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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 7 - State Contributions › Section 22889.

22889. Any person or entity subject to the requirements of this chapter shall comply with the standards set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3750) of Part 1 of Division 9 of the Family Code and Section 14124.94 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22890.

22890. (a) The contracting agency and each employee or annuitant shall contribute a portion of the cost of providing the benefit coverage afforded under the health benefit plan approved or maintained by the board in which the employee or annuitant may be enrolled.
(b) An annuitant is entitled to only one employer contribution. If more than one annuitant is receiving an allowance as the survivor of the same employee or annuitant, there shall be only one employer contribution with respect to all such annuitants.
(c) The contribution of each employee and annuitant shall be the total cost per month of the benefit coverage afforded him or her under the health benefit plan or plans in which he or she is enrolled less the portion thereof to be contributed by the employer. The employer contribution for each employee and annuitant shall commence on the effective date of enrollment.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22892.

22892. (a) The employer contribution of a contracting agency shall begin on the effective date of enrollment and shall be the amount fixed from time to time by resolution of the governing body of the agency. The resolution shall be filed with the board and the contribution amount shall be effective on the first day of the second month following the month in which the resolution is received by the system.
(b) (1) The employer contribution shall be an equal amount for both employees and annuitants, but may not be less than the following:
(A) Prior to January 1, 2004, sixteen dollars ($16) per month.
(B) During calendar year 2004, thirty-two dollars and twenty cents ($32.20) per month.
(C) During calendar year 2005, forty-eight dollars and forty cents ($48.40) per month.
(D) During calendar year 2006, sixty-four dollars and sixty cents ($64.60) per month.
(E) During calendar year 2007, eighty dollars and eighty cents ($80.80) per month.
(F) During calendar year 2008, ninety-seven dollars ($97) per month.
(2) Commencing January 1, 2009, the employer contribution shall be adjusted annually by the board to reflect any change in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index and shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.
(c) A contracting agency may, notwithstanding the equal contribution requirement of subdivision (b), establish a lesser monthly employer contribution for annuitants than for employees, provided that the monthly contribution for annuitants is annually increased to equal an amount not less than the number of years that the contracting agency has been subject to this subdivision multiplied by 5 percent of the current monthly employer contribution for employees, until the time that the employer contribution for annuitants equals the employer contribution paid for employees. This annual adjustment to the minimum monthly employer contribution for an annuitant as authorized by this subdivision shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100). This subdivision shall only apply to agencies that first become subject to this part on or after January 1, 1986.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 862, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22893.1.

22893.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the percentage of employer contribution payable for postretirement health benefits for an employee of the City of Carson, California, shall be based on the employee’s completed years of credited service, provided that the City of Carson shall not pay an employer contribution for the first five years of that credited service, and shall pay thereafter as shown in the following table:
Credited Years of Service _____ Percentage of Employer Contribution
5 ........................ 50
6 ........................ 60
7 ........................ 70
8 ........................ 80
9 ........................ 90
10 ........................ 100
The application of this subdivision shall be subject to the following:
(1) (A) The employer contribution with respect to each annuitant shall be mutually agreed upon through collective bargaining by the City of Carson and the exclusive representatives of employees of the city. The employer may adjust the amount from time to time through a collectively bargained memorandum of understanding. Changes to the employer contribution shall be ratified by a resolution passed by the city council of the City of Carson and that resolution shall be filed with the board. The employer contribution established by this paragraph shall not be less than the adjusted employer contribution required by subdivision (b) of Section 22892.
(B) In the case of employees not represented by a bargaining unit, the employer contribution with respect to each annuitant shall be determined pursuant to a resolution passed by a majority of the city council of the City of Carson and that resolution shall be filed with the board.
(2) The employer shall certify to the board, in the case of employees not represented by a bargaining unit, that there is not an applicable memorandum of understanding.
(3) The credited service of an annuitant for the purpose of determining the percentage of employer contributions applicable under this section shall mean credited service performed with the City of Carson.
(4) The employer shall provide the board any information requested that the board determines is necessary to implement this section.
(b) This section applies only to the City of Carson and only with regard to an employee of the city who is first hired on or after January 1, 2014.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 244, Sec. 1. (AB 1144) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22894.

