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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules for the approval of one community-based health care initiative per community that meets the requirements under subsection (2) of this section and of a community-based health care improvement program that meets the requirements under subsection (3) of this section. The authority may not approve community-based health care initiatives for more than three communities during the period beginning with June 23, 2009, and ending June 30, 2013.
(2) An approved community-based health care initiative shall:
(a) Be a nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors that includes, but is not limited to, representatives of participating health care providers and qualified employers. At least 80 percent of the board members must be residents of the community.
(b) Contract with health care providers that offer health care services in the community to provide services to enrollees in the program.
(c) Recruit qualified employers to enroll in the program.
(d) Establish an operational structure for:
(A) Assisting employees of qualified employers or their dependents to enroll in state medical assistance programs if appropriate;
(B) Enrolling qualified employees and their dependents in the community-based health care improvement program;
(C) Billing and collecting dues from qualified employers and qualified employees; and
(D) Reimbursing participating health care providers for services to enrollees.
(e) Establish a set of health care services that are covered in the community-based health care improvement program, cost-sharing requirements and incentives to encourage the utilization of primary care, wellness and chronic disease management services.
(f) Maintain a liquid reserve account in an amount sufficient to pay all claims that have been incurred but not yet charged for a period of at least two months.
(g) Provide to each qualified employee enrolled in the program a clear and concise written statement that describes the community-based health care improvement program and that includes:
(A) The health care services that are covered;
(B) Any exclusions or limitations on coverage of health care services, including any requirements for prior authorization;
(C) Copayments, coinsurance, deductibles and any other cost-sharing requirements;
(D) A list of participating health care providers;
(E) The complaint process described in subsection (3)(b) of this section; and
(F) The conditions under which the program or coverage through the program may be terminated.
(h) Comply with the requirements of ORS 735.725 and 735.727.
(3) An approved community-based health care improvement program shall:
(a) Reimburse the cost of the set of health care services established by the initiative and provided in the community to qualified employers, qualified employees and their dependents.
(b) Include an enrollee complaint process that ensures the resolution of complaints within 45 days.
(4) An individual who is a qualified employee and whose employment with a qualified employer terminates may elect to continue enrollment of the individual and the individual's dependents in an approved community-based health care improvement program for no more than 18 months by paying the required dues. The dues may not be greater than the amount that would be charged if the individual remained a qualified employee. An approved community-based health care initiative must notify an employee of the opportunity to continue coverage upon the individual's termination of coverage under the qualified employer's program.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Insurance § 735.723 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-56-insurance/or-rev-st-sect-735-723/
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