OAR 259-070-0050. Transition Process for Current Beneficiaries

(1) A family member or public safety officer who had a qualifying death or permanent total disability and who applied for scholarship benefits prior to January 1, 2006, shall continue to be eligible to apply for scholarship benefits under the terms that were operative until January 1, 2004, awarding benefits for undergraduate degrees only. (2) A family member or public safety officer who had a qualifying death or permanent total disability and who was receiving health and dental benefits prior to January 1, 2004, shall continue to receive health and dental benefits for up to five years or until the spouse remarries, whichever occurs first; and until the child(ren) attain 18 years of age (or 23 years of age if the child(ren) is attending school. (3) A family member, designee, child or dependent of a public safety officer who suffered a qualifying death, or a public safety officer who had a permanent total disability, and who was receiving health and dental benefits prior to January 1, 2018, shall continue to receive health and dental benefits in accordance with the timelines defined in ORS 243.956 (5) and (6) under the Board’s supplemental application process for discretionary benefits that was operative prior to January 1, 2018.