22894. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the City of San Diego, the employees’ exclusive representative, and unrepresented employees may agree that the employer contribution for postretirement health coverage shall be subject to the following:
(1) Credited years of service that the employee worked with the City of San Diego.
(2) A memorandum of understanding regarding postretirement health coverage mutually agreed upon through collective bargaining. This issue may not be subject to the impasse procedures set forth in Article 9 (commencing with Section 3548) of Chapter 10.7 of Division 4 of Title 1.
(b) This section is not applicable to any employee who retired before the effective date of the memorandum of understanding. In the event that the memorandum of understanding establishes a retroactive effective date, this section applies only prospectively and any employee who retires before the memorandum of understanding is signed may not be affected by it.
(c) No agreement reached pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be valid if it provides an employer contribution for employees with less than 10 years of credited service with the City of San Diego.
(d) The City of San Diego shall provide, in the manner prescribed by the board, a notification of the agreement established pursuant to this section and any additional information necessary to implement this section.
(e) This section shall only apply to employees who are either of the following:
(1) Members of the San Diego Police Officers Association.
(2) Unclassified or unrepresented employees of the City of San Diego.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 600, Sec. 1. (AB 2510) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22895.

22895. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a school employer, the employees’ exclusive representative, and unrepresented employees may agree that the employer contribution for postretirement health coverage shall be subject to the following:
(1) Credited years of service that the employee worked with the contracting agency.
(2) A memorandum of understanding regarding postretirement health coverage mutually agreed upon through collective bargaining. This issue may not be subject to the impasse procedures set forth in Article 9 (commencing with Section 3548) of Chapter 10.7 of Division 4 of Title 1.
(b) No agreement reached pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be valid if it imposes separate postretirement health coverage vesting requirements on employees in the same category and doing similar job duties.
(c) This section is not applicable to any employee who retired before the effective date of the memorandum of understanding. In the event that the memorandum of understanding establishes a retroactive effective date, this section applies only prospectively and any employee who retires before the memorandum of understanding is signed may not be affected by it.
(d) No agreement reached pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be valid if it provides an employer contribution for employees with less than five years of credited service with the school employer.
(e) The contracting agency shall provide, in the manner prescribed by the board, a notification of the agreement established pursuant to this section and any additional information necessary to implement this section.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22897.

22897. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a contracting agency and the employees’ exclusive representative may agree that the employer contribution for postretirement health benefit coverage for an employee subject to this section shall be based on the employee’s completed years of service credited with the contracting agency at retirement, with the contracting agency paying no employer contribution for the first 15 years of that credited service and paying 100 percent of the employer contribution for employees with credited service of 15 years or more.
This section applies only to the North Orange County Community College District and the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, only with regard to the employees of those agencies who are first hired on or after July 1, 1993.
(b) An agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall provide that the employer contribution for a part-time employee, with 20 years or more of credited service with the contracting agency, shall be 100 percent of the employer contribution.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22899.

22899. (a) The contributions required of a contracting agency, along with contributions withheld from salaries of its employees, shall be forwarded monthly, no later than the 10th day of the month for which the contribution is due. The contributions shall be credited to the Public Employees’ Contingency Reserve Fund as specified by Section 22910.
(1) Deferrals or contributions paid by a contracting agency shall be paid through an electronic funds transfer method prescribed by the board. This payment requirement is effective upon declaration by the board.
(2) A contracting agency that is unable, for good cause, to comply with paragraph (1), may apply to the board for a waiver that allows the agency to pay in an alternate manner as prescribed by the board, but not by credit card payment.
(3) For the purpose of this subdivision, “electronic funds transfer” has the same meaning as that set forth in Section 20027.5.
(b) A county superintendent of schools shall draw requisitions against the county school service fund and the funds of the respective school districts for the amount equal to the total of the employer contributions and the employee contributions deducted from compensation paid from those funds. The amounts shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the contract retirement fund established pursuant to Section 20617. The county superintendent thereafter shall draw his or her requisitions against the fund in favor of the board which, when allowed by the county auditor, shall constitute warrants against the fund and shall forward the warrants to the board in accordance with this section.
(c) If a contracting agency fails to remit the contributions when due, the agency may be assessed interest at an annual rate of 10 percent and the costs of collection, including reasonable legal fees, when necessary to collect the amounts due. In the case of repeated delinquencies, the contracting agency may be assessed a penalty of 10 percent of the delinquent amount. That penalty may be assessed once during each 30-day period that the amount remains unpaid. Additionally, the contracting agency may be required to deposit one-month’s premium as a condition of continued participation in the program.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 118, Sec. 5. (AB 637) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22900.

