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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: August 21, 2020</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">TO: Interested Parties</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FROM: April Kelly, OEBB Rules Coordinator</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RE: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for OAR 111-015-0005, Eligibility Rules related to COVID</span><span lang="EN"><br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">___________________________________________________________________________</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB), is proposing to permanently adopt an administrative rule that protects member
benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. These proposed permanent rules will replace the temporary rules set to expire on October 10, 2020. The temporary rules currently in effect implement the Governor's Executive Order 20-03. The Executive Order is the result
of a declaration of an emergency due to the public health threat posed by the novel infectious coronavirus (COVID-19). Executive Order 20-03, in part, addresses filing temporary rules to provide services and support during the Emergency Declaration. The current
temporary rules and the proposed permanent rules provide protection to OEBB members in the event they do not meet current eligibility (due to their furlough or layoff directly related to COVID-19) for benefit coverage and who are not in a current stability
period under the Affordable Care Act or on approved FMLA or any other protected leave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You are being invited to review these proposed rules and to comment on them.<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> If you
wish to present oral testimony, a public hearing will be held via conference call on September 22, 2020 at 11:00 am.
</span></strong>To provide oral testimony at the hearing, <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">please dial 1-888-398-2342 access code: 537268#.</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You may also file written comments
before 5pm on September 30, 2020</span></strong> by submitting them to the OEBB Rules Coordinator at the following address:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OHA, OEBB</span><span lang="EN"><br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April Kelly, Administrative Rules Coordinator</span><span lang="EN"><br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">500 Summer Street NE, E-88</span><span lang="EN"><br>
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Salem, Oregon 97301</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Written comments may be e-mailed to:
<a href="mailto:April.R.Kelly@state.or.us" target="_blank">April.R.Kelly@state.or.us</a> or you may FAX comments to (503) 378-5832.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Final rules will be filed after consideration of all comments and after Board approval. Any comments received after September 30 will not be reviewed or considered by OEBB unless OEBB
decides to extend the public comment period to everyone.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more details, please see the attached Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which includes the full text of these proposed rules.
</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions or would prefer a hardcopy be sent, please contact me at
<a href="mailto:April.R.Kelly@state.or.us" target="_blank">April.R.Kelly@state.or.us</a> or (503) 378-6588.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Program Benefits and Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oregon Educators Benefit Board / Public Employees’ Benefit Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oregon Health Authority – Health Policy and Analytics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phone: 503-378-6588<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email: <a href="April.R.Kelly@state.or.us">
April.R.Kelly@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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