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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: January 4, 2022</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 111-010-0015, Definitions</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">_________________________________________________________________________</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB), is proposing to permanently amend OAR 111-010-0015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 748, also known as Oregon Laws 2021, Chapter 342. This bill requires the Oregon Educators Benefit
Board (OEBB) to provide coverage to adult disabled children of enrollees. Adult disabled children are eligible for coverage if a physician has certified that they are unable to engage in self-sustaining employment; if they were covered by a parent’s insurance
policy immediately before they exceeded the age for eligibility for coverage; and if the insured parent claims the adult disabled child as a dependent, or the adult disabled child has an adjusted gross income that does not exceed 150 percent of the federal
poverty level. This requires a change in OEBB's definitions division, as it expands eligibility for disabled dependents. Additionally, housekeeping/clarifying amendments were identified and included in this rule change filing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You are being invited to review this proposed rule and to comment.<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> If you wish to present oral testimony, a public hearing will be
held via Microsoft Teams on January 20, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. </span></strong>If you wish to participate, please email
<a href="mailto:April.R.Kelly@dhsoha.state.or.us">April.R.Kelly@dhsoha.state.or.us</a> to sign up and you will be given the link for Microsoft Teams video conference. You may join by phone or video conference. <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You
may also file written comments before 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2022</span></strong> by submitting them to the OEBB Rules Coordinator at the following address:
</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OHA, OEBB</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April Kelly, Administrative Rules Coordinator</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">500 Summer Street NE, E-88</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><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 style="margin:0in"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email comments to:
<a href="mailto:April.R.Kelly@dhsoha.state.or.us">April.R.Kelly@dhsoha.state.or.us</a></span><span lang="EN">
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">or you may also send comments by fax to: (503) 378-5832.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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. For more details, please see the attached Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which
includes Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact as well as the full text of the rules.
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<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@dhsoha.state.or.us">April.R.Kelly@dhsoha.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">Desk: 503-378-6588<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cell: 503-507-2472<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email: </span><a href="April.R.Kelly@state.or.us"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April.R.Kelly@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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