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Oregon Educators Benefit Board
Meeting Minutes
October 9, 2008
The Oregon Educators Benefit Board held a regular meeting on October 9, 2008 at the DAS General Services Building, 1225 Ferry Street SE in Salem, Oregon. Chair Steve McNannay called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
Attendees
Board Members:
Steve McNannay, Chair
Brett Yancey, Vice Chair
Michael Cannarella
Mylia Christensen
Ron Gallinat
Victor Musial
Peter Tarzian (via telephone)
Board Members Absent:
Alison Little
Tom Husted
Staff:
Denise Hall, OEBB Deputy Director
Heidi Williams, Director of Operations
Glenn Baly, Program/Policy Analyst
Scott Rupp, Communications Coordinator
Rose Mann, Executive Assistant
Watson Wyatt:
Geoff Brown
Anne Thompson
Guests:
Jan Ferschweiler, Unum
Christine Wells, Willamette Dental
David Knox, Standard Insurance
Kevin O’Toole, Reliance Standard
Shelia Jameson, Providence Health Plans
Gordon Hoberg, ODS
Diane Skutack, BHS
Mike Berry, Mercer
Carla Gunter, Salem Keizer School District
Heather Lee, Regence Life
Scott Florsheim, American Fidelity
Merrell Upson, American Fidelity
Kathy Withrow, LBCC
Deana Culbertson, LBCC
Paul Pfinister, AFLAC
Gary O’Hara, Johnson Benefit Group
Terri Burton, Portland Public Schools
Megan Myrick, Willamette Dental
Steve Petruzelli, Willamette Dental
Renee McDonald, Regence
Kathy Withrow, LBCC
Mark Carpenter, Kaiser
Mike Grant, Kaiser
Jean Poling, Kaiser
Alison Shrupp, Providence
Jonathan Pickens, Kaiser
Brian Riney, Providence
Welcome and call to order - 1:08:24 (Video Stream)
Steve McNannay, Chair called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.
Minutes from July 31 and August 14, 2008 (Attachments 1a and 1b)– 1:08:55 (Video Stream)
Motion (July 31, 2008 Minutes) – 1:13:06 (Video Stream)
Victor Musial moved to adopt the July 31, 2008 Board minutes as amended to state on page 7, item 16, “Ali explained the premium collection process”. Ron Gallinat seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Motion (August 14, 2008 Minutes) – 1:19:37 (Video Stream)
Brett Yancey moved to approve the August 14, 2008 Board minutes. Michael Cannarella seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Administrator’ Report (Attachment 2) – 1:20:45 (Video Stream)
Open Enrollment Recaps (Attachments 3a through 3e) – 1:27:58 (Video Stream)
Open Enrollment review from Willamette Dental – 1:47:00 (Video Stream)
- Megan Myrick
- Steve Petruzelli
- Christine Wells
Open Enrollment review from ODS Health Plans – 2:03:58 (Video Stream)
- Gordon Hoberg, ODS
Open Enrollment review from Providence Health Plans – 2:17:50 (Video Stream)
1. Alison Shrupp
2. Shelia Jameson
Open Enrollment review from Kaiser Permanente – 2:35:48 (Video Stream)
- Mark Carpenter
- Mike Grant
- Jean Poling
- Jonathan Pickens
LUNCH
Status Report from the Administrative Workgroup (Attachment 4) – 3:01:57 (Video Stream)
- Brett Yancey
- Heidi Williams
- Ali Hassoun
Optional Benefits - Recommendations to the Board on Optional Benefits – 3:43:48
(Video Stream)
- Victor Musial, Workgroup Chair
- Geoff Brown, Watson Wyatt
Victor Musial made the following optional benefits recommendations:
- Staff and Watson Wyatt will confirm with the Department of Justice whether the Board must define and meet comparability as it pertains to optional benefits such as life and disability;
- The Board considers who the policy holder is as the filter to determine OEBB oversight. Policy holders for individual and supplemental benefits are employees, therefore OEBB will not offer these contracts nor endorse these policies at this time;
- The Board not address HSAs at this time;
- The Board moves forward with FSA administration, pending additional information from Watson Wyatt;
- Watson Wyatt and staff proceed with developing RFPs for long-term-care to be implemented by 3/01/2010;
- Watson Wyatt proceeds with life and disability RFP development and staff will provide further information regarding the cost and logistics of building the additional administration system.
The Board came to consensus to direct staff and Watson Wyatt to do further research.
Strategies for Evidence and Outcomes Workgroup (No attachments) – 4:14:48 (Video Stream)
OAR 111-080-0030 Complaints and Appeals (Attachment 5) – 4:21:06 (Video Stream)
MOTION: Victor Musial moved to file OAR111-080-0030 as a Temporary rule with the Secretary of State as amended in Section (1) (b) to read, “The Appeal Subcommittee will respond with a written decision, including the basis for the decision, within 10 working days from the date the Appeal Subcommittee completes its review, not later than 45 days from the date of the receipt of the appeal”. Peter Tarzian seconded the motion. The motion carried 6 – 1. Mylia Christensen voted Nay.
OAR 111-050 – 4:49:05 (Video Stream)
MOTION: Brett Yancey moved to file OAR 111-050-0060 through 0080 as a Temporary rule with the Secretary of State and move into the permanent rulemaking process. Ron Gallinat seconded the motion. The motion carried 7 – 0.
Medicare eligible dependents on OEBB retiree plans (Attachment 7) – 4:54:22 (Video Stream)
Future Board Meetings (Attachment (9) 5:09:20 (Video Stream)
The November 13 Board meeting has been rescheduled to November 20, 2008.
Other Business 5:12:50 (Video Stream)
- Surviving spouse
- Ron Gallinat proposed that school districts be sent an e-mail informing them that the surviving spouse benefit will no longer be available though OEBB.
- Staff was directed to listen to the tapes from the August 14, 2008 Board meeting and amend the motion made by Brett Yancey to more clearly represent the intent of the Board: Surviving spouses who currently receive this benefit will continue to receive the benefit until it runs out, but as of October 1, 2008 this benefit will no longer be available through OEBB.
- Email from the Beaverton School District stating that OEBB does not have a process to deal with school districts that do not meet the comparability standard – staff was directed to write a response to the e-mail.
- Richard Clarke, Portland Public Schools, has resigned from the Board and the Governor’s Office is in the process of replacing the position on the Board.
General Public Comment – 5:48:27 (Video Stream)
Scott Rupp read two e-mail comments received during the meeting:
- Pat Spike, Gresham-Barlow School District
- Laura Tucker, Hermiston School District
Adjourn – 5:48:20
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