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Finance and securities regulation

​​Rules affected:
OAR 441-860-0030

Rule Summary:
Allows Oregon licensed loan originators and employees to work from home.

​​Rules affected:
OAR 441-860-0040

Rule Summary:
Sets forth mortgage broker/mortgage bankers standards and oversight of loan originators and employees who work from home.

Filed: Sept. 21, 2022

Effective: Oct. 01, 2022

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​Rules affected:
OAR 441-895-0005, 441-895-0010, 441-895-0015, 441-895-0020, 441-895-0025, 441-895-0030, 441-895-0035, 441-895-0040, 441-895-0045, 441-895-0050, 441-895-0055, 441-895-0060, 441-895-0065, 441-895-0070, 441-895-0075, 441-895-0080, 441-895-0085, 441-895-0090, 441-895-0095, 441-895-0110

Summary:
Senate Bill 485 (2021) required persons servicing student loans to be licensed by the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. These rules provide the requirements for licensure. They establish submission of specific materials needed to apply and renew through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System. They establish the application fees and process for an assessment in order to administer the program.​

Filed: June 27, 2022

Effective: July 1, ​2022

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​​Rules affected:
OAR 441-720-0300, 441-720-0305, 441-720-0310, 441-720-0315, 441-720-0320, 441-720-0325, 441-720-0330, 441-720-0335, 441-720-0340, 441-720-0345, 441-720-0350, 441-720-0355, 441-720-0360, 441-720-0365, 441-720-0370, 441-720-0375, 441-720-0380

Rule Summary:
Includes new definitions that address whether and when the member business lending rules apply, including which credit union members and loans fall within the rules.​

Filed: May 18, 2022

Effective: June 01, 2022

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Prescription Drug Afforability Board (PDAB)

​Rules affected:  OAR 925-100-0001, 925-100-0002, 925-100-0003

Summary:
These rules are necessary for the operation of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) to promulgate administrative rules consistent with its authority under SB 844 (2021).

Filed: June 27, 2022

Effective: June 27, ​2022 through Dec 23, 2022​

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Insurance regulation

​​​​​​​Rules affected: OAR 836-085-0055

Rule Summary:

Amend in order to clarify notice period requirements for commercial liability insurance policy cancellations as outlined within the published DFR product standards.

Filed: Sept. 23, 2022

Effective: Oct. ​1, 2022

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​​​​​Rules affected: OAR 836-053-0006

Rule Summary:

Defines the term “employer association” and specifies the items that a health insurance carrier must provide to the department for approval prior to issuing group health benefit coverage to an employer association. Requires carriers to notify the department of any changes to the required information at least annually

Filed: August 31, 2022

Effective: September 1, 2022

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​​​​​Rules affected: OAR 836-042-0045

Rule Summary:

Amended for revisions to become effective on or before October 1, 2022, is prescribed as the statistical plan for workers’ compensation and employers' liability insurance.

Filed: August 29, 2022

Effective: September 1, 2022

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​​​​Rules affected: OAR 836-053-0025

Rule Summary:

Regulation of the insulin co-pay amount for health benefit plans.

Filed: June 16, 2022

Effective: July 1, 2022

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​​​​Rule affected: OAR 836-053-0013

Rule Summary:
Update standard bronze and silver plans.

Filed: June 16, 2022

Effective: July 1, 2022

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​​​Rules affected: OAR 836-200-0600, 836-200-0605, 836-200-0610, 836-200-0615, 836-200-0620, 836-200-0625, 836-200-0630, 836-200-0635, 836-200-0640, 836-200-0645, 836-200-0650, 836-200-0655, 836-200-0660, 836-200-0670

Rule Summary:

These rules establish provisions for the permanent administration of the pharmaceutical representative licensing program created by Senate Bill 763 (2021).

Temporary rules were put in place in December of 2021 to facilitate administration of the licensing program during calendar year 2022. These temporary rules expired June 17, 2022.

These permanent rules effective June 17, 2022 replace the temporary rules.​

Filed: June 16, 2022

Effective: June 17, 2022

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​​​​​​Rules affected: OAR 836-053-1420

Rule Summary:
Adopt to establish reporting of behavioral health benefits.

​​​Rules affected: OAR 836-053-1425

Rule Summary:
Definitions for behavioral health benefits reporting.

​​​Rules affected: OAR 836-053-1430

Rule Summary:
Adopt the form and manner for behavioral health benefit reporting​.​

Filed: Feb. 11, 2022

Effective: Feb. 15, 2022

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