OAR 111-080-0050: Policy Term Violations

(1) An OEBB-contracted insurance carrier may remove from coverage and/or deny the claims of an OEBB member due to policy term violations. Removal from coverage for policy term violations is at the discretion of the insurance carrier. (A) If a policy term violation results in a termination from the plan or carrier that the violation was committed, it will not prevent the member from continuing enrollment in other OEBB types of coverages (e.g., medical, dental, vision, life, etc.), as long as they remain an employee and eligible for these benefits. (B) If an eligible employee commits a policy term violation and loses coverage, OEBB will remove the entire family from the insurance plan since the benefits are extended to his or her dependents through the eligible employee. If the eligible employee chooses to, and it is offered, they can enroll in a different carrier plan (if applicable) during open enrollment and cover themselves and dependents during the upcoming plan year. (C) If a dependent commits a policy term violation, OEBB will remove only the dependent from the insurance plan. If the eligible employee chooses to and it is offered, they can enroll in a different carrier plan (if applicable) during open enrollment and cover the dependent during the upcoming plan year, or as defined by the carrier. (D) The OEBB member who is removed from an OEBB sponsored insurance plan may appeal the decision through the carrier that terminated coverage. (E) When a policy term violation has been discovered and investigated, the applicable insurance carrier will notify OEBB and the member with the outcome. (2) The insurance carrier may do the following when a member has violated a provision of the policy the OEBB member has enrolled in, committed fraudulent activity or misrepresentation: (A) The insurance carrier may retain the value of any expenditure it made related to the member who committed the fraudulent activity or misrepresentation. (B) The insurance carrier may deny future enrollments of the individual in accordance with the carrier’s policies.