Section 36-29-23 – Authorization to Establish Flexible Employee Benefit Plan; Provisions of Plan.
Section 36-29-23 Authorization to establish flexible employee benefit plan; provisions of plan. The board, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to establish a flexible employee benefit plan for state employees in compliance with Section 125 and any other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The flexible employee benefit plan may provide for […]
Section 36-29-24 – Authorization to Deduct or Reduce Salary or Wages Designated by Employee.
Section 36-29-24 Authorization to deduct or reduce salary or wages designated by employee. In order to carry out the provisions of the flexible employee benefit plan or any long-term care plan, or both, the board or the head of each department, agency, or county health department is authorized on behalf of the state to deduct […]
Section 36-29-17 – Election by Employees and Officers of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Board to Receive Coverage.
Section 36-29-17 Election by employees and officers of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Board to receive coverage. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 36-29-1, an employee or executive officer of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Board and his or her dependents shall be eligible for coverage under the State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan and […]
Section 36-29-18 – Generic Equivalent Medications.
Section 36-29-18 Generic equivalent medications. As a condition of participation in an insurance policy of the State Employees Insurance Board (SEIB) a pharmacist shall dispense a generic equivalent medication to fill a prescription for a patient covered by SEIB when one is available unless the physician indicates in longhand writing on the prescription “medically Necessary” […]
Section 36-29-19.1 – The State Employees’ Insurance Board Shall Maintain Detailed Records.
Section 36-29-19.1 The State Employees’ Insurance Board shall maintain detailed records. The board shall maintain records in sufficient detail to accurately determine the total health insurance costs and the contributions toward health insurance premiums by employees and retirees separately, and in composite form. Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year […]
Section 36-29-19.2 – The State Employees’ Insurance Board May Offer Supplemental Coverage.
Section 36-29-19.2 The State Employees’ Insurance Board may offer supplemental coverage. The board may no later than January 1, 2006, offer employees a supplemental coverage to other employer group health insurance coverage. (1) For employees who have spouses with other employer group health insurance coverage available to them through their employer, or previous employer, the […]
Section 36-29-19.3 – Surcharge on Smokers; Changes in Contributions.
Section 36-29-19.3 Surcharge on smokers; changes in contributions. A surcharge on smokers and users of tobacco products shall be added to the employee and retiree contribution by the board to be effective October 1, 2005. (Act 2004-647, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 17, §2.)
Section 36-29-19.4 – Assistance to Low Income Employees and Retirees.
Section 36-29-19.4 Assistance to low income employees and retirees. The board shall provide assistance to low income employees and retirees who meet the federal poverty levels defined in this section, effective October 1, 2005, and for each fiscal year thereafter. (1) For employees and retirees who contribute to the cost of their health insurance premium […]
Section 36-29-19.5 – Premium Deductions Shall Be Pretax; Transfer of Funds.
Section 36-29-19.5 Premium deductions shall be pretax; transfer of funds. Employee’s contribution to the health insurance premium shall be deducted from payroll on a pretax basis as permitted under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. The board is authorized to transfer the necessary funds from the State Employees’ Insurance Fund to the fund established […]
Section 36-29-19.6 – The State Employees’ Insurance Board Shall Constitute a Body Corporate.
Section 36-29-19.6 The State Employees’ Insurance Board shall constitute a body corporate. (a) The board shall constitute a body corporate for the purposes of management of the plan. The board shall have all powers and privileges of a corporation and may enforce all existing rights and claims, and hold its cash and securities and other […]