§ 9-3-211 — Deductions from salaries of monthly contributions by employees and officials; establishment of procedure

(a) The amount of monthly contribution to be made by
eligible employees and officials, excluding volunteer
firefighters, volunteer emergency medical technicians and
volunteer search and rescue persons under W.S. 9-3-220, enrolled
in the group insurance plan for themselves and their dependents
shall be deducted from the monthly salaries of the employees and
officials by the various agencies or voluntary participating
employers and remitted to the department. The procedure for
deductions and remittances shall be established by the
department. If a flexible benefits plan is chosen, the
employees' and officials' contribution shall be applied to the
chosen benefits in an amount determined by the employee or
official.
(b) The department shall establish procedures for
deducting and remitting monthly contributions by eligible
retirees enrolled in the group insurance plan which may include
deductions from the retiree's state retirement benefits or from
the retiree's checking or savings account.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the State
Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Act and for the
contributions provided by W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(IV), the
contributions required by subsection (a) of this section may be
paid by the Wyoming livestock board for state employee members
in order to be treated as employer contributions for the sole
purpose of determining tax treatment under the United States
Internal Revenue Code, section 414(h). The amounts shall be
stated in the employment contract.