ORS 731.036 Persons Completely Exempt From Application of Insurance Code

• Library: Oregon Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through legislation effective January 1, 2024
• Year: 2023
• Citation: ORS 731.036

Except as provided in ORS 743.029 or as specifically provided by law, the Insurance Code does not apply to any of the following to the extent of the subject matter of the exemption:

(1) A bail bondsman, other than a corporate surety and its agents.

(2) A fraternal benefit society that has maintained lodges in this state and other states for 50 years prior to January 1, 1961, and for which a certificate of authority was not required on that date.

(3) A religious organization providing insurance benefits only to its employees, if the organization is in existence and exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code on September 13, 1975.

(4) Public bodies, as defined in ORS 30.260, that either individually or jointly establish a self-insurance program for tort liability in accordance with ORS 30.282.

(5) Public bodies, as defined in ORS 30.260, that either individually or jointly establish a self-insurance program for property damage in accordance with ORS 30.282.

(6) Cities, counties, school districts, community college districts, community college service districts or districts, as defined in ORS <codecitation statecd="OR" sessionyear="2023" datatype="S" catchline=""District" defined for chapter">198.010</codecitation> and <codecitation statecd="OR" sessionyear="2023" datatype="S" catchline=""District" defined for ORS 198.190">198.180</codecitation>, that either individually or jointly insure for health insurance coverage, excluding disability insurance, their employees or retired employees, or their dependents, or students engaged in school activities, or combination of employees and dependents, with or without employee or student contributions, if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The individual or jointly self-insured program meets the following minimum requirements:

(A) In the case of a school district, community college district or community college service district, the number of covered employees and dependents and retired employees and dependents aggregates at least 500 individuals;

(B) In the case of an individual public body program other than a school district, community college district or community college service district, the number of covered employees and dependents and retired employees and dependents aggregates at least 500 individuals; and

(C) In the case of a joint program of two or more public bodies, the number of covered employees and dependents and retired employees and dependents aggregates at least 1,000 individuals;

(b) The individual or jointly self-insured health insurance program includes all coverages and benefits required of group health insurance policies under ORS chapters 743, 743A and 743B;