4709 – Plan Benefits and Disclosure.
§ 4709. Plan benefits and disclosure. (a) The governing board of the municipal cooperative health benefit plan shall deliver or cause to be delivered the plan document to all participating municipal corporations and to unions which are the exclusive collective bargaining representatives of employees covered by the plan and the summary plan description to every […]
4701 – Legislative Findings.
§ 4701. Legislative findings. (a) Cooperative health risk-sharing agreements allow public entities to: share, in whole or part, the costs of self-funding employee health benefit plans; provide municipal corporations, school districts and other public employers with an alternative approach to stabilize health claim costs; lower per unit administration costs; and enhance negotiating power with health […]
4702 – Definitions.
§ 4702. Definitions. As used in this article: (a) “Community rating” means a rating methodology in which the premium equivalent rate for all persons covered under a municipal cooperative health benefit plan is the same, based upon the experience of the entire pool of risks covered under the plan, without regard to age, sex, health […]
4703 – Application for Certificate of Authority.
§ 4703. Application for certificate of authority. (a) No municipal corporation shall establish, maintain or otherwise participate in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan in this state which provides benefits, in whole or part, on a shared-funding basis, unless the municipal cooperative health benefit plan: (1) obtains and maintains a certificate of authority from the […]