§ 36-12-1. Definitions. The following words, as used in §§ 36-12-1 — 36-12-14, shall have the following meanings: (1) “Employer,” means the state of Rhode Island. (2) “Employee,” means all persons who are classified employees as the term “classified employee” is defined under § 36-3-3, and all persons in the unclassified and non-classified service of […]
§ 36-12-10. Participation by employees. Any policy of insurance purchased by the director as authorized in §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14 shall provide that all employees eligible under the terms of §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14 will be automatically insured thereunder commencing on the date they first become so eligible; provided, that any employee desiring not to […]
§ 36-12-11. Deductions from salary — Payments by employers. (a) During any period in which an employee under age sixty-five (65) is insured under a policy of insurance purchased by the director as authorized in §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14, there shall be withheld by the employer from each salary payment of the employee, as his […]
§ 36-12-12. Termination of insurance. Each contract of insurance purchased under §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14 shall contain a provision, in terms approved by the director, to the effect that any insurance thereunder on any employee shall cease upon the termination of his or her employment subject to a provision which shall be contained in the […]
§ 36-12-13. Regulations and effective date of insurance. Subject to the provisions of §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14, the director is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to give effect to the intent and purposes of §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, […]
§ 36-12-14. Severability. The provisions of §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14 are hereby declared to be severable, and in case any part, section, or provision of §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14 is held void by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining parts, sections, and provisions of §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14 shall not, thereby, be impaired or […]
§ 36-12-15. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 631, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2006, ch. 157, § 3, effective June 21, 2006; . P.L. 2006, ch. 631, § 3, effective July 14, 2006.
§ 36-12-2. Hospital care and surgical-medical service benefits. (a) Employees of the state of Rhode Island shall receive, in addition to wages, salaries, and any other remuneration or benefits, hospital care and surgical-medical services, rights, and benefits purchased by the director of administration pursuant to § 36-12-6, with the specific condition that the benefits and […]
§ 36-12-2.1. Health insurance benefits — Coverage for abortions excluded. (a) The state of Rhode Island shall not include in any health insurance contracts, plans, or policies covering employees, any provision which shall provide coverage for induced abortions (except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, […]
§ 36-12-2.2. Disabled retired employees — Hospital care and surgical-medical service benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, an employee of the state of Rhode Island who retires under the provisions of title 36 of the Rhode Island general laws with a disability pension benefit shall receive only the following state-sponsored […]
§ 36-12-2.3. Health insurance benefits — Administrative services fees for continued coverage requirements of group health plans. In accordance with the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514), amending § 162(k) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 162(k), in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), 42 U.S.C. § 403, […]
§ 36-12-2.4. Health insurance benefits — COBRA. For purposes of fulfilling any employer obligations under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), 42 U.S.C. § 403 et seq., a domestic partner shall be deemed a dependent of an employee as defined herein. History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 189, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. […]
§ 36-12-2.5. Health insurance benefits — Coverage of former spouse. Commencing January 1, 2014, a state employee’s family health plan shall not provide coverage to a former spouse unless the former spouse was covered by said plan in accordance with § 27-20.4-1 as of December 31, 2013. History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 3, […]
§ 36-12-3. Deductions from pay. Payments for hospital care and surgical-medical services, rights, and benefits of dependents of employees may be deducted from the state payroll as provided in §§ 36-6-12 and 36-6-13. Payments for surgical-medical services, rights, and benefits of all persons in the service of the state, other than employees, as defined in […]
§ 36-12-4. Coverage of Non-Medicare-eligible retired employees. (a) Non-Medicare-eligible retired employees who retired on or before September 30, 2008. Any retired employee who retired on or before September 30, 2008, shall be entitled, until attaining Medicare eligibility, to be covered under §§ 36-12-1 — 36-12-5 for himself and herself and, if he or she so […]
§ 36-12-4.1. Coverage of Medicare-eligible retired employees. (a) The director of the department of administration shall ensure retired employees access to Medicare-eligible retiree healthcare insurance. Under this program, the state will establish a health reimbursement account (HRA) funded by state contributions for each Medicare-eligible state retiree who elects to receive healthcare insurance through the state-sponsored […]
§ 36-12-5. Annual appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of §§ 36-12-1—36-12-5. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much thereof as may be required from time […]
§ 36-12-6. Authority to purchase group life, accidental death, long term health care, and other insurance benefits. (a) The director of administration, or any employee of the department of administration designated by the director as his or her agent, is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to contract with one or more insurance companies duly licensed […]
§ 36-12-7. Eligibility for benefits. (a) All persons in the service of the state on and after July 1, 1960, whether elected, appointed or employed, who elect to participate in an insurance contract or contracts shall be eligible to participate therein. The director, however, with the consent of the insurance company or companies, may by […]
§ 36-12-8. Provisions of insurance contract. (a) The director is hereby authorized and directed to establish a life insurance plan for employees of the state as herein provided, which, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in §§ 36-12-6 — 36-12-14, and in the regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority vested in him or her […]
