836-052-0136 Standard Medicare Supplement Benefit Plans for 1990 Standardized Medicare Supplement Benefit Plan Policies or Certificates Issued for Delivery on or After July 1, 1992 and with an Effective Date of Coverage Prior to June 1, 2010 (1) An issuer shall make available to each prospective policyholder and certificate holder a policy form or certificate form containing only the basic core benefits, as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3). (2) No groups, packages or combinations of Medicare supplement benefits other than those listed in this rule shall be offered for sale in this state except as may be permitted in section (6) of this rule and in OAR 836-052-0139. (3) Benefit plans must be uniform in structure, language, designation and format to the standard benefit plans "A" through “L" listed in this rule and conform to the definitions in OAR 836-052-0119. Each standard benefit plan must be designated by the letter assigned to it under this rule. Each benefit must be structured in accordance with the format provided in 836-052-0133(3) and (4) or (5) and list the benefits in the order shown in this rule. For purposes of this rule, "structure, language, and format" means style, arrangement, and overall content of a benefit. (4) In addition to the benefit plan designations required in section (3) of this rule, an issuer may use other designations to the extent permitted by law. (5) The content of benefit plans must be as follows: (a) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "A" shall be limited to the basic core benefits common to all benefit plans, as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3); (b) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "B" shall include only the following: The core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible as defined in 836-052-0133(4)(a); (c) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "C" shall include only the following: the core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, Skilled Nursing Facility Care, Medicare Part B Deductible and Medically Necessary Emergency Care in a Foreign Country, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4); (d) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "D" shall include only the following: The core benefit, as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, Skilled Nursing Facility Care, Medically Necessary Emergency Care in a Foreign Country and the At-Home Recovery Benefit, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4); (e) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "E" shall include only the following: The core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, Skilled Nursing Facility Care, Medically Necessary Emergency Care in a Foreign Country and Preventive Medical Care, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4); (f) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "F" shall include only the following: The core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, the Skilled Nursing Facility Care, the Part B Deductible, 100 percent of the Medicare Part B excess Charges and Medically Necessary Emergency Care in a Foreign Country, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4); (g) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit high deductible plan "F" shall include only the following: 100 percent of covered expenses following the payment of the annual high deductible plan "F" deductible. The covered expenses include the core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, skilled nursing facility care, the Medicare Part B deductible, 100 percent of the Medicare Part B excess charges and medically necessary emergency care in a foreign country, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4). The annual high deductible plan "F" deductible shall consist of out-of-pocket expenses, other than premiums, for services covered by the Medicare supplement plan "F" policy, and shall be in addition to any other specific benefit deductibles. The annual high deductible Plan "F" deductible shall be $1500 for 1998 and 1999, and shall be based on the calendar year. The deductible shall be adjusted annually thereafter according to the method prescribed in 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(p)(11)(C) to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the twelve-month period ending with August of the preceding year, and rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. (h) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "G" shall include only the following: The core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, Skilled Nursing Facility Care, 80 percent of the Medicare Part B Excess Charges, Medically Necessary Emergency Care in a Foreign Country, and the At-Home Recovery Benefit, each as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(4). (i) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "H" shall consist of only the following: The core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, Skilled Nursing Facility Care, Basic Prescription Drug Benefit and Medically Necessary Emergency Care in a Foreign Country, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4). The outpatient prescription drug benefit shall not be included in a Medicare supplement policy sold after December 31, 2005; (j) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "I" shall consist of only the following: The core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, Skilled Nursing Facility Care, 100 percent of the Medicare Part B Excess Charges, Basic Prescription Drug Benefit, Medically Necessary Emergency Care in a Foreign Country and At-Home Recovery Benefit, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4). The outpatient prescription drug benefit shall not be included in a Medicare supplement policy sold after December 31, 2005; (k) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan "J" shall consist of only the following: The core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A Deductible, Skilled Nursing Facility Care, Medicare Part B Deductible, 100 percent of the Medicare Part B Excess Charges, Extended Prescription Drug Benefit, Medically Necessary Emergency Care in a Foreign Country, Preventive Medical Care and At-Home Recovery Benefit, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4). The outpatient prescription drug benefit shall not be included in a Medicare supplement policy sold after December 31, 2005. (l) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit high deductible plan "J" shall consist of only the following: 100 percent of covered expenses following the payment of the annual high deductible plan "J" deductible. The covered expenses include the core benefit as defined in OAR 836-052-0133(3), plus the Medicare Part A deductible, skilled nursing facility care, Medicare Part B deductible, 100 percent of the Medicare Part B excess charges, extended outpatient prescription drug benefit, medically necessary emergency care in a foreign country, preventive medical care benefit and at home recovery benefit, each as defined in 836-052-0133(4). The annual high deductible plan "J" deductible shall consist of out-of-pocket expenses, other than premiums, for services covered by the Medicare supplement plan "J" policy, and shall be in addition to any other specific benefit deductibles. The annual deductible shall be $1500 for 1998 and 1999, and shall be based on a calendar year. The deductible shall be adjusted annually thereafter according to the method prescribed in 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(p)(11)(C) to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the 12-month period ending with August of the preceding year, and rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. The outpatient prescription drug benefit shall not be included in a Medicare supplement policy sold after December 31, 2005. (6) Make-up of two additional Medicare supplement plans mandated by The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA); (a) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan “K” shall consist of only those benefits described in OAR 836-052-0133(5). (b) Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan “L” shall consist of only those benefits described in OAR 836-052-0133(5). (7) New or innovative benefits. With the prior approval of the Director, an issuer may offer policies or certificates with new or innovative benefits in addition to the benefits provided in a policy or certificate that otherwise complies with the applicable standards. The new or innovative benefits may include benefits that are appropriate to Medicare supplement insurance, new or innovative, not otherwise available, cost-effective and offered in a manner consistent with the goal of simplification of Medicare supplement policies. After December 31, 2005, the innovative benefit shall not include an outpatient prescription drug benefit. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 743.683 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 743.010(1)(a), (2) & 743.683(2) History: ID 10-2005, f. & cert. ef. 7-26-05 ID 6-2001, f. & cert. ef. 5-22-01 ID 4-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-29-99 ID 21-1998(Temp), f. 12-8-98, cert. ef. 1-1-99 thru 6-25-99 ID 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 7-10-97 ID 2-1995, f. & cert. ef. 4-26-95 ID 9-1993, f. 9-28-93, cert. ef. 10-1-93 ID 5-1993(Temp), f. 8-11-93, cert. ef. 9-1-93 ID 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 5-8-92