Oregon Assessment on Health Premiums
House Bill 2116

House Bill 2116 passed by the 2009 Legislature creates a 1 percent assessment on certain health premiums to help fund health insurance for uninsured Oregonians. The new tax is effective Oct. 1, 2009. The Department of Consumer and Business Services administers the tax through its Insurance Division.

This page will be updated as new information becomes available.

• iReg Reporting System
• iReg System Instructions & Help
• E-mail notification: Update on online premium reporting (Sept. 4, 2009)
• Insurance Division Bulletin 2009-9: Help complying with assessment
• Health Premium Tax questions and answers
• House Bill 2116: Text of the bill

Contacts

• New contact e-mail for iReg
  orinstax.ins@state.or.us
• For insurance companies
  Lynette Hadley: 503-947-7046 or lynette.m.hadley@state.or.us
  Shannon O'Shea: 503-947-7218 or shannon.oshea@state.or.us
• For policymakers
  Anthony Behrens: 503-947-7129 or anthony.a.behrens@state.or.us
• For consumers
  Consumer advocacy: 503-947-7984 or (toll-free) 888-877-4894 or cp.ins@state.or.us