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TN Code § 8-25-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 3 - Profit Sharing or Salary Reduction Plans|§ 8-25-310. Alternative Social Security Replacement Plan for Classes of Employees Not Covered by Agreement Under § 8-38-103

 The state treasurer, with the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration, may adopt a new feature to the plan that would provide for an alternative social security replacement plan that satisfies the requirements of § 3121(b)(7)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 3121(b)(7)(F)), as may be amended, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for any classes of state employees, including employees of institutions of higher education, whose service is not covered by an agreement entered into under § 8-38-103. Any such plan may require the withholding as deferred compensation from the wages otherwise payable to those employees of up to seven and one-half percent (7½%) of wages, as the term “wages” is defined for social security purposes, or such other amount as may be required as an alternative to social security contributions.
TN Code § 8-25-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 4 - Cafeteria Plans for State Employees|§ 8-25-401. Development and Implementation of Plan — Automatic Payment — Administration of Plan

  The commissioner of finance and administration and the state treasurer, with the concurrence of the state insurance committee, are authorized to develop and implement a cafeteria plan for state employees as permitted by § 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 125). The commissioner of finance and administration and the state treasurer are further authorized to offer state employees a qualified transportation fringe benefit plan in accordance with § 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 132(f)), or any subsequent corresponding United States Internal Revenue Code section. The responsibility for development and implementation of such plans for employees of institutions of higher education is delegated to the chancellor of the board of regents and to the president of the University of Tennessee for employees of institutions under the University of Tennessee. Any political subdivision or instrumentality of the state, by resolution or ordinance of its governing body, is authorized to make available to its employees either a cafeteria plan as permitted by § 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or a qualified transportation fringe benefit plan in accordance with § 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or both.   Any employer who has implemented a cafeteria plan pursuant to this section shall arrange for its employees' health insurance premiums and dental insurance premiums to be automatically paid through the cafeteria plan beginning January 1, 2008. Participation in other benefit options provided pursuant to this section is not automatic and requires an affirmative election by the employee authorizing the necessary payroll deductions and salary reductions for funding the benefits.   Plans implemented pursuant to this section may either be administered internally or the party responsible for administration may contract with any person or entity otherwise eligible to provide for the services.   With concurrence of the state insurance committee, the state treasurer may credit plan savings and assess the costs associated with administering these programs to the state agencies of participating employees, it being the intent that state agency payroll savings deriving from the plan be the funding source for administration.
TN Code § 8-25-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 4 - Cafeteria Plans for State Employees|§ 8-25-402. Confidentiality of Records

 Any information concerning an employee's medical diagnosis, treatment or referral for treatment maintained by any person or entity providing cafeteria plan services hereunder is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided under § 8-25-109.
TN Code § 8-27-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Administration of Insurance Committees|§ 8-27-101. “Committees” Defined — Administrative Duties of Division of Benefits Administration — Promulgation of Rules

  As used in this part, “committees” means the state insurance committee created in § 8-27-201, the local education insurance committee created in § 8-27-301, and the local government insurance committee created in § 8-27-701.   The division of benefits administration of the department of finance and administration shall serve as staff to the committees.   The committees may delegate administrative duties to the division of benefits administration, subject to the requirements of this chapter and the plan documents approved by the committees. These duties include, but are not limited to, the procurement functions described in § 8-27-103; provided, that all contracts are approved by the committees.   The committees, acting collectively or individually, may promulgate rules and regulations under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, concerning the operations of the plans under their jurisdiction.
TN Code § 8-27-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Administration of Insurance Committees|§ 8-27-102. Resolution of Disputes Regarding Eligibility and Enrollment for Plans and Benefit Structure — Appeals Regarding Voluntary Benefits

