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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Oregon Educators Benefit Board filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the Secretary of State on June 15, 2015.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Division 30 – Plan Design Development and Selection (Bronze Medical Plan Offering) – 111-030-0011 –</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> In order to assist
OEBB participating entities with meeting the Shared Responsibility provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the OEBB Board has approved the offering of a bronze level medical plan to certain individuals that meet strict requirements. The proposed rule language
defines who is eligible and what the limitations are. Temporary rule language was filed on April 28, 2015.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">You are being invited to review these proposed rules and to comment on them.
<b>If you wish to present oral testimony, a public hearing will be held in Salem, Oregon at the DAS General Services Building, 1225 Ferry Street SE, on July 22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. You may also file written comments before 5:00 p.m. on July 31, 2015</b> at the
following address:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Oregon Educators Benefit Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">April Kelly, Administrative Rules Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">1225 Ferry Street SE, Suite B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.25in"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Salem, Oregon 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">E-mail comments to:
<a href="mailto:april.kelly@oregon.gov">april.kelly@oregon.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">You may also send comments by fax to (503) 378-5832.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">All public comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31</span></u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> to be considered during the rulemaking process.
Any comments received after July 31 will not be reviewed or considered by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board unless OEBB decides to extend the public comment period to everyone.</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The notice is attached to this email. The proposed rule language is posted to the OEBB website and can be found by clicking: <u><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/docs/DivisionRules/2015/Prop_Div30_June_2015.pdf</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Andalus",serif;color:#44546A">April Kelly</span></b><span style="font-family:"Andalus",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Lead Benefits Analyst
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Administrative Rules Coordinator</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Oregon Educators Benefit Board</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">P: 503.378.6588; Fax: 503.378.5832<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB">www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:gray">PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE<br>
This e-mail is a public record of the state of Oregon and is subject to public disclosure unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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