OAR 839-001-0720
Notification of Termination of Group Health Insurance Policy

(1)

When an employer receives notice from a contractor or insurer who is providing or has provided the employer with a group health insurance policy that the policy is terminated by the insurer and when the employer does not replace the group health insurance coverage with another group health insurance policy, the employer shall notify all employees who were covered under the terminated policy.

(2)

The employer shall notify the employees in writing no later than ten working days from the date the employer has received notice from the contractor or insurer that the group health insurance policy is terminated.

(3)

The employer shall deliver the notice to each employee who was covered by the terminated group health insurance policy as follows:

(a)

The employer shall deliver the notice to each employee affected in person; or

(b)

The employer shall deliver the notice to each employee affected by mailing the notice to the employee’s home address as recorded in the employer’s records.

(4)

If the employer mails the notice, the employer shall complete a certificate of mailing for each notice mailed.

(5)

If the employer delivers the notice in person, the employer shall request the employee to acknowledge in writing that the employee received the notice.

(6)

The notice to employees shall contain the following information:

(a)

A statement to the effect that the group health insurance policy covering the employees has been terminated;

(b)

A statement to the effect that the employer will no longer provide group health insurance coverage for its employees;

(c)

The date the termination of the group health insurance policy takes effect;

(d)

An exact and clearly legible copy of the information supplied to the employer by the contractor or insurer pursuant to ORS 743.560.

Source: Rule 839-001-0720 — Notification of Termination of Group Health Insurance Policy, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=839-001-0720 (accessed May 26, 2025).

839–001–0000
Notice of Proposed Rule 839–001–0100
Definitions for Regulations Pertaining to Maximum Hours of Work in Mills, Factories, Manufacturing Establishments 839–001–0125
Individual Exemptions from Regulations Pertaining to Maximum Hours of Work in Mills, Factories, Manufacturing Establishments 839–001–0127
Establishment Exemptions from Regulations Pertaining to Maximum Hours of Work in Mills, Factories, Manufacturing Establishments 839–001–0130
Exempt and Non-exempt Work for Regulations Pertaining to Maximum Hours of Work in Mills, Factories, Manufacturing Establishments 839–001–0140
Determination of the Day 839–001–0143
Failure to Establish a Workweek 839–001–0145
Determination of Employees “Employed in” a Named Establishment for Regulations Pertaining to Maximum Hours of Work in Mills, Factories, Manufacturing Establishments 839–001–0147
Employee’s Written Consent to Work up to 60 Hours in a Workweek 839–001–0148
Undue Hardship Notices and Employee’s Written Consent 839–001–0150
Civil Penalties for Violation of ORS 652.020, Maximum Working Hours in Mills, Factories and Manufacturing Establishments: Overtime Hours and Pay 839–001–0153
Violations Separate and Distinct 839–001–0155
Violations of ORS 652.020 for Which a Civil Penalty May Be Imposed 839–001–0160
Schedule of Civil Penalties for Violations of ORS 652.020 839–001–0200
Deductions for Garnishment Processing Fee 839–001–0250
Deductions for Costs of Benefits Paid by the Employer While the Employee Is on OFLA Leave 839–001–0300
Liability of Employer for Issuance of Dishonored Check in Payment of Wages 839–001–0410
Definitions for Regulations Pertaining to the Payment of Wages at Termination of Employment 839–001–0420
Payment of Wages at Termination of Employment 839–001–0430
When Layoff is Considered Termination of Employment 839–001–0440
Special Provisions for Payment of Wages at Termination for Seasonal Farmworkers and Seasonal Reforestation Workers 839–001–0450
Forwarding Wages and Direct Deposit of Wages at Termination of Employment 839–001–0460
Payment in Case of a Dispute over the Amount of Wages Due at Termination of Employment/Employee Rights and Remedies 839–001–0470
Penalty for Failure to Pay Wages on Termination of Employment 839–001–0490
Special Provisions for Payment of Wages at Termination for Employees of Businesses Primarily Engaged in the Sale of Motor Vehicles or Farm Implements Who Are Paid on a Commission Basis 839–001–0495
Violations Separate and Distinct 839–001–0496
Civil Penalties for Violation of Regulations Pertaining to the Payment of Wages 839–001–0500
Definitions for Wage Security Fund Regulations 839–001–0510
Eligibility for Wage Payment from the Wage Security Fund 839–001–0515
Factors to Be Considered in Making Determinations Related to Eligibility for Payment from the Wage Security Fund 839–001–0520
Amount of Claim to Be Paid from the Wage Security Fund 839–001–0525
Priority of Payments from the Wage Security Fund 839–001–0530
Wage Security Fund Amount Available for Claim Payment: Prorating Claims When Insufficient Funds are Available 839–001–0550
Procedure for Timely and Cost Efficient Method for the Payment of Wages from the Wage Security Fund 839–001–0560
Recovery from Employers When Sums Paid from the Wage Security Fund 839–001–0700
Definitions for Regulations Pertaining to Moneys Collected from Employees for Group Health Insurance Coverage and Notification of Various Parties on Termination of Group Health Insurance Coverage 839–001–0710
Effective Dates for Civil Penalty Provisions 839–001–0720
Notification of Termination of Group Health Insurance Policy 839–001–0730
Records to Be Kept/Availability of Records 839–001–0740
Employee Notification Form for Termination of Group Health Insurance Coverage 839–001–0760
Violations Separate and Distinct 839–001–0770
Violations of ORS 652.710(10) and (3) for Which a Civil Penalty May Be Assessed 839–001–0780
Criteria for Determining a Civil Penalty 839–001–0790
Schedule of Civil Penalties for Violation of ORS 652.710(1) 839–001–0800
Schedule of Civil Penalties for Violation of ORS 652.710(3)

May 26, 2025

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