§ 42:805 — Collection and deposit of contributions

§805. Collection and deposit of contributions
A. The office shall be responsible for preparing and transmitting to each employer
agency a monthly invoice premium statement delineating the participating employees of that
agency, the class of coverage, total amount of employer and employee contributions due to
the office, and such other items as are deemed necessary by the office.
B. It shall be the responsibility of the employer agency to reconcile the monthly
invoice premium statement, collect the employee contribution by payroll deduction or
otherwise, and remit the reconciled monthly invoice premium statement and both the
employer and employee contributions to the office within thirty days after receipt of the
monthly premium invoice statement.
C. If any employer agency fails to remit both the employer and employee
contributions to the board within thirty days after receipt of the monthly invoice premium
statement from the office, the state treasurer shall, at the request of the office, withhold from
state funds due the agency the full amount of the delinquent employer and employee
contributions and remit this amount directly to the office.
D.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, employer and employee
contributions for the payment of premiums for group benefits for state employees contracted
for under the provisions of this Chapter shall be deposited directly with the office or its
designated third-party administrator. The office shall pay all monies for such benefits as they
become due and payable.
(2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to either of the
following:
(a) Any individual Medicare marketplace health reimbursement arrangement
contracted by the office for Medicare-eligible enrollees.
(b) Health plans administered by Louisiana State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College.

Legislative History

Acts 2001, No. 1178, §5, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 676, §1.