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TX Ins Code § 1551.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter F. Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Coverage Plan|Section 1551.254. Accelerated Life Insurance Benefits

Sec. 1551.254.  ACCELERATED LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS.  (a)  In addition to exercising the authority granted under Subchapter B, Chapter 1111, the board of trustees may adopt rules to provide for payment of accelerated life insurance benefits to a terminally ill, terminally injured, or permanently disabled participant, including an annuitant participating in optional term life insurance coverage, in amounts that benefit the participant without increasing the cost of providing the benefits.(b)  The amount of any payment of an accelerated benefit under a rule adopted under this section must be deducted from the amount that would otherwise be payable as a death benefit.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter F. Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Coverage Plan|Section 1551.255. Inclusion of Provisions for Viatical Settlements

Sec. 1551.255.  INCLUSION OF PROVISIONS FOR VIATICAL SETTLEMENTS.  (a)  In this section, "viatical settlement" has the meaning assigned to "life settlement contract" by Section 1111A.002.(b)  The board of trustees shall adopt rules that require a group life insurance coverage plan established under this chapter to allow a participant in the plan to make, in conjunction with receipt of a viatical settlement, an irrevocable designation of beneficiary for part or all of the group life coverage benefits.(c)  A viatical settlement is not valid for any coverage under the group benefits program unless the participant has a terminal illness or terminal injury, as defined by rules adopted by the board of trustees, at the time application for benefits is made.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (H.B. 2277), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter F. Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Coverage Plan|Section 1551.256. Optional Term Life Insurance Coverage After Retirement

Sec. 1551.256.  OPTIONAL TERM LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE AFTER RETIREMENT.  (a)  A participant in the optional group term life insurance coverage plan may maintain optional term life insurance coverage after retirement in addition to basic term life insurance coverage after retirement.(b)  The board of trustees may adopt rules to implement and administer Subsection (a).(c)  Under Subsection (a), the participant may maintain an amount of optional term life insurance coverage on the participant's life on the date of retirement, not to exceed two times the participant's annual salary on the last September 1 before retirement and subject to benefit reduction factors based on age as determined by the board of trustees.(d)  The board of trustees shall determine the premium rate for optional term life insurance coverage for annuitants under Subsection (a).  The rate must be comparable to the premium rate for optional term life insurance coverage for employees of the same age.(e)  As an alternative to the optional term life insurance coverage plan, an annuitant may choose a minimum optional term life insurance coverage amount not subject to benefit reduction factors based on age, with a coverage amount and premium rate determined by the board of trustees.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter F. Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Coverage Plan|Section 1551.257. Eligibility of Annuitant for Extended Insurance Benefits

Sec. 1551.257.  ELIGIBILITY OF ANNUITANT FOR EXTENDED INSURANCE BENEFITS.  An annuitant participating in optional term life insurance coverage is not eligible for premium-waived extended insurance benefits if the total disability begins after the date of retirement.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter F. Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Coverage Plan|Section 1551.258. Termination of Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Coverage on Retirement

Sec. 1551.258.  TERMINATION OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE COVERAGE ON RETIREMENT.  Without regard to the employee's age, accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage ends on the employee's date of retirement.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.301. Funding of Basic Coverage

Sec. 1551.301.  FUNDING OF BASIC COVERAGE.  The board of trustees shall use the amount appropriated for employer contributions in the manner provided by this subchapter to fund the basic coverage.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.3015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.3015. Cost Assessment for Certain Participants

Sec. 1551.3015.  COST ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN PARTICIPANTS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of trustees may impose against an employer whose employees are not paid salaries from amounts appropriated by the General Appropriations Act and whose participation in the group benefits program begins after August 31, 2003, as a condition for participation in the program, a one-time assessment of administrative costs for participation of the employees and annuitants in the program, which may include the actuarial costs of including the group in the program and a participation premium determined by the board.  The board of trustees shall deposit all amounts recovered under this section in the employees life, accident, and health insurance and benefits fund.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 366, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.302. Allocation of Employer Contributions

