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IN Code § 5-10-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 7. Employee Interchange Programs|5-10-7-4. Status of Employees

Sec. 4. (a) Employees of a sending agency participating in an exchange of personnel as authorized in section 3 of this chapter may be considered during such participation to be:(1) on detail to regular work assignments of the sending agency; or(2) in a status of leave of absence from their positions in the sending agency.(b) Employees who are on detail shall be entitled to the same salary and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled and shall remain employees of the sending agency for all other purposes except that the supervision of their duties during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.(c) Employees who are in a leave of absence status as provided in this section shall be carried on leave without pay; provided, that they may be granted annual leave or other time off with pay to the extent authorized by law applicable to the sending agency. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, employees who are in a leave of absence status shall have the same rights, benefits, and obligations as employees generally who are in such leave status but notwithstanding any other provision of law such employees may be entitled to credit the period of such assignment toward benefits as employees of the sending agency.(d) Any employee who participates in an exchange under the terms of this section who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of an exchange or sustained in performance of duties in connection therewith shall be treated for the purposes of the sending agency's employee compensation program as an employee, as defined in such statute, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that statute for any period for which he is entitled to and elects to receive similar benefits under the receiving agency's employee compensation program.Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.4. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.32.
IN Code § 5-10-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 7. Employee Interchange Programs|5-10-7-5. Sending Agencies; Travel Expenses; per Diem Allowance

Sec. 5. A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of such agency, pay the travel expenses of employees assigned to a receiving agency on either a detail or leave basis, but shall not pay the travel expenses of such employees incurred in connection with their work assignments at the receiving agency. If the assignment or detail will be for a period of time exceeding eight (8) months, travel expenses may include expenses of transportation of immediate family, household goods and personal effects to and from the location of the receiving agency. If the period of assignment is less than eight (8) months, the sending agency may pay a per diem allowance to the employee on assignment or detail.Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.5.
IN Code § 5-10-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 7. Employee Interchange Programs|5-10-7-6. Receiving Agencies; Compensation; Status of Employees

Sec. 6. (a) When any unit of government of this state acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of this chapter may:(1) be given appointments in the receiving agency covering the periods of such assignments, with compensation to be paid from receiving agency funds or without compensation; or(2) be considered to be on detail to the receiving agency.(b) Appointments of persons so assigned may be made without regard to the statutes or rules governing the selection of employees of the receiving agency.(c) Employees who are detailed to the receiving agency shall not by virtue of such detail be considered to be employees thereof, except as provided in subsection (d), nor shall they be paid a salary or wage by the receiving agency during the period of their detail, except in special cases upon written permission by the state board of accounts such employee or employees shall be paid fully by special appropriation approved by the county council and the department of local government finance. The supervision of the duties of such employees during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.(d) Any employee of a sending agency assigned in this state who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of such assignment or sustained in the performance of duties in connection therewith shall be treated for the purpose of receiving agency's employee compensation program as an employee, as defined in such statute, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that statute for any period for which he elects to receive similar benefits as an employee under the sending agency's employee compensation program.Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.6. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.33; P.L.90-2002, SEC.15.
IN Code § 5-10-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 7. Employee Interchange Programs|5-10-7-7. Receiving Agencies; Travel Expenses

Sec. 7. A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel rules of such agency, pay travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under this chapter during the period of such assignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees of the receiving agency.Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.7. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.34.
IN Code § 5-10-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 7. Employee Interchange Programs|5-10-7-8. Department of Administration; Implementation of Chapter

Sec. 8. The department of administration shall explore means of implementing this chapter and assist departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions in participating in employee interchange programs.Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.8. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.35.
IN Code § 5-10-8-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:(1) The amendments made to section 2 of this chapter (before its repeal) and section 3 of this chapter (before its repeal) by P.L.46-1985 do not affect contracts:(A) entered into before; and(B) in effect on;July 1, 1986.(2) The addition of section 7.2 of this chapter by P.L.35-1992 applies to a contract between the state and a prepaid health care delivery plan that is entered into or renewed after June 30, 1992.(3) The amendments made to section 7.2 of this chapter by P.L.170-1999 apply to a self-insurance program or a contract between the state and a health maintenance organization established, entered into, or renewed after June 30, 1999.(4) The addition of section 7.5 of this chapter by P.L.170-1999 applies to a self-insurance program or a contract between the state and a health maintenance organization established, entered into, or renewed after June 30, 1999.(5) The addition of section 13 of this chapter by P.L.251-2003 applies to an employee health benefit plan that is entered into, issued, delivered, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2003.(6) The amendments made to section 7.7 of this chapter by P.L.196-2005 apply to a self-insurance program or a contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan that is established, entered into, delivered, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2005.(7) The addition of section 14 of this chapter by P.L.109-2008 applies to a state employee health plan that is established, entered into, delivered, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2008.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.65.
IN Code § 5-10-8-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-0.3. Use of Certain Accrued Benefits by State Employees