  The committees may delegate to a subcommittee or to the division of benefits administration the ability to resolve disputes regarding eligibility and enrollment for the plans and the benefit structure of the plans administered by those committees. Appellants shall be allowed to review the files regarding their appeals and to submit a written statement in support of the appeal. The disclosure of records related to appeals is subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) (42 U.S.C. § 1320d et seq.) and other federal and state confidentiality laws.   Appeals regarding voluntary benefits as defined in § 8-27-104 are the responsibility of the contractors providing those benefits.
TN Code § 8-27-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Administration of Insurance Committees|§ 8-27-103. Authority to Enter Into Contracts Necessary to Administer Plans — Participation With Health Maintenance Organizations

  The committees, acting individually or collectively, have the authority to enter into contracts with insurance companies, claims administrators, and other organizations for some or all of the insurance benefits or services, including actuarial and consulting advice, necessary to administer the plans authorized in parts 2, 3, and 7 of this chapter. The procurement of the contracts shall be governed by title 4, chapter 56, and the rules promulgated pursuant to that chapter.   The contracts described in subsection (a) may include self-insured contracts with health maintenance organizations established pursuant to the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1986, compiled in title 56, chapter 32, notwithstanding any language in title 56 to the contrary. The committees shall permit participation with those health maintenance organizations only in locations for which the organization has been issued a certificate of authority by the department of commerce and insurance.
TN Code § 8-27-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Administration of Insurance Committees|§ 8-27-104. “Voluntary Benefits” Defined for Purposes of Parts 1, 2, 3 and 7

 For the purposes of parts 1, 2, 3, and 7 of this chapter, “voluntary benefits” means those benefits for which the premium is fully paid by enrolled members. The committees shall establish voluntary benefits as the committees deem necessary and reasonable to afford coverage beyond the basic health plan and, where applicable, any employer-paid basic term life and basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefit offered by the committees. Voluntary benefits may include, but are not limited to, dental, vision, long-term care, and disability insurance benefits.
TN Code § 8-27-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 2 - State Insurance Committee|§ 8-27-201. State Insurance Committee Created — Members — Vacancies — Alternative Representative

  There is created a state insurance committee, to be composed of the commissioner of human resources, the state treasurer, the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the comptroller of the treasury, the commissioner of finance and administration, the chair of the senate finance, ways and means committee, the chair of the house of representatives finance, ways and means committee, a member to be appointed by the board of directors of the Tennessee state employees association, and three (3) state employees. For purposes of this part, “state insurance committee” means the state insurance committee created by this subsection (a).    Two (2) state employees shall be selected in accordance with a procedure adopted by the state insurance committee. The chair of the state insurance committee and the chair of the consolidated retirement system board of trustees may develop a procedure to coordinate the process for selection of state employee members to each entity.   One (1) state employee shall be an employee of either the University of Tennessee or the state university and community college system selected under a procedure developed by the Tennessee higher education commission and approved by the state insurance committee.   A vacancy on the state insurance committee caused by death or resignation of a state employee member shall be filled by the same selection procedure by which the previous employee member was selected.     The commissioner of human resources, the state treasurer, the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the comptroller of the treasury, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to designate an alternate representative to attend, participate, and vote at meetings of the state insurance committee when that respective member is unable to attend. The designation shall be made in writing to the chair of the state insurance committee.
TN Code § 8-27-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 2 - State Insurance Committee|§ 8-27-202. Group Insurance Plan — Authority of Committee — Authorized Components of Plan

  The state insurance committee shall approve for eligible state employees a group insurance plan, which shall consist of:  One (1) or more basic health plans as the state insurance committee deems necessary and reasonable;   A basic term life insurance benefit and basic accidental death and dismemberment benefit, with defined coverage amounts paid for by the employer. These benefits shall be available to eligible employees who have not enrolled in the health insurance plans offered by the state insurance committee; and   Voluntary benefit plans as may be necessary and reasonable. These benefits include optional life insurance coverage in excess of that offered under subdivision (a)(2). The state insurance committee may provide for voluntary benefits as part of the basic health plans or as separate plans.     The state insurance committee is authorized to determine the premiums, benefits package, funding method, administrative procedures, eligibility provisions, and rules relating to the plans established by this part.   The basic health, term life, and accidental death and dismemberment plans referenced in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) shall be the only basic group insurance plans offered to state employees.
TN Code § 8-27-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 2 - State Insurance Committee|§ 8-27-203. Responsibility for Payment of Premiums

