Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 836 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, INSURANCE REGULATION
Division 14 - ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE ORGANIZATIONS
Section 836-014-0205 - Definitions
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 836-014-0205
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) In addition to the definitions set forth in section 2, chapter 711, Oregon Laws 2009 (Enrolled Senate Bill 973), as used in OAR 835-014-0200 to 836-014-0330:
(2) "Terminally ill" means having an illness or sickness that can reasonably be expected to result in death in 24 months or less, including but not limited to one or more of the following:
(a) A medical condition that will result in a
drastically limited life span not exceeding 24 months.
(b) A medical condition that has required or
requires extraordinary medical intervention, such as a major organ transplant
or continuous artificial life support, without which the insured person would
die.
(c) Any condition that usually
requires continuous confinement in a nursing home, convalescent center or other
care facility, if the insured person is expected to remain there for the rest
of the insured person's life.
(d) A
medical condition that in the absence of extensive or extraordinary medical
treatment will result in a drastically limited life span. Such medical
conditions include but are not limited to the following:
(A) Coronary artery disease resulting in an
acute infarction or requiring surgery;
(B) Permanent neurological deficit resulting
from cerebral vascular accident;
(C) End-stage renal failure; or
(D) Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 731.244, 744.331, 744.358
Stats. Implemented: ORS 744.326, 744.328, 744.331, 744.341, 744.358
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