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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: July 29, 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, Repealing OAR 111-015-0005</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 class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Educators Benefit Board, is repealing administrative rule 111-015-0005 that continues member benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. These
administrative rules were effective during the time in which the Governor's Executive Order (EO) 20-03 was in effect. The EO was 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, addressed filing temporary rules to provide services and support during the Emergency Declaration. OEBB filed temporary rules and then went through the permanent rulemaking process to ensure they did not expire, as Oregon was
still in a declared state of emergency. The Governor rescinded EO 20-03 April 1, 2022, and thus the declared state of emergency is lifted. OEBB Board Leadership recommended the repeal of these rules to coincide with OEBB’s current benefit plan year, which
ends 9/30/2022.<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 repeal 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 August 23, 2022 at 11:00 a.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 also join by telephone by calling 1-971-277-2343, pin 131829581#. <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You
may also file written comments before 5:00 p.m. on August 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 rule repeal 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 being repealed.
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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) 507-2472.</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: <a href="mailto:April.R.Kelly@dhsoha.state.or.us">
April.R.Kelly@dhsoha.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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