   From the appropriations made each year in the general appropriations act, the various departments, agencies, boards, and commissions of state government shall pay, on behalf of each participating covered individual within the respective departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, eighty percent (80%) of the cost of the coverage option for employees and employees' dependents, determined by the state insurance committee to be the basic health plan for funding purposes. In addition to this basic health plan for funding purposes, the state insurance committee may offer other plan options.   The state insurance committee may, in its discretion, establish the financial obligations for each coverage level in the basic plan. The payments made on behalf of participating employees may vary among the different coverage levels. The state insurance committee may establish a certain threshold of life insurance in computing the payment to be made on behalf of participating employees.   The provisions of the basic health plan and other plan options and the state premium support amounts thereto pursuant to this subsection (a) must comply with a written policy approved by the Council on Pensions and Insurance before becoming effective.     From the appropriations made each year in the general appropriations act, the various departments, agencies, boards, and commissions of state government shall pay, on behalf of each participating employee within the respective departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, defined coverage amounts for the basic term life insurance benefit and basic accidental death and dismemberment benefit.   The premium for voluntary benefit plans as the state insurance committee may adopt pursuant to § 8-27-202 shall be fully paid by the enrolled members. The additional costs for participating dependents shall be fully paid by the enrolled members.   Payroll deductions from salary paid by the state and from retirement benefits paid by the Tennessee consolidated retirement system shall be available for the payment of premiums of any aforementioned plan.
TN Code § 8-27-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 2 - State Insurance Committee|§ 8-27-206. Group Life Insurance Plan for National Guard Members — Payment of Premiums — Eligibility of Surviving Spouse and Dependent Children to Participate in Plan Under § 8-27-202

  The state insurance committee shall approve a group life insurance plan for national guard members called up to active duty, providing benefits as the state insurance committee deems necessary and reasonable. From the appropriations made each year in the general appropriations act, the military department is authorized to pay, on behalf of each participating national guard member called up to state active duty, the cost of each individual's premium on the state-approved group life insurance plan for national guard members called up to state active duty. It is expressly provided that there shall be only one (1) such approved state plan.    The surviving spouse and eligible dependent children of a state employee maintaining family coverage through the state group insurance plan, who is a member of the Tennessee army national guard or the Tennessee air national guard, and who has been activated for federal duty or who has been called up on state active duty, and who is subsequently killed in the performance of that duty, may continue to participate in the group insurance plan for state employees established pursuant to § 8-27-202.   The cost of the coverage provided in this section to the surviving spouse and dependent children shall be equal to the amount paid by active employees for the same coverage. The military department shall pay the employer portion of the premium.   The criteria for determination of eligibility of dependent children shall be the same as the criteria established by the state insurance committee for state employees and their families.   In the event that the surviving spouse is or becomes eligible for insurance coverage through a subsequent marriage or employment, the extension of coverage authorized in this section shall be terminated on the first day of the following month. The state insurance committee may establish specific conditions for extensions in instances where preexisting conditions may apply during the transfer of coverage.   In the event that insurance coverage under the state plan is terminated for the surviving spouse pursuant to subdivision (b)(4), but the surviving spouse is unable to secure through the new coverage insurance coverage for the eligible dependent children, the eligible dependent children may continue coverage under this section; provided, that the eligible dependent children continue to meet all dependent eligibility requirements.   This section shall be retroactive to September 11, 2001. As individuals who are qualified for such extension are identified, elect coverage, and pay the appropriate contribution, the coverage shall be provided on a prospective basis.
TN Code § 8-27-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 2 - State Insurance Committee|§ 8-27-207. State Employees Killed in Performance of Duty — Coverage of Surviving Spouse and Dependents