Sec. 1551.302.  ALLOCATION OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  The board of trustees may equitably allocate to each health benefit plan the employer contributions that would be required to fund basic health coverage for participants in the plans to the extent funds are available.(b)  In allocating the employer contributions among plans, the board of trustees shall consider the relevant risk characteristics of each plan's enrollment, including:(1)  demographic variations in the use and cost of health care;  and(2)  prevailing cost patterns in the area in which the plan operates.(c)  The allocation must be reasonable and set in a manner that ensures participants a fair choice among health benefit plans providing a basic plan. (d)  The contribution set for each participant must be within the total amount appropriated in the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.303. Funding of Optional Coverages

Sec. 1551.303.  FUNDING OF OPTIONAL COVERAGES.  The board of trustees may allocate any employer contributions remaining after the basic coverage has been funded to fund optional coverages in any manner the board determines is appropriate.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.304. Funding of Voluntary Coverages

Sec. 1551.304.  FUNDING OF VOLUNTARY COVERAGES.  The board of trustees may not allocate any employer contributions to fund voluntary coverages.  Voluntary coverages may be funded only by participant contributions.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.305. Cost of Basic Coverage Exceeding Employer Contributions

Sec. 1551.305.  COST OF BASIC COVERAGE EXCEEDING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.  If the cost of the basic coverage for an individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.101 or 1551.102 exceeds the amount of employer contributions allocated to fund the basic coverage, the state shall deduct from or reduce the monthly compensation of the participant or deduct from the retirement benefits of the participant, as applicable, an amount sufficient to pay the cost of the basic coverage.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.306. Payment of Excess Cost Over Basic Coverage Contribution

Sec. 1551.306.  PAYMENT OF EXCESS COST OVER BASIC COVERAGE CONTRIBUTION.  (a)  The board of trustees shall apply the amount of any employer contribution for optional coverages to the excess of the cost of the basic and optional coverages for which an individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.101 or 1551.102 applies over the basic coverage contribution.(b)  Except as provided by Section 1551.309, if a participant applies for basic and optional coverages for which the cost exceeds the employer contributions for those coverages under this chapter, the participant shall authorize in a form and manner satisfactory to the board of trustees a deduction from the participant's monthly compensation or monthly annuity equal to the difference between:(1)  the cost of basic and optional coverages for which the participant applies;  and(2)  the employer contributions for basic and optional coverages.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.307. Payment for Voluntary Coverages

Sec. 1551.307.  PAYMENT FOR VOLUNTARY COVERAGES.  Except as provided by Section 1551.309, if an individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.101 or 1551.102 applies for voluntary coverages, the participant shall authorize in a form and manner satisfactory to the board of trustees a deduction from the participant's monthly compensation or monthly annuity equal to the cost of the voluntary coverages.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.3075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.3075. Tobacco User Premium Differential

Sec. 1551.3075.  TOBACCO USER PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL.  (a)  The board of trustees shall assess each participant in a health benefit plan provided under the group benefits program who uses one or more tobacco products a tobacco user premium differential, to be paid in monthly installments.  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board of trustees shall determine the amount of the monthly installments of the premium differential.(b)  If the General Appropriations Act for a state fiscal biennium sets the amount of the monthly installments of the tobacco user premium differential for that biennium, the board of trustees shall assess the premium differential during that biennium in the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.3076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.3076. Employer Enrollment Fee

Sec. 1551.3076.  EMPLOYER ENROLLMENT FEE.  (a)  The board of trustees shall assess each employer whose employees participate in the group benefits program an employer enrollment fee in an amount not to exceed a percentage of the employer's total payroll, as determined by the General Appropriations Act.(b)  The board of trustees shall deposit the enrollment fees to the credit of the employees life, accident, and health insurance and benefits fund to be used for the purposes specified by Section 1551.401.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.308. No Contribution on Refusal of Coverage

Sec. 1551.308.  NO CONTRIBUTION ON REFUSAL OF COVERAGE.  The state and a state agency may not make any contribution to the cost of any coverages or benefits provided under this chapter for an individual who refuses the coverages or benefits in a form and manner satisfactory to the board of trustees.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.309. Employee Payments for Participation in Cafeteria Plan

