Or. Admin. R. 111-050-0020 - Initial Enrollment
(1) An
Eligible Early Retiree has 60 calendar days from the end date of active
eligible employee insurance coverage to:
(a)
Continue enrollment in OEBB-sponsored medical, dental, vision, basic life,
basic accidental death and dismemberment, optional life and optional accidental
death and dismemberment plans with the same eligible dependents which were
included on your coverage as an active employee; provided they are offered by
the Entity.
(b) Disenroll eligible
dependents covered during active enrollment. Dependents cannot be re-enrolled
once they are dropped from coverage, unless a Qualified Status Change event has
occured and is reported.
(c)
Disenroll in any or all plans. Once a retiree drops any type of coverage the
retiree cannot re-enroll in the coverage that was dropped.
(d) Change medical plan to a less expensive
medical plan if the Eligible Early Retiree is no longer receiving a monetary
contribution.
(2) All
retiree and dependent coverage must be continuous from the date the active
coverage ends.
(3) Coverage not
continued at the time of initial eligibility for early retiree benefits cannot
be added at a later date.
(4) An
Eligible Early Retiree may choose to continue enrollment in an OEBB-sponsored
medical plan, dental plan, vision plan, basic life, basic accidental death and
dismemberment, optional life, or optional accidental death and dismemberment
plan, or any combination of these, unless determined otherwise by a collective
bargaining agreement or documented entity policy with the following
restrictions:
(a) The Eligible Early Retiree
must be enrolled in an OEBB-sponsored optional life or optional accidental
death and dismemberment plan to continue optional spouse or dependent life or
accidental death and dismemberment, respectively.
(b) The Entity offers the plan(s) to their
retiree group.
(5) Plan
Change Periods: OEBB will offer an annual plan change period for Eligible Early
Retirees.
(6) An Eligible Early
Retiree can change benefit plans consistent with members of their former active
Employee Group.
(7) An Eligible
Early Retiree may not add dependents or enroll in coverage(s) he or she did not
select during the initial enrollment period, unless a Qualified Status Change
event has occured and is reported.
(8) An Eligible Early Retiree may choose to
reduce the amount of optional life and optional accidental death and
dismemberment coverage for themselves and/or their dependents, but may not
increase coverage in these plans.
(9) Qualified Status Changes (QSC): An
Eligible Early Retiree may make changes consistent with the OEBB QSC
Matrix.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 243.860 - 243.886
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 243.864(1)(a)
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