Chapter 243 — Chapter 243

ORS 243.864 Duties; rules; contracts; personnel. (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board

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ORS 243.866 Benefit plans; criteria; coverage options; payroll deductions; rules. (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board shall contract for benefit plans best designed to meet the needs and provide for the welfare of eligible employees, the districts and local governments. In considering whether to enter into a contract for a benefit plan, the board shall place emphasis on

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ORS 243.867 Participation in benefit plan by local government. (1) The governing body of a local government may elect to participate in a benefit plan offered by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board

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ORS 243.868 Benefit plans for other than health and dental benefits; premiums; district plans. (1) In addition to contracting for health and dental benefit plans, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board may contract with carriers to provide other benefit plans including, but not limited to, insurance or other benefits based on life, supplemental medical, supplemental dental, supplemental vision, accidental death or disability insurance plans

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ORS 243.869 Coverage of adult disabled children. (1) If the Oregon Educators Benefit Board provides options under which an eligible employee may arrange coverage for family members under ORS 243.866, the board shall allow coverage of an adult disabled child of the eligible employee if

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ORS 243.870 Long term care benefit plans. (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board may make available to eligible employees and family members one or more fully insured long term care benefit plans. Notwithstanding ORS 243.860, for purposes of this subsection, “family member” includes family members, as defined by the board, the parents of the eligible employee and the parents of the spouse or domestic partner of the eligible employee

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ORS 243.872 Requirements when board offers long term care benefit plan. (1) If the Oregon Educators Benefit Board offers a long term care benefit plan under ORS 243.870, the board shall

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ORS 243.874 Flexible benefit plans; rules. (1) In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided by law to provide benefit plans for eligible employees, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board may provide and administer flexible benefit plans under which eligible employees may choose among taxable and nontaxable benefits as provided in the federal Internal Revenue Code

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ORS 243.876 Payroll deductions; reports. (1) Upon receipt of a request in writing from an eligible employee, the payroll disbursing officer may deduct from the salary or wages of the employee an amount of money indicated in the request for payment of the amount set forth in benefit plans selected by the employee for the employee and family members

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ORS 243.877 Benefit plans offered by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board that reimburse the cost of medical and other health services and supplies must comply with the requirements for health benefit plan coverage described in

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ORS 243.878 Board authority with respect to health benefit plans; termination of participation. (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board may employ whatever means are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS 243.860 to 243.886. This authority includes, but is not limited to, authority to self-insure and to seek clarification, amendment, modification, suspension or termination of any agreement or contract

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ORS 243.879 Reimbursement methodology for payment to hospitals. (1) A carrier that contracts with the Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide to eligible employees and their dependents a benefit plan that reimburses the cost of inpatient or outpatient hospital services or supplies shall reimburse a claim for the cost of a hospital service or supply that is covered by, or is similar to a service or supply that is covered by, the Medicare program in an amount that does not exceed

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ORS 243.880 Oregon Educators Benefit Account; continuing appropriation; monthly deposits. (1) There is created the Oregon Educators Benefit Account, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Educators Benefit Board to cover the board’s expenses incurred in connection with the administration of ORS 243.860 to 243.886

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ORS 243.882 Monthly participation assessment; purposes; maximum account balance. Subject to legislative budgetary authorization for operation of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the board’s administration of benefit plans and other duties under ORS 243.860 to 243.886, an amount not to exceed two percent of the monthly employer and employee contributions for benefit plans shall be forwarded by each participating district and local government to the board and deposited by the board in the State Treasury to the credit of the Oregon Educators Benefit Account to meet the board’s administrative and other costs authorized by ORS 243.860 to 243.886. The board shall ensure that the balance in the account does not exceed five percent of the monthly total of employer and employee contributions for more than 120 days. [2007 c.7 §12; 2013 c.731 §22]

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ORS 243.884 Oregon Educators Revolving Fund; continuous appropriation to board; purposes; rules; moneys paid into fund. (1) There is created the Oregon Educators Revolving Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Oregon Educators Revolving Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Educators Benefit Board to cover the board’s expenses incurred in connection with the administration of ORS 243.860 to 243.886. Moneys in the Oregon Educators Revolving Fund may be retained for limited periods of time as established by the board by rule. Among other purposes, the board may retain the funds to pay premiums, control expenditures, stabilize premiums and self-insure. The board may establish subaccounts within the Oregon Educators Revolving Fund

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ORS 243.886 Limitations on district participation in benefit plans; exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, a district may not provide or contract for a benefit plan and eligible employees of districts may not participate in a benefit plan unless the benefit plan

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ORS 243.910 Definitions for ORS 243.910 to 243.945. As used in ORS 243.910 to 243.945

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ORS 243.920 Assisting employees to obtain supplemental benefits; employee contribution. (1) The board may, in its discretion, assist its employees who are members of the Public Employees Retirement System and who elect to be so assisted by filing an election as provided in ORS 243.940, in the purchase of retirement benefits supplementing the benefits to which those employees are entitled under the system. For this purpose the board and its employees may enter into contracts with one or more life insurance or annuity companies

