OAR 471-070-2250. Equivalent Plans: Employee Coverage Requirements

(1) An employer with an approved equivalent plan is required to cover all employees under the plan as follows: (a) All employees previously covered under the state plan established under ORS 657B.340, must be covered by the employer’s equivalent plan within 30 calendar days of their start date. (b) All employees previously covered by an employer that had an equivalent plan approved under ORS 657B.210, must be covered by the new employer’s equivalent plan immediately as of their start date. (c) All employees who were not previously covered as described under subsections (a) or (b) of this section, such as employees new to the workforce, relocating from another state, or with a gap in coverage exceeding 30 calendar days must be covered by the employer’s equivalent plan within 30 calendar days of their start date. (2) An employer must specify in their equivalent plan when employees are covered under the plan, which must be in accordance with section (1) of this rule. (3) An employee described in subsection (1)(a) of this rule, who is not covered under an equivalent plan for any portion of time within the employee’s first 30 calendar days, maintains coverage under the state plan established under ORS 657B.340 for that 30 calendar day period.