Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=182-08-180
Timestamp: 2019-12-10 10:20:50
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WAC 182-08-180:
WACs > Title 182 > Chapter 182-08 > Section 182-08-180
182-08-120 << 182-08-180 >> 182-08-185
PDFWAC 182-08-180
Premiums and applicable premium surcharges are due as described in this section, except when an employing agency is correcting its enrollment error as described in WAC 182-08-187 (3) or (4).
(1) Premium payments. Public employees benefits board (PEBB) insurance coverage premiums and applicable premium surcharges for all subscribers become due the first of the month in which PEBB insurance coverage is effective.
Premiums and applicable premium surcharges are due from the subscriber for the entire month of PEBB insurance coverage and will not be prorated during any month.
(a) For subscribers not eligible for the employer contribution that are electing to enroll in PEBB retiree insurance coverage as described in WAC 182-12-171 (1)(a), 182-12-180 (3)(a), 182-12-200 (3)(a) or (b), 182-12-205 (6)(a) through (f), 182-12-211, and 182-12-265; or electing to enroll in continuation coverage as described in WAC 182-12-133, 182-12-141, 182-12-142, 182-12-146, 182-12-148, and 182-12-270, the first premium payment and applicable premium surcharge are due to the health care authority (HCA) no later than forty-five days after the election period ends as described within the Washington Administrative Code applicable to the subscriber. Premiums and applicable premium surcharges associated with continuing PEBB medical must be made to the HCA as well as premiums associated with continuing PEBB dental or long-term disability insurance coverage. Premiums associated with life insurance coverage must be made to the contracted vendor. Following the first premium payment, premiums and applicable premium surcharges must be paid as premiums become due.
(b) For employees who are eligible for the employer contribution, premiums and applicable premium surcharges are due to the employing agency. If an employee elects optional coverage as described in WAC 182-08-197 (1)(a) or (3)(a), the employee is responsible for payment of premiums from the month that the optional coverage begins.
(c) Unpaid or underpaid premiums or applicable premium surcharges for all subscribers must be paid, and are due from the employing agency, subscriber, or a subscriber's legal representative to the HCA. For subscribers not eligible for the employer contribution or employees eligible for the employer contribution as described in WAC 182-12-138, monthly premiums or applicable premium surcharges that remain unpaid for thirty days will be considered delinquent. A subscriber is allowed a grace period of thirty days from the date the monthly premiums or applicable premium surcharges become delinquent to pay the unpaid premium balance or surcharges. If a subscriber's monthly premiums or applicable premium surcharges remain unpaid for sixty days from the original due date, the subscriber's PEBB insurance coverage will be terminated retroactive to the last day of the month for which the monthly premiums and any applicable premium surcharges were paid. If it is determined by the HCA that payment of the unpaid balance in a lump sum would be considered a hardship, the HCA may develop a reasonable payment plan with the subscriber or the subscriber's legal representative upon request.
(2) Premium refunds. PEBB premiums and applicable premium surcharges will be refunded using the following method:
(a) When a subscriber submits an enrollment change affecting subscriber or dependent eligibility, HCA may allow up to three months of accounting adjustments. HCA will refund to the individual or the employing agency any excess premiums and applicable premium surcharges paid during the three month adjustment period, except as indicated in WAC 182-12-148(5).
(b) If a PEBB subscriber, dependent, or beneficiary submits a written appeal as described in WAC 182-16-2010, showing proof of extraordinary circumstances beyond their control such that it was effectively impossible to submit the necessary information to accomplish an allowable enrollment change within sixty days after the event that created a change of premiums, the PEBB director, the director's designee, or the PEBB appeals unit may approve a refund of premiums and applicable premium surcharges which does not exceed twelve months of premiums.
(c) If a federal government entity determines that an enrollee is retroactively enrolled in coverage (for example, medicare) the subscriber or beneficiary may be eligible for a refund of premiums and applicable premium surcharges paid during the time they were enrolled under the federal program if approved by the PEBB director or the director's designee.
(d) HCA errors will be corrected by returning all excess premiums and applicable premium surcharges paid by the employing agency, subscriber, or beneficiary.
(e) Employing agency errors will be corrected by returning all excess premiums and applicable premium surcharges paid by the employee or beneficiary.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160 and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 18-20-117 (Admin #2018-02), § 182-08-180, filed 10/3/18, effective 1/1/19; WSR 17-19-077 (Order 2017-01), § 182-08-180, filed 9/15/17, effective 1/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, 2016 c 67, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 16-20-080, § 182-08-180, filed 10/4/16, effective 1/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4. WSR 14-20-058 (PEBB Admin 2014-02), § 182-08-180, filed 9/25/14, effective 1/1/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 3. WSR 13-22-019 (Admin. 2013-01), § 182-08-180, filed 10/28/13, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 12-20-022 (Order 2012-01), § 182-08-180, filed 9/25/12, effective 11/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2011 c 8. WSR 11-22-036 (Order 11-02), § 182-08-180, filed 10/26/11, effective 1/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 10-20-147 (Order 10-02), § 182-08-180, filed 10/6/10, effective 1/1/11; WSR 09-23-102 (Order 09-02), § 182-08-180, filed 11/17/09, effective 1/1/10; WSR 08-20-128 (Order 08-03), § 182-08-180, filed 10/1/08, effective 1/1/09; WSR 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-08-180, filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 41.05.165. WSR 04-18-039, § 182-08-180, filed 8/26/04, effective 1/1/05; WSR 03-17-031 (Order 02-07), § 182-08-180, filed 8/14/03, effective 9/14/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.05 RCW. WSR 96-08-042, § 182-08-180, filed 3/29/96, effective 4/29/96; Order 01-77, § 182-08-180, filed 8/26/77.]
