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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>OEBB extending health coverage to eligible
dependents up to age 26 and those who no longer meet student and/or support
requirements<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dear Benefits Administrator:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>As you may be aware, new federal health care reform legislation will
require all group health plans, including the OEBB health plans, to extend
coverage to dependents up to age 26 for contracts going into effect on or after
September 1, 2010. For OEBB the effective date of this mandate is
October 1, 2010. In anticipation of this change, OEBB will be
implementing an early extension of coverage for overage dependents. Effective
June 1, 2010 OEBB plans will allow currently insured dependents through age 25
to remain on a parent’s OEBB plan policy. This early implementation
allows dependents with birthdays between June 1 and September 30, 2010, who would
have normally aged-out according to the educational entity’s overage
dependent rule, to continue to be eligible for OEBB health care benefits until
age 26. Dependents who aged-out prior to June 1, 2010, may be added back to a
parent’s OEBB coverage during the open enrollment period, beginning
August 15, for coverage effective October 1, 2010, provided they are under 26
years of age.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For dependents who are under age 26 and would have lost eligibility
under the entity or OEBB eligibility criteria due to their student status or
not living in the employee’s home at least 50 percent of the time on or
after June 1, 2010, employees can now leave these dependents on the OEBB health
plans. Employees who have already removed dependents under age 26 due to
the full-time student and/or support requirements will also have an opportunity
to add those dependents back onto the OEBB health plans during open enrollment
for an October 1, 2010 effective date. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We encourage your entity to participate in this early implementation
process. However, your entity may opt-out of early implementation by sending
an e-mail to <a href="mailto:oebb.benefits@state.or.us">oebb.benefits@state.or.us</a>
stating the desire to do so no later than close of business May 26, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If your entity does not opt-out of this early implementation, dependents
under age 26 who would have otherwise aged-out June 1, 2010 through September
30, 2010, will automatically remain covered. If a member wishes to dis-enroll a
dependent they must notify their entity within 31 days of a qualified status
change.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=3 color=navy face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Jackie
Cowsill<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:navy'>Communications
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
color=navy face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:navy'>Oregon</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font color=navy
face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:navy'> Educators Benefit
Board<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:navy'>voice: (503) 378-5353<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:navy'>fax: (503) 378-5832<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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