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ORS 243.930 Board contributions; investment; purchase of benefits. (1) If an employee assisted under ORS 243.920 (1) has made contributions to the Public Employees Retirement Fund during each of five calendar years, the board shall contribute an amount toward the purchase of the supplemental retirement benefits equal to the contributions toward the purchase made by the employee on annual salary in excess of $4,800. The amounts of those contributions by the board shall be paid promptly by the board to the life insurance or annuity company in accordance with the terms of the applicable contract

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ORS 243.935 Employer assumption of full amount of employee contributions. Pursuant to the provisions of ORS 238.205, an employer may “pick-up,” assume or pay the full amount of contributions which would otherwise have been made by an employee assisted under ORS 243.920, whether the employee agreed to make the contributions by payroll deduction, reduction in salary or the forgoing of a salary increase. [1989 c.799 §18]

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ORS 243.940 Employee election; cancellation of election. (1) Employees may elect to be assisted by the board under ORS 243.920 (1), or may cancel that election, only as provided in this section

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ORS 243.945 Employees not eligible for assistance. Notwithstanding ORS 243.910 to 243.945, any person who is hired on or after September 9, 1995, is not eligible to be assisted by the board under the provisions of ORS 243.910 to 243.945. [1995 c.600 §4; 2015 c.767 §70]

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ORS 243.950 Public Safety Memorial Fund. The Public Safety Memorial Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned, if any, shall inure to the benefit of the Public Safety Memorial Fund. All moneys deposited in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training for the purposes of ORS 243.954 to 243.974, to be expended by the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board, established by ORS 243.952, as provided in ORS 243.954 to 243.974. However, the board may not expend more than $60,000 per biennium of the moneys for administrative costs of the board incurred under ORS 243.954 to 243.974. [1999 c.981 §3]

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ORS 243.952 Public Safety Memorial Fund Board; officers; quorum; meetings; staff. (1) There is established within the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training a Public Safety Memorial Fund Board consisting of six members appointed by the Governor from the membership of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training. The Governor shall appoint members to represent each of the following

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ORS 243.954 Definitions for ORS 243.954 to 243.974. As used in ORS 243.954 to 243.974

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ORS 243.956 Eligibility for benefits from fund; types of benefits. (1) A person is eligible for an award of benefits from the Public Safety Memorial Fund if the person

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ORS 243.958 Initial application for benefits. (1) An applicant for benefits under ORS 243.956 (4) must file an initial application under oath on a form furnished by the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board. The initial application must include

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ORS 243.959 Supplemental application for benefits. An applicant for benefits under ORS 243.956 (5) to (10) shall file a supplemental application under oath on a form furnished by the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board. The supplemental application must include

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ORS 243.960 Application information public record. All information submitted to the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board by an applicant is a public record under ORS 192.311 and is open to public inspection unless the board determines that the information should be kept confidential. [1999 c.981 §7]

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ORS 243.962 Determination of award amount. (1) In determining the amount of benefits for which an applicant is eligible, the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board shall

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ORS 243.964 Order. After processing an initial application filed under ORS 243.958 or a supplemental application filed under ORS 243.959, the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board shall enter an order stating

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ORS 243.966 Reconsideration; no review. (1) If an applicant disagrees with the order entered under ORS 243.964, the applicant may request reconsideration by the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board by filing the request with the board no later than 30 days after entry of the order. The board shall reconsider any order for which a request for reconsideration is timely received. The board shall notify the applicant of its decision on reconsideration within 30 days of the board’s receipt of the request for reconsideration. The board’s decision is final and not subject to administrative or judicial review

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ORS 243.968 Payment of awards. (1) When a person eligible to receive an award under ORS 243.956 is younger than 18 years of age or is incompetent, the board may pay the award to a relative, guardian or attorney of the person on behalf of and for the benefit of the person. In such case, the board may require the payee to

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ORS 243.969 Payment of lump sum benefits. (1) If the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board awards lump sum benefits under ORS 243.956 and no designation of beneficiary form has been completed under ORS 243.974 (1), the board shall pay the benefits to the family member or parent of a public safety officer who suffered a qualifying death as follows

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ORS 243.970 Authority of board; rules; report. To carry out the provisions and purposes of ORS 243.954 to 243.974, the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board may

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ORS 243.972 Gifts; requirements for tax deductibility. The Public Safety Memorial Fund Board shall investigate whether gifts made to the board under ORS 243.970 are, or could be, tax deductible contributions for the donors. If the gifts do not qualify as tax deductible contributions, the board shall take whatever actions are necessary to ensure that gifts meet the requirements for tax deductibility, unless such action would alter the purposes of ORS 243.954 to 243.974. [1999 c.981 §18]

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ORS 243.974 Designation of beneficiary form; notice required when public safety officer suffers qualifying death or disability. (1) At the time a public safety officer is hired or utilized as a volunteer, the agency employing or utilizing the public safety officer shall provide the public safety officer with a designation of beneficiary form on which the public safety officer may elect to designate a person to receive benefits under ORS 243.956 in lieu of the standard beneficiaries identified in ORS 243.969. If the public safety officer completes the beneficiary form, the agency shall retain the beneficiary form until an initial application is filed under ORS 243.958

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