§5-16-23. Members of Legislature May Be Covered, if Cost of the Entire Coverage Is Paid by Such Members
Notwithstanding the definition of the term "employee" contained in section two of this article and notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, members of the Legislature may participate in and be covered by any insurance plan or plans authorized hereunder for state officers and employees, except that all members of the Legislature […]
§5-16-24. Rules for Administration of Article; Eligibility of Certain Retired Employees and Dependents of Deceased Members for Coverage; Employees on Medical Leave of Absence Entitled to Coverage; Life Insurance
The director shall promulgate any necessary rules for the effective administration of the provisions of this article. Except as specifically provided in subsection (e), section four of this article, all rules of the Public Employees Insurance Agency and all hearings held by the Public Employees Insurance Agency are exempt from the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a […]
§5-16-24a. Paper Transactions
The director may, by rule as authorized in section twenty-four of this article, establish a fee not to exceed $5 per transaction which the Public Employees Insurance Agency may charge to employers for performing business transactions with the agency by paper when the transaction could be performed electronically.
§5-16-25. Reserve Fund
Upon the effective date of this section, the finance board shall establish and maintain a reserve fund for the purposes of offsetting unanticipated claim losses in any fiscal year. Beginning with the fiscal year 2002 plan and for each succeeding fiscal year plan, the finance board shall maintain the actuarily recommended reserve in an amount […]
§5-16-26. Quarterly Report
By October 30, 1991, and on or before January 30, April, July and October of each year thereafter, the director shall prepare for the approval of the finance board, and thereafter present to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance a quarterly report setting forth: (a) A summary of the cost to the plan of […]
§5-16-28. Incorporation of the Coverage for 12-Month Refill for Contraceptive Drugs
The provision requiring coverage for 12-month refill for contraceptive drugs codified at 33-58-1 of this code is made applicable to the provisions of this article.
§5-16-29. Limitation on Peia Participation
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, the director may not consider any employer eligible for participation in a plan except for the following: (1) All mandatory participants, including the State of West Virginia, its boards, agencies, commissions, departments, institutions, or spending units.
§5-16-8a. Air-Ambulance Fees
(a) The plan shall reimburse any air-ambulance provider that provides emergency air transportation or related emergency medical or treatment services to an employee or dependent of an employee covered by the plan the amount then in effect for the federal Medicare program, including any applicable Geographic Practice Cost Index. (b) Nothing in this section limits […]
§5-16-22. Permissive Participation; Exemptions
The provisions of this article are not mandatory upon any employee or employer who is not an employee of, or is not, the State of West Virginia, its boards, agencies, commissions, departments, institutions or spending units, or a county board of education, and nothing contained in this article compels any employee or employer to enroll […]
§5-16-9. Authorization to Execute Contracts for Group Hospital and Surgical Insurance, Group Major Medical Insurance, Group Prescription Drug Insurance, Group Life and Accidental Death Insurance, and Other Accidental Death Insurance; Mandated Benefits; Limitations; Awarding of Contracts; Reinsurance; Certificates for Covered Employees; Discontinuance of Contracts
(a) The director is given exclusive authorization to execute such contract or contracts as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article and to provide the plan or plans of group hospital and surgical insurance coverage, group major medical insurance coverage, group prescription drug insurance coverage, and group life and accidental death insurance […]