Sec. 0.3. The benefits accrued by an employee under 31 IAC 1-9-5 (before its repeal) or 31 IAC 2-11-6 (before its repeal) that are unused after June 30, 1989, may be used by the employee after June 30, 1989, in accordance with the rules required by section 7(d) of this chapter, as amended by P.L.27-1988. The rules required by section 7(d) of this chapter, as amended by P.L.27-1988, must provide that an employee who:(1) is subject to section 7(d) of this chapter; and(2) has less than five (5) years of continuous full-time employment after June 30, 1989;will be credited with special sick leave on a pro rata basis after June 30, 1989.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.66.
IN Code § 5-10-8-0.4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-0.4. Legalization of Certain Payments of Deductible Portion of Group Health Insurance

Sec. 0.4. Payment of the deductible portion of group health insurance by a public employer before July 1, 1989, is legalized.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.67.
IN Code § 5-10-8-2.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-2.7. Insurance of Rostered Volunteers

Sec. 2.7. (a) As used in this section, "rostered volunteer" means a volunteer:(1) whose name has been entered on a roster of volunteers for a volunteer program operated by a local unit; and(2) who has been approved by the proper authorities of the local unit.The term does not include a volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2) or an inmate assigned to a correctional facility operated by the state or a local unit.(b) As used in this section, "local unit" does not include a school corporation.(c) The fiscal body of a local unit may elect to provide insurance for rostered volunteers for life, accident, or sickness coverage.As added by P.L.51-1993, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-10-8-3.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-3.1. Employees Withholding From Salaries or Wages; Retired Employees; Assignment of Part of Retirement Benefit

Sec. 3.1. (a) A public employer that contracts for a group insurance plan or establishes a self-insurance plan for its employees may withhold or cause to be withheld from participating employees' salaries or wages whatever part of the cost of the plan the employees are required to pay. The chief fiscal officer responsible for issuing paychecks or warrants to the employees shall make deductions from the individual employees' paychecks or warrants to pay the premiums for the insurance. Except as provided by section 7(d) of this chapter, the fiscal officer shall require written authorization from state employees, and may require written authorization from local employees, to make the deductions. One (1) authorization signed by an employee is sufficient authorization for the fiscal officer to continue to make deductions for this purpose until revoked in writing by the employee.(b) A public employer that contracts for a group insurance plan or establishes a self-insurance plan for its retired employees may require that the retired employees pay any part of the cost of the plan that is not paid by the public employer. A retired employee may assign part or all of the retired employee's benefit payable under IC 5-10.3-8, IC 5-10.4-5, or any other retirement program for this required payment.As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.27-1988, SEC.3; P.L.2-2006, SEC.15.
IN Code § 5-10-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-4. Discrimination as to Form of Insurance Between Certain Employees; Exception

Sec. 4. Self-insurance plans for state employees involving income disability insurance, principal amount accident insurance, or both, must not, as to the form or forms of the insurance, discriminate between the employees of any department, commission, board, division, facility, institution, authority, or other establishment, except that the contributions for the insurance and benefits from the insurance may be equitably graduated in relation to:(1) the employment compensation schedule; and(2) if actuarially justified, the employee's age.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 4-15-5-4.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.24-1985, SEC.11; P.L.27-1988, SEC.4.
IN Code § 5-10-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-5. Establishment of Common and Unified Plan of Group Insurance

Sec. 5. Two (2) or more local public employers may establish a common and unified plan of group insurance for their employees, including retired local employees. The plan shall be effected through a trust, agency, or any other legal arrangement with careful accounting and fiscal responsibility.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 4-15-5-5 part; 19-10-4-5.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.24-1985, SEC.12.
IN Code § 5-10-8-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-6.5. General Assembly Members and Former Members

