§ 42:857 — Authorization for surcharge

§857. Authorization for surcharge
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule or regulation to the contrary,
the Office of Group Benefits may impose a surcharge, payable by the participant employer
or an enrollee, regardless of the source of funding, upon any class of employees or retirees.
B.(1) In the event the participant employer does not pay the surcharge by the date it
is due, the office shall remove that participant employer and all of its employees and retirees
from participation in the Office of Group Benefits programs, effective on the last day of the
month in which the surcharge was due.
(2) This Subsection shall apply to local school boards only in the event that funds are
appropriated by the legislature for the payment of the surcharge applicable to the local school
boards.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule or regulation to the contrary,
in the event an enrollee does not pay an enrollee surcharge or portion of surcharge by the date
it is due, the office shall remove that enrollee and his dependents from participation in the
program for which the surcharge was applicable, effective on the last day of the month in
which the surcharge was due.

Legislative History

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