you for your patience and cooperation as we make adjustments to meet the needs of our members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:navy'>Denise L. Hall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Denise L. Hall, Deputy Administrator</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Oregon Educators Benefit Board</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OEBB"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>http://egov.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>