Source: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/2007/735.610
Timestamp: 2020-02-21 06:45:10
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ORS 735.610 - Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board - 2007 Oregon Revised Statutes
2007 ORS Vol. 16 Chapter 735 Section 735.610
2007 ORS 735.610¹
(1) There is created in the Department of Consumer and Business Services the Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Board. The board shall establish the Oregon Medical Insurance Pool and otherwise carry out the responsibilities of the board under ORS 735.600 (Legislative intent) to 735.650 (Application of provisions of Insurance Code).
(2) The board shall consist of nine individuals, eight of whom shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or the director’s designee shall be a member of the board. The chair of the board shall be elected from among the members of the board. The board shall at all times, to the extent possible, include at least one representative of a domestic insurance company licensed to transact health insurance, one representative of a domestic not-for-profit health care service contractor, one representative of a health maintenance organization, one representative of reinsurers and two members of the general public who are not associated with the medical profession, a hospital or an insurer.
(3) The director may fill any vacancy on the board by appointment.
(4) The board shall have the general powers and authority granted under the laws of this state to insurance companies with a certificate of authority to transact health insurance and the specific authority to:
(a) Enter into such contracts as are necessary or proper to carry out the provisions and purposes of ORS 735.600 (Legislative intent) to 735.650 (Application of provisions of Insurance Code) including the authority to enter into contracts with similar pools of other states for the joint performance of common administrative functions, or with persons or other organizations for the performance of administrative functions;
(b) Recover any assessments for, on behalf of, or against insurers;
(c) Take such legal action as is necessary to avoid the payment of improper claims against the pool or the coverage provided by or through the pool;
(d) Establish appropriate rates, rate schedules, rate adjustments, expense allowances, insurance producers’ referral fees, claim reserves or formulas and perform any other actuarial function appropriate to the operation of the pool. Rates may not be unreasonable in relation to the coverage provided, the risk experience and expenses of providing the coverage. Rates and rate schedules may be adjusted for appropriate risk factors such as age and area variation in claim costs and shall take into consideration appropriate risk factors in accordance with established actuarial and underwriting practices;
(e) Issue policies of insurance in accordance with the requirements of ORS 735.600 (Legislative intent) to 735.650 (Application of provisions of Insurance Code);
(f) Appoint from among insurers appropriate actuarial and other committees as necessary to provide technical assistance in the operation of the pool, policy and other contract design, and any other function within the authority of the board;
(g) Seek advances to effect the purposes of the pool; and
(h) Establish rules, conditions and procedures for reinsuring risks under ORS 735.600 (Legislative intent) to 735.650 (Application of provisions of Insurance Code).
(5) Each member of the board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions).
(6) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules, as provided under ORS chapter 183, implementing policies recommended by the board for the purpose of carrying out ORS 735.600 (Legislative intent) to 735.650 (Application of provisions of Insurance Code).
(7) In consultation with the board, the director shall employ such staff and consultants as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out responsibilities under ORS 735.600 (Legislative intent) to 735.650 (Application of provisions of Insurance Code). [1987 c.838 §4; 1989 c.838 §7; 1993 c.744 §190; 1995 c.79 §361; 2001 c.356 §1; 2003 c.364 §95]
Crea­tion, structure and func­tion of Oregon Medical Insurance Pool, (1989) Vol 46, p 155
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2007, Chapter 735, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­735ano.­htm (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).