ORS 743B.003
Purposes
(1)
To promote the availability of health insurance coverage to groups regardless of their enrollees’ health status or claims experience;(2)
To prevent abusive rating practices;(3)
To require disclosure of rating practices to purchasers of small employer and individual health benefit plans;(4)
To prohibit the use of preexisting condition exclusions;(5)
To encourage the availability of individual health benefit plans for individuals who are not enrolled in group health benefit plans;(6)
To improve renewability and continuity of coverage for employers and covered individuals;(7)
To improve the efficiency and fairness of the health insurance marketplace; and(8)
To ensure that health insurance coverage in Oregon satisfies the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152), and that enforcement authority for those requirements is retained by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. [Formerly 743.731; 2021 c.281 §1]
Source:
Section 743B.003 — Purposes, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors743B.html.
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