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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Forwarding this on behalf of PEBB. It especially affects payroll shops since it removes the 80 hour rule until October 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Matthew Riley, CPA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#A6A6A6">Sr. OSPS Application Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#A6A6A6">DAS | Oregon Statewide Payroll Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">(503) 373-0254 – direct<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">(503) 378-3518 – fax<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> Sierra Miriam <<a href="mailto:MIRIAM.Sierra@dhsoha.state.or.us">MIRIAM.Sierra@dhsoha.state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> April 9, 2020 at 1:24:16 PM PDT<br>
<b>To:</b> PEBB - PDB Administration <<a href="mailto:PDB.Administration@dhsoha.state.or.us">PDB.Administration@dhsoha.state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> PEBB Inquiries <<a href="mailto:Inquiries.PEBB@dhsoha.state.or.us">Inquiries.PEBB@dhsoha.state.or.us</a>>, Kelly April <<a href="mailto:APRIL.R.KELLY@dhsoha.state.or.us">APRIL.R.KELLY@dhsoha.state.or.us</a>>, Freeze Linda <<a href="mailto:LINDA.FREEZE@dhsoha.state.or.us">LINDA.FREEZE@dhsoha.state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>PEBB - Notice of Temporary Rulemaking (COVID-19)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: April 9, 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">TO: Interested Parties</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FROM: April Kelly, PEBB Rules Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RE: Notice of Temporary Rulemaking for OAR 101-015-0055, "All Benefit-Eligible Employees Not Included in Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act during the COVID-19 pandemic” and
OAR 101-015-0060 “All current PEBB ASIFlex Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Subscribers”</span><span lang="EN"><br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Oregon Health Authority, Public Employees’ Benefit Board (PEBB) is temporarily adopting OAR 101-015-0055 to 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. This temporary rule provides protection to PEBB members in the event they fall below the minimum number of working hours in a month to maintain core health benefit coverage and who are not in a current stability period under the
Affordable Care Act or on approved FMLA, CBIW or any other protected leave.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PEBB is temporarily adopting OAR 101-015-0060 to allow PEBB members more time to submit their Flexible Spending Account (FSA) claims from plan year 2019. The
claims runout period usually ends March 31. Due to the timing of the pandemic, PEBB is extending this deadline to June 30.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This rulemaking is effective April 9, 2020 – October 5, 2020.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more details, please see the attached Statement of Need and Justification and the full text of the temporary rules. In addition, the temporary rules are posted
to the </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lnks.gd_l_eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA0MDguMTk5NDAwNDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5vcmVnb24uZ292L29oYS9QRUJCL1BhZ2VzL0FkbWluLVJ1bGVzLmFzcHgifQ.6vMCXgWOneQKFlmNkjx54PzQvxpVxpGHB5708de7R48_br_77211464647-2Dl&d=DwMFAA&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=Ye2TJcKmajaH7i0GohgeT4Srp5hHhiLykSmuLOnXcPQ&m=kf5K9E6_r3ejoeamF2NsIMVBKboR8IXU9iVg-x0gHW4&s=tktFC4aovnDpKzmEQg3K-LMixykm_Ue5TPuvmu8lMww&e=" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PEBB
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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions, please contact PEBB Member Services at
</span><a href="mailto:pebb.inquiries@dhsoha.state.or.us"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">pebb.inquiries@dhsoha.state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">April Kelly</span></strong><span lang="EN"><br>
Program Benefits and Services Coordinator<br>
Oregon Educators Benefit Board / Public Employees’ Benefit Board<br>
Oregon Health Authority – Health Policy and Analytics<br>
Phone: 503-378-6588<br>
Email: </span><a href="mailto:April.R.Kelly@state.or.us" target="_blank"><span lang="EN">April.R.Kelly@state.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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