  The surviving spouse of a state employee killed in the performance of duty may continue to participate in the group insurance plan for state employees. The coverage may include the surviving spouse and any dependent children. The dependent children shall be subject to the same eligibility provisions applicable to active state employees and their children.   The cost of the coverage provided in this section to the surviving spouse and dependent children shall be equal to the amount paid by active employees for their coverage. The agency employing the employee at or immediately preceding the employee's death shall pay the employer portion of the premium.   For purposes of this section, the determination as to whether a state employee was killed in the performance of duty shall be made pursuant to title 9, chapter 8.   In the event that the surviving spouse is or becomes eligible for insurance coverage through a subsequent marriage or employment, the extension of coverage required in this section shall be terminated on the first day of the following month. The state insurance committee may establish specific conditions for extensions in instances where preexisting conditions may apply during the transfer of coverage.   In the event that insurance coverage under the state plan is terminated for the surviving spouse pursuant to subsection (d), but the surviving spouse is unable to secure through the new coverage insurance coverage for the eligible dependent children, the dependent children may continue coverage under this section; provided, that the dependent children continue to meet all dependent eligibility requirements.   This section shall be retroactive. As individuals who are qualified for such extension are identified, elect coverage, and pay the appropriate contribution, the coverage shall be provided on a prospective basis.
TN Code § 8-27-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 2 - State Insurance Committee|§ 8-27-208. Election by Senator, Representative or Governor to Retain Group Insurance Upon Retirement or Completion of Term — Election by Surviving Spouse or Dependent Children — Retention of Health Insurance if Person Is Convicted of a Felony

   Upon retirement from the general assembly, any senator or representative, and upon completion of a term of office, the governor, may elect to retain retiree health benefits by participating in the plan authorized by the state insurance committee pursuant to § 8-27-205(a) and (b). The surviving spouse or dependent children of any senator, representative, or governor, who dies in office or who is a member of the state retirement system may elect to retain health benefits by participating in either the applicable active or retiree health benefit and paying the required contribution amount. If the surviving spouse or dependent children are ineligible to receive a retirement pension benefit, the spouse or dependent children may participate in the state employees group insurance plan by making payment for the required cost to the office of legislative administration.   The right to continue coverage under the state employees group insurance plan provided under this section shall not apply to any senator, representative, governor, or their dependents, when first election to any of these offices did not occur before July 1, 2015.     No member or former member of the general assembly may elect to retain health benefits pursuant to this section if that person is convicted in any court of this state, or in any federal court, after November 2, 2010, of a felony arising out of that person's official capacity as a member of the general assembly. If the spouse or dependent children of the member or former member are otherwise eligible to participate in the state employees group insurance plan but for the conviction, then the coverage shall continue to be available; provided, the monthly contributions are made pursuant to subsection (a). Upon initial conviction, or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, any person subject to this section who is already participating in the health benefit shall have that benefit for that person stopped immediately without being entitled to any refund of premiums, copayments, or other costs previously paid to retain the insurance. In the event the conviction of the former member is later overturned in any court, and the former member is acquitted or granted a full pardon, the former member may elect to participate in the group insurance on the first day of the following month.
TN Code § 8-27-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees|Part 2 - State Insurance Committee|§ 8-27-210. First Responders Killed in Line of Duty — Coverage of Surviving Spouse and Dependents

  As used in this section, “first responder” means paid, full-time law enforcement officers and firefighters who are employed by the state or a local government in this state. “First responder” also includes capitol police officers, employees of the Tennessee highway patrol, Tennessee bureau of investigation, and Tennessee wildlife resources agency, and park rangers employed by the division of parks and recreation in the department of environment and conservation.   The state insurance committee may, in approving a health insurance plan that covers first responders, offer or continue to provide health insurance benefits to the surviving spouse and children, including any unborn child, of a first responder killed in the line of duty for a period not to exceed two (2) years after the death of the first responder.