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 […]
Section 36-29-10 – Election by Retired Employees to Continue Coverage; Payment of Premiums.
Section 36-29-10 Election by retired employees to continue coverage; payment of premiums. (a) Employees covered under the plan who retire from active service before January 1, 2012, and begin receiving monthly benefits from the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, Judicial Retirement System of Alabama, or from the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama may elect to […]
Section 36-29-1 – Definitions.
Section 36-29-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The State Employees’ Insurance Board. (2) CLASS. An employee or retiree shall be included in one of the following classes: (i) active employee single, (ii) active employee family, (iii) non-Medicare […]
Section 36-29-2 – State Employees’ Insurance Board; Procedures for Election of State Employee Members and Retired Members.
Section 36-29-2 State Employees’ Insurance Board; procedures for election of state employee members and retired members. The State Employees’ Insurance Board shall consist of the members of the State Personnel Board, together with the Director of Finance, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, two members who are regular employees of the state […]
Section 36-29-3 – Factors to Be Considered by Board in Design of Health Insurance Plan.
Section 36-29-3 Factors to be considered by board in design of health insurance plan. The health insurance plan provided for in this chapter shall be designed by the State Employees’ Insurance Board to provide a reasonable relationship between the hospital, surgical, and medical benefits to be included and the expected hospital, surgical, and medical expenses […]
Section 36-29-4 – Establishment and Provisions of Health Insurance Plan; Rules and Regulations.
Section 36-29-4 Establishment and provisions of health insurance plan; rules and regulations. The board is hereby empowered and authorized to establish a fully insured or self-insured health insurance plan for employees and retirees of the State of Alabama and to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of such plan, subject to such […]
Section 36-29-5 – Expenses, Treatment, etc., Not to Be Included Under Plan.
Section 36-29-5 Expenses, treatment, etc., not to be included under plan. (a) Such health insurance shall not include any of the following: (1) Expenses incurred by or on account of an individual prior to the effective date of the plan. (2) Cosmetic surgery or treatment, except to the extent necessary for correction of damages caused […]
Section 36-29-6 – Authorization and Execution of Contracts; Documentation of Benefits.
Section 36-29-6 Authorization and execution of contracts; documentation of benefits. (a) The board is hereby authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide the plan determined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such contract or contracts may be executed with one or more agencies or corporations licensed to transact or administer group […]
Section 36-29-7 – Payment of Employer’s Contribution; Coverage for Dependents; Changes to Contributions; Withholding of Employee’s Contribution; State Employees’ Insurance Fund.
Section 36-29-7 Payment of employer’s contribution; coverage for dependents; changes to contributions; withholding of employee’s contribution; State Employees’ Insurance Fund. (a) The board is hereby authorized to provide under the provisions of this chapter that the employer’s contribution to the cost of such plan for coverage of the employee and retiree shall be paid by […]