71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 3473
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3042
                   Ordered by the House May 10
             Including House Amendments dated May 10
 
Sponsored by Representative MORRISETTE (at the request of Adult
  Care Providers of Oregon)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Permits adult foster home providers to participate at own
expense in health and dental benefit programs available to state
employees.  { + Exempts adult foster home providers from
requirement that 75 percent of persons in group participate in
benefit plan. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to adult foster home providers; creating new provisions;
  and amending ORS 243.200.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 243.105 to 243.285. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) Providers of adult foster homes, as defined
in ORS 443.705, who are licensed by the Department of Human
Services may participate in a health benefit plan available to
state employees under ORS 243.105 to 243.285 at the expense of
the provider. For such purposes, providers shall be considered
eligible employees.
  (2) Providers who participate in the health benefit plan under
subsection (1) of this section may also participate in a dental
plan available to state employees under ORS 243.105 to 243.285 at
the expense of the provider. + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 243.200 is amended to read:
  243.200. (1) The Public Employees' Benefit Board may allow
self-pay groups to participate in benefit plans available to
eligible state employees  { - , - }  if the group meets a minimum
participation level equal to 75 percent of the persons in the
group.
  (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section applies to:
  (a) Any person or group of persons similarly situated exempted
by state or federal law from any minimum participation
requirement;   { - or - }
  (b) Any person or group of persons participating prior to
January 1, 1992, in a benefit plan that was offered by the State
Employes' Benefit Board { + ; or
  (c) Providers of adult foster homes participating in benefit
plans under section 2 of this 2001 Act + }.
  (3) As used in subsection (1) of this section, 'self-pay group'
means a group of persons other than state employees for whom the
state makes no contributions for benefit plans under ORS 243.105
to 243.285.
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