Recently adopted rules

Rules affected: OAR 441-730-0070, 441-735-0070, 441-850-0045, 441-890-00752

Rule Summary:
Amended advertising regulations to add new requirement regarding displaying consumer finance lender licensing information.

Filed: December 16, 2019

Effective: January 1, 2020

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 441-740-0000, 441-740-0010, 441-740-0020, 441-740-0025, 441-740-0029, 441-740-0035

Rule Summary:
Amended to add definition for “large items” that can be stored in an off-site location and add the definition of “reasonable care” that is currently in OAR 441-740-0020.

Filed: December 16, 2019

Effective: January 1, 2020

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 441-175-0002

Rule Summary:
Amended to increase the broker-dealer salesperson license renewal to $60.

Filed: March 18, 2019

Effective: April 1, 2019

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 441-710-0527

Rule Summary:
Defines "regular meetings" and its frequency.

Filed: January 14, 2019

Effective: January 15, 2019

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 441-175-0185

Rule Summary:
Adopted to recognize surplus lines and risk retention coverage as meeting the requirements ORS 59.175. The rule also provides clarity regarding providing proof of errors and omissions insurance required by ORS 59.175.

Filed: October 10, 2018

Effective: October 10, 2018

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 441-175-0120, 441-175-0130

Rule Summary:
Amended to include a reference to the FINRA Series 66 exam.

Filed: October 10, 2018

Effective: October 10, 2018

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 836-012-0000, 836-012-0006, 836-012-0011, 836-012-0021, 836-012-0031, 836-012-0041, 836-012-0046, 836- 012-0051, 836-012-0060, 836-012-0070, 836-012-0080, 836-012-0090, 836-012-0100, 836-012-0110

Rule Summary:
Amended to identify the director’s authority for adopting and revising the requirements for a ceding insurer to receive credit for reinsurance as an asset or a reduction from liability. Also references forms as Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 4.

Filed: December 19, 2019

Effective: January 1, 2020

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 836-053-1200, 836-053-1203

Rule Summary:
Clarify that rules apply to prior authorizations for all items and services covered by a health benefit plan, and to prior authorization requests made by enrollees as well as providers; clarify timeline for health benefit plan determinations and required communications related to prior authorization requests and requests for additional information; establish that compliance with proposed rule will be sufficient to establish compliance with statutory requirement to act promptly in response to requests for prior authorization.

Filed: December 19, 2019

Effective: January 1, 2020

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 836-011-0000, 836-011-0030, 836-027-0030, 836-031-0605

Rule Summary:
Amends for the purpose of prescribing: (1) the required financial statement forms, with instructions, to be filed annually by insurers; (2) the required financial statement forms, with instructions, to be filed quarterly by insurers; and (3) the required annual statement supplements, with instructions, to be filed by insurers, for the 2019 annual and 2020 quarterly reporting years. In addition, clarifies the rule’s applicability to multiple employer welfare arrangements and to specify the need for compliance with annual statement instructions posted on the division’s website.

Filed: December 19, 2019

Effective: January 1, 2020

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: 836-071-0101, 836-071-0113, 836-071-0118, 836-071-0120, 836-071-0127, 836-071-0130, 836-071-0135, 836- 071-0140, 836-071-0145

Rule Summary:
Amended to specify the form and manner of license application submissions, to make technical changes and to update references to statutory authority, i.e., to substitute references to the provisions of Oregon Laws 2019, chapter 151 (Senate Bill 251).

Filed: November 27, 2019

Effective: January 1, 2020

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 836-027-0200

Rule Summary:
Amended to require the board of directors to approve the custodial agreement and requires certificated securities of the insurance company to be held separately from all other securities or in a fungible bulk.

Filed: November 25, 2019

Effective: January 1, 2020

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 836-053-0013

Rule Summary:
Amends Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 to OAR 836-053-0013 with updated plan standards for Standard Bronze and Standard Silver health benefit plans.

Filed: July 23, 2019

Effective: July 23, 2019

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report
• Exhibit 1 to OAR 836-053-0013: 2020 Bronze plan cost-sharing matrix
• Exhibit 2 to OAR 836-053-0013: 2020 Silver plan cost-sharing matrix

Rules affected: OAR 836-053-0320, 836-053-0330

Rule Summary:
Amended to clarify period to which annual report applies; amended to clarify period to which evidence of coverage applies; amended to explain how Medicare Advantage network adequacy standards must be adjusted for the age demographics of the plan’s enrollees; amended to remove the federal network adequacy standards applicable to Qualified Health Plans as an acceptable nationallyrecognized standard to use in demonstrating compliance with Oregon’s network adequacy requirements.

Filed: June 17, 2019

Effective: July 1, 2019

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 836-043-0125, 836-043-0130, 836-043-0135, 836-043-0145, 836-043-0150, 836-043-0155, 836-043-0165

Rule Summary:
Revises wording of description of alternative audit level.

Filed: April 19, 2019

Effective: July 1, 2019

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report
• Exhibit 1 to OAR 836-043-0130
• Exhibit 2 to OAR 836-043-0155

Rules affected: OAR 836-053-0473, 836-200-0500, 836-200-0505, 836-200-0510, 836-200-0515, 836-200-0520, 836-200-0525, 836-200-0530, 836-200-0535, 836-200-0540, 836-200-0545, 836-200-0550, 836-200-0555, 836-200-0560

Rule Summary:
Adopt additional requirement to include an appendix with specified information regarding prescription drug costs in rate filings for individual or small employer health benefit plans.

Filed: February, 2019

Effective: March 1, 2019

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order
• Summary of Testimony and Hearing Officer's Report

Rules affected: OAR 836-031-0605

Rule Summary:
Refile to use rule text of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. There are no substantive changes.

Filed: January 4, 2019

Effective: January 4, 2019

Documents:

• Permanent Administrative Order