Public employees benefits board (PEBB) insurance coverage premiums and applicable premium surcharges for all subscribers are due as described in this section, except when an employing agency is correcting its enrollment error as described in WAC 182-08-187 (4) or (5).
(1) Premium payments. PEBB insurance coverage premiums and applicable premium surcharges for all subscribers become due the first of the month in which PEBB insurance coverage is effective.
(a) For subscribers not eligible for the employer contribution that are electing to enroll in PEBB retiree insurance coverage as described in WAC 182-12-171 (1)(a), 182-12-180 (3)(a), 182-12-200 (3)(a) or (b), 182-12-205 (6)(a) through (f), 182-12-211, and 182-12-265; or electing to enroll in continuation coverage as described in WAC 182-12-133, 182-12-141, 182-12-142, 182-12-146, 182-12-148, and 182-12-270, the first premium payment and applicable premium surcharges are due to the health care authority (HCA) no later than forty-five days after the election period ends as described within the Washington Administrative Code applicable to the subscriber. Premiums and applicable premium surcharges associated with continuing PEBB medical must be made to the HCA as well as premiums associated with continuing PEBB dental or long-term disability insurance coverage. Premiums associated with life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage must be made to the contracted vendor. Following the first premium payment, premiums and applicable premium surcharges must be paid as premiums become due.
(b) For employees who are eligible for the employer contribution, premiums and applicable premium surcharges are due to the employing agency. If an employee elects supplemental coverage as described in WAC 182-08-197 (1)(a) or (3)(a), the employee is responsible for payment of premiums from the month that the supplemental coverage begins.
(c) Unpaid or underpaid premiums or applicable premium surcharges for all subscribers must be paid, and are due from the employing agency, subscriber, or a subscriber's legal representative to the HCA. For subscribers not eligible for the employer contribution or employees eligible for the employer contribution as described in WAC 182-12-138, monthly premiums or applicable premium surcharges that remain unpaid for thirty days will be considered delinquent. A subscriber is allowed a grace period of thirty days from the date the monthly premiums or applicable premium surcharges become delinquent to pay the unpaid premium balance or applicable premium surcharges. If a subscriber's monthly premiums or applicable premium surcharges remain unpaid for sixty days from the original due date, the subscriber's PEBB insurance coverage will be terminated retroactive to the last day of the month for which the monthly premiums and any applicable premium surcharges were paid. If it is determined by the HCA that payment of the unpaid balance in a lump sum would be considered a hardship, the HCA may develop a reasonable payment plan of up to twelve months in duration with the subscriber or the subscriber's legal representative upon request.
(2) Premium refunds. PEBB insurance coverage premiums and applicable premium surcharges will be refunded using the following methods:
(b) If a PEBB subscriber, dependent, or beneficiary submits a written appeal as described in WAC 182-16-2010, and provides clear and convincing evidence of extraordinary circumstances, such that the subscriber could not timely submit the necessary information to accomplish an allowable enrollment change within sixty days after the event that created a change of premiums, the PEBB director, the PEBB director's designee, or the PEBB appeals unit may:
(i) Approve a refund of premiums and applicable premium surcharges which does not exceed twelve months of premiums; and
(e) Employing agency errors will be corrected by returning all excess premiums and applicable premium surcharges paid by the employee or beneficiary as described in WAC 182-08-187 (4) and (5).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 19-17-073 (Admin #2019-01), § 182-08-180, filed 8/20/19, effective 1/1/20; WSR 18-20-117 (Admin #2018-02), § 182-08-180, filed 10/3/18, effective 1/1/19; WSR 17-19-077 (Order 2017-01), § 182-08-180, filed 9/15/17, effective 1/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, 2016 c 67, and PEBB policy resolutions. WSR 16-20-080, § 182-08-180, filed 10/4/16, effective 1/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4. WSR 14-20-058 (PEBB Admin 2014-02), § 182-08-180, filed 9/25/14, effective 1/1/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 3. WSR 13-22-019 (Admin. 2013-01), § 182-08-180, filed 10/28/13, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 12-20-022 (Order 2012-01), § 182-08-180, filed 9/25/12, effective 11/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 2011 c 8. WSR 11-22-036 (Order 11-02), § 182-08-180, filed 10/26/11, effective 1/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 10-20-147 (Order 10-02), § 182-08-180, filed 10/6/10, effective 1/1/11; WSR 09-23-102 (Order 09-02), § 182-08-180, filed 11/17/09, effective 1/1/10; WSR 08-20-128 (Order 08-03), § 182-08-180, filed 10/1/08, effective 1/1/09; WSR 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-08-180, filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160 and 41.05.165. WSR 04-18-039, § 182-08-180, filed 8/26/04, effective 1/1/05; WSR 03-17-031 (Order 02-07), § 182-08-180, filed 8/14/03, effective 9/14/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.05 RCW. WSR 96-08-042, § 182-08-180, filed 3/29/96, effective 4/29/96; Order 01-77, § 182-08-180, filed 8/26/77.]