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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: June 12, 2024</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, OAR 111-040-0001, -0005, -0011, -0020, -0040 & -0050.</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" style="text-autospace:none"><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 amend Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 111-040-0001,
-0005, -0011, -0020, -0040 & -0050. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The rule amendments to Division 40 are needed for a variety of reasons. The Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) and the Public Employees’ Benefit Board
(PEBB) are working on developing and implementing a new benefit management system. In doing so, many rules and policies are being aligned between the two programs. The proposed amendments to Division 40 reflect some of these changes. The OEBB Board approved
the removal of a dental waiting period, therefore this Division needs to be amended to reflect the Board’s decision. Additionally, there are some housekeeping amendments throughout this rule that will align OEBB’s processes with the rule.<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 amendment 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 July 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. </span></strong>If you wish to participate, below is the remote rules public hearing information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="me-email-text"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">Microsoft Teams</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">
<a href="https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-US"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#5B5FC7">Need help?</span></a>
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the meeting now</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="me-email-text-secondary"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#616161">Meeting ID:
</span></span><span class="me-email-text"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">212 066 338 841</span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="me-email-text-secondary"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#616161">Passcode:
</span></span><span class="me-email-text"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">e94sUV</span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="me-email-text"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">Dial in by phone</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424"><a href="tel:+19712772343,,444659440"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#5B5FC7">+1 971-277-2343,,444659440#</span></a>
</span><span class="me-email-text"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#616161">United States, Portland</span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="me-email-text-secondary"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#616161">Phone conference ID:
</span></span><span class="me-email-text"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">444 659 440#</span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You may also file written comments before 5 p.m. on July 31, 2024,
</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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@oha.oregon.gov</a> or you may also send comments by fax 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. 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 with proposed changes.</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@dhsoha.state.or.us">April.R.Kelly@oha.oregon.gov</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">Closed Captioning is available for the hearing impaired through Microsoft Teams.</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;mso-ligatures:none">April Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Program Benefits and Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Oregon Educators Benefit Board / Public Employees’ Benefit Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Oregon Health Authority – Health Policy and Analytics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Cell: 503-507-2472<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Email:
<a href="mailto:April.R.Kelly@oha.oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">April.R.Kelly@oha.oregon.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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