Montana § 20-25-1310 Alternatives To Conventional Insurance For Providing Employee Group Benefits -- Requirements

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§ 20-25-1310 — Alternatives To Conventional Insurance For Providing Employee Group Benefits -- Requirements

Montana § 20-25-1310

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 25UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Part 13Group Benefits

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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-25-1310 (2026).

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20-25-1310 . Alternatives to conventional insurance for providing employee group benefits -- requirements.

(1)The commissioner may establish alternative plans to conventional insurance for providing Montana university system employee group benefits. In developing an alternative plan, the commissioner shall:

(a)maintain an alternative group benefits plan on an actuarially sound basis;

(b)maintain reserves sufficient to liquidate the unrevealed claims liability and other liabilities of an alternative group benefits plan; and

(c)deposit all reserve funds, state contributions, interest earnings, and premiums paid to an alternative group benefits plan. The deposits must be expended for claims under the alternative plan and for costs for administering the alternative plan, including the cost

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20-25-1310 . Alternatives to conventional insurance for providing employee group benefits -- requirements. (1) The commissioner may establish alternative plans to conventional insurance for providing Montana university system employee group benefits. In developing an alternative plan, the commissioner shall:
(a) maintain an alternative group benefits plan on an actuarially sound basis;
(b) maintain reserves sufficient to liquidate the unrevealed claims liability and other liabilities of an alternative group benefits plan; and
(c) deposit all reserve funds, state contributions, interest earnings, and premiums paid to an alternative group benefits plan. The deposits must be expended for claims under the alternative plan and for costs for administering the alternative plan, including the costs of hiring consultants, actuaries, and auditors.
(2) Prior to implementation of an alternative group benefits plan, the commissioner shall present to the advisory committee evidence upon which the commissioner has concluded that the alternative method is more efficient, less costly, or otherwise superior to contracting for conventional insurance.