Sec. 1551.309.  EMPLOYEE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN CAFETERIA PLAN.  (a)  If an employee elects to participate in the cafeteria plan, the employee must execute a salary reduction agreement under which the employee's monthly compensation will be reduced in an amount equal to the difference between:(1)  the employer contributions for basic and optional coverages;  and(2)  the cost of the cafeteria plan coverages the board of trustees identifies as comparable to the basic and optional coverages for which the employee is eligible.(b)  The salary reduction agreement must also provide for an additional reduction in the employee's compensation equal to the cost of voluntary coverages for which the employee has applied.(c)  An employee who executes a salary reduction agreement for a group coverage plan included in the cafeteria plan elects to participate in the cafeteria plan and agrees to a salary reduction for the coverages for subsequent plan years unless the employee, during an annual enrollment period specified by the board of trustees, elects in a form and manner satisfactory to the board not to participate for the next plan year in the coverages.(d)  An employee who elects not to participate in the cafeteria plan group coverage plans may reenroll by executing a new salary reduction agreement during a subsequent annual enrollment period.(e)  A salary reduction agreement for cafeteria plan benefits, other than a group coverage plan, must be executed annually during the annual enrollment period.(f)  The employee shall pay any remaining portion of the cost of benefits that is not covered by the contributions for basic and optional coverages and the salary reduction under the cafeteria plan by executing a payroll deduction agreement.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.310. State Contribution Required

Sec. 1551.310.  STATE CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED.  The state shall contribute to the cost of each participant's group coverages, including dependents' group coverages, the amounts appropriated for the coverages in the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.311. Amount of State Contribution

Sec. 1551.311.  AMOUNT OF STATE CONTRIBUTION.  (a)  Not later than November 1 preceding each regular session of the legislature, the board of trustees, in coordination with the Legislative Budget Board, shall certify to the budget division of the governor's office for information and review the amount necessary to pay the contributions of the state to the board for the coverages provided under this chapter during the following biennium.(b)  The governor shall include the amount in the budget that the governor submits to the legislature.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 812 (S.B. 1812), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.3111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.3111. Amount of State Contribution for Certain Junior College Employees

Sec. 1551.3111.  AMOUNT OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN JUNIOR COLLEGE EMPLOYEES.  (a)  In computing the amount to be certified under Section 1551.311, for participants who are employed by public junior colleges or public junior college districts, the board of trustees shall include:(1)  50 percent of the cost associated with eligible employees who:(A)  otherwise are eligible to participate in the group benefits program; and(B)  are instructional or administrative employees whose salaries may be fully paid from funds appropriated under the General Appropriations Act, regardless of whether such salaries are actually paid from appropriated funds; and(2)  none of the cost associated with employees who:(A)  do not meet the requirements of Subdivision (1)(B) but are otherwise eligible to participate in the group benefits program; or(B)  cannot be included as a qualifying employee under Subdivision (1) by application of Subsection (c).(b)  For qualifying employees under Subsection (a)(1), the board of trustees shall include only the amount payable by the state under Subsection (a)(1) in determining the amount to be certified under Section 1551.311.(c)  In determining the amount described by Subsection (b), the number of qualifying employees under Subsection (a)(1) whose group benefits program costs may be included for each public junior college or public junior college district in each biennium may not be adjusted in a proportion greater than the change in student enrollment at each college during the reporting period except that a college that experiences a decline in student enrollment may petition the Legislative Budget Board to maintain the number of eligible employees up to 98 percent of the level of the prior biennium.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 812 (S.B. 1812), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.313. Amount of State Contribution for Certain Surviving Dependents

Sec. 1551.313.  AMOUNT OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING DEPENDENTS.  If funds are specifically appropriated for the purpose, this state shall pay the same portion of the cost of the required contributions for a deceased annuitant's surviving spouse or other surviving dependent who elects to retain coverage under Section 1551.156 as this state pays for similar dependent coverage for an employee or annuitant participating in the program.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Ins Code § 1551.314 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages|Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees|Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act|Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs|Section 1551.314. Certain State Contributions Prohibited

Sec. 1551.314.  CERTAIN STATE CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED.  A state contribution may not be:(1)  made for coverages under this chapter selected by an individual who receives a state contribution for coverages under a group benefits program provided by another state health plan or by an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or(2)  made for or used to pay a tobacco user premium differential assessed under Section 1551.3075.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2011.|