Sec. 6.5. (a) A member of the general assembly may elect to participate in either:(1) the plan of self-insurance established by the state police department under section 6 of this chapter;(2) the plan of self-insurance established by the state personnel department under section 7 of this chapter; or(3) a prepaid health care delivery plan established under section 7 of this chapter.(b) A former member of the general assembly who meets the criteria for participation in a group health insurance program provided under section 8(e) or 8.1 of this chapter may elect to participate in either:(1) the plan of self-insurance established by the state police department under section 6 of this chapter; or(2) a group health insurance program provided under section 8(e) or 8.1 of this chapter.(c) A member of the general assembly or former member of the general assembly who chooses a plan described in subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) shall pay any amount of both the employer and the employee share of the cost of the coverage that exceeds the cost of the coverage under the new traditional plan.As added by P.L.233-1999, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-10-8-7.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-7.1. Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sec. 7.1. (a) As used in this section, "covered individual" means an individual who is:(1) covered under a self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide group health coverage; or(2) entitled to health services under a contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan that is entered into or renewed under section 7(c) of this chapter.(b) As used in this section, "autism spectrum disorder" means a neurological condition, including Asperger's syndrome and autism, as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.(c) A self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide health care coverage must provide a covered individual with coverage for the treatment of an autism spectrum disorder. Coverage provided under this section is limited to treatment that is prescribed by the covered individual's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. A self-insurance program may not deny or refuse to issue coverage on, refuse to contract with, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict coverage on, an individual under an insurance policy or health plan solely because the individual is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.(d) A contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan that is entered into or renewed under section 7(c) of this chapter must provide a covered individual with services for the treatment of an autism spectrum disorder. Services provided under this section are limited to treatment that is prescribed by the covered individual's treating physician in accordance with a treatment plan. A prepaid health care delivery plan may not deny or refuse to provide services to, or refuse to renew, refuse to reissue, or otherwise terminate or restrict services to, an individual solely because the individual is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.(e) The coverage required by subsection (c) and services required by subsection (d) may not be subject to dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that are less favorable to a covered individual than the dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that apply to physical illness generally under the self-insurance program or contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan.As added by P.L.148-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.188-2013, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-10-8-7.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-7.3. Early Intervention Services for First Steps Children

Sec. 7.3. (a) As used in this section, "covered individual" means an individual who is:(1) covered under a self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide group health coverage; or(2) entitled to services under a contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan that is entered into or renewed under section 7(c) of this chapter.(b) As used in this section, "early intervention services" means services provided to a first steps child under IC 12-12.7-2 and 20 U.S.C. 1432(4).(c) As used in this section, "first steps child" means an infant or toddler from birth through two (2) years of age who is enrolled in the Indiana first steps program and is a covered individual.(d) As used in this section, "first steps program" refers to the program established under IC 12-12.7-2 and 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. to meet the needs of:(1) children who are eligible for early intervention services; and(2) their families.The term includes the coordination of all available federal, state, local, and private resources available to provide early intervention services within Indiana.(e) As used in this section, "health benefits plan" means a:(1) self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide group health coverage; or(2) contract with a prepaid health care delivery plan that is entered into or renewed under section 7(c) of this chapter.(f) A health benefits plan that provides coverage for early intervention services shall reimburse the first steps program a monthly fee established by the division of disability and rehabilitative services established by IC 12-9-1-1. Except when the monthly fee is less than the product determined under IC 12-12.7-2-23(b), the monthly fee shall be provided instead of claims processing of individual claims.(g) The reimbursement required under subsection (f) may not be applied to any annual or aggregate lifetime limit on the first steps child's coverage under the health benefits plan.(h) The first steps program may pay required deductibles, copayments, or other out-of-pocket expenses for a first steps child directly to a provider. A health benefits plan shall apply any payments made by the first steps program to the health benefits plan's deductibles, copayments, or other out-of-pocket expenses according to the terms and conditions of the health benefits plan.(i) A health benefits plan may not require authorization for services specified in the covered individual's individualized family service plan, if those services are a covered benefit under the plan, once the individualized family service plan is signed by a physician.(j) The department of insurance shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to ensure compliance with this section.As added by P.L.121-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.47; P.L.93-2006, SEC.2; P.L.229-2011, SEC.69; P.L.111-2020, SEC.1; P.L.133-2020, SEC.17.
IN Code § 5-10-8-7.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10. Public Employee Benefits|Chapter 8. Group Insurance for Public Employees|5-10-8-7.5. Prostate Specific Antigen Test

Sec. 7.5. (a) As used in this section, "covered individual" means a male individual who is:(1) covered under a self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide group health coverage; or(2) entitled to services under a contract with a health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19) that is entered into or renewed under section 7(c) of this chapter.(b) As used in this section, "prostate specific antigen test" means a standard blood test performed to determine the level of prostate specific antigen in the blood.(c) A self-insurance program established under section 7(b) of this chapter to provide health care coverage must provide covered individuals with coverage for prostate specific antigen testing.(d) A contract with a health maintenance organization that is entered into or renewed under section 7(c) of this chapter must provide covered individuals with prostate specific antigen screening.(e) The coverage required under subsections (c) and (d) must include the following:(1) At least one (1) prostate specific antigen test annually for a covered individual who is at least fifty (50) years of age.(2) At least one (1) prostate specific antigen test annually for a covered individual who is less than fifty (50) years of age and who is at high risk for prostate cancer according to the most recent published guidelines of the American Cancer Society.(f) The coverage required under this section may not be subject to dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions that are less favorable to covered individuals than the dollar limits, deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance provisions applying to physical illness generally under the self-insurance program or contract with a health maintenance organization.(g) The coverage for prostate specific antigen screening shall be provided in addition to benefits specifically provided for x-rays, laboratory testing, or wellness examinations.As added by P.L.170-1999, SEC.2.