OAR 836-081-0020: Statutory Authority; Purpose; Applicability

(1) OAR 836-081-0020 and 836-081-0030 are adopted pursuant to the general rulemaking authority of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services in ORS 731.244 as an aid in effectuation of 746.015(2). (2) The purpose of OAR 836-081-0020 to 836-081-0030 is to protect blind or partially blind members of the insurance-buying public from unfair discrimination by insurers by identifying specific acts or practices that are prohibited by ORS 746.015(2) when an insurer engages in one or more of them solely on the basis of blindness or partial blindness. (3) OAR 836-081-0020 to 836-081-0030 shall apply to all insurance transactions.