OAR 836-020-0770: Authority, Purpose and Effective Date of OAR 836-020-0770 to 836-020-0806

(1) OAR 836-020-0770 to 836-020-0806 are adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to the authority of ORS 731.244 and 743.552, for the purpose of implementing 743.552. (2) The purpose of OAR 836-020-0770 to 836-020-0806 is to: (a) Establish a uniform order of benefit determination under which plans pay claims; (b) Reduce duplication of benefits by permitting a reduction of the benefits to be paid by plans that, as provided in OAR 836-020-0770 to 836-020-0806, do not have to pay their benefits first; and (c) Provide greater efficiency in the processing of claims when a person is covered under more than one plan.