22900. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the County of Mariposa and the employees’ exclusive representative may agree that the employer contribution for health coverage shall be subject to the following:
(1) In the case of employees represented by a bargaining unit, a memorandum of understanding regarding health coverage, mutually agreed upon through collective bargaining, or, in the case of employees not represented by a bargaining unit, a resolution adopted by a majority of the county board of supervisors, providing as follows:
(A) Establishing the amount of its employer contribution for its annuitants or employees at any amount equal to or above that of the adjusted employer contribution required by subdivision (b) of Section 22892.
(B) Providing an employer contribution amount for annuitants that is higher than the employer contribution provided for employees, except that any employer contribution may not be less than the adjusted employer contribution required by subdivision (b) of Section 22892. This subparagraph shall only apply to an employee who retired before the effective date of the memorandum of understanding or resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (a). If the memorandum of understanding or resolution establishes a retroactive effective date, this subparagraph shall apply only prospectively, and any employee who retires before the memorandum of understanding is signed or the resolution is adopted shall be subject to this subparagraph.
(2) This subdivision shall not affect the obligations or benefits of either the annuitants or the county that exist at the time of the enactment of this section.
(b) The County of Mariposa shall provide, in the manner prescribed by the board, a notification of the agreement established pursuant to this section and any additional information necessary to implement this section.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 836, Sec. 1. (SB 1294) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22901.

22901. Each contracting agency shall contribute to the Public Employees’ Contingency Reserve Fund, an amount sufficient to bear all of the administrative costs incurred by the board in providing to the employees and annuitants of that agency the health benefits provided by this part. The amount of the contributions required by this section shall be determined by the board and may include an appropriate share of overhead costs of the program. A contracting agency shall, in addition, contribute to the fund for each of its employees and annuitants the same amount as is required of the state under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 22885.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22902.

22902. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “district” shall mean the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the district may make contributions for postretirement health benefits for its unrepresented employees, including members of the district board of directors to the extent that they are eligible for contributions under existing law, and members of any unit of employees whose terms and conditions of employment are determined through collective bargaining. Those contributions shall be subject to the following:
(1) Credited years of service that the employee worked with the district.
(2) An agreement with all represented employees regarding postretirement health coverage mutually agreed upon through collective bargaining.
(3) Contributions for postretirement health benefits for the district’s unrepresented employees, including members of the district board of directors to the extent that they are eligible for contributions under existing law, may only be made in accordance with the eligibility criteria and schedule below.
(c) An agreement reached pursuant to subdivision (b) shall provide that employer contributions for postretirement health benefits for employees shall be made in the following percentages for the applicable credited years of service:
Credited Years of Service
Percentage of Employer Contribution
10
50
11
60
12
70
13
80
14
90
15
100
(d) An agreement reached pursuant to subdivision (b) shall authorize full employer contributions for postretirement health benefits for those employees who retire for disability with five years of credited service with the district.
(e) (1) This section shall only apply to district employees first hired on or after January 1, 2014, and to directors who first serve as a director on or after January 1, 2014.
(2) This section shall apply to employees whose terms and conditions of employment are determined through collective bargaining only if the agreement is expressly incorporated by reference into, or made a part of, a memorandum of understanding.
(f) This section is not applicable to any employee who retires before the effective date of the memorandum of understanding referenced in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e). In the event that the memorandum of understanding establishes a retroactive effective date, this section shall apply only to retirements occurring on or after the effective date of this section.
(g) The district shall provide, in the manner prescribed by the board, a notification of each agreement established pursuant to this section or personnel action incorporating or applying this section, and any additional information necessary to implement this section.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 216, Sec. 1. (AB 2582) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22904.

22904. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the City of San Gabriel, the employees’ exclusive representative, and unrepresented employees may agree that the employer contribution for postretirement health coverage shall be subject to all of the following:
(1) Credited years of service that the employee worked with the City of San Gabriel.
(2) A memorandum of understanding regarding postretirement health coverage mutually agreed upon through collective bargaining. This issue shall not be subject to the impasse procedures set forth in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1.
(3) The employer contribution established by this section shall not be less than the adjusted employer contribution required by subdivision (b) of Section 22892.
(b) This section does not apply to any employee who retired before the effective date of the memorandum of understanding. In the event that the memorandum of understanding establishes a retroactive effective date, this section applies only prospectively and any employee who retires before the memorandum of understanding is signed shall not be affected by it.
(c) An agreement reached pursuant to subdivision (a) is not valid if it provides an employer contribution for employees with less than five years of credited service with the City of San Gabriel.
(d) The City of San Gabriel shall provide, in the manner prescribed by the board, notice of the agreement established pursuant to this section and any additional information necessary to implement this section.
(e) This section applies only to the City of San Gabriel and only with regard to employees who are first hired on or after January 1, 2023, and elected officials who first served as elected officials on or after January 1, 2023.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 538, Sec. 1. (AB 658) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 8 - Contracting Agency Contributions › Section 22905.

22905. Any person or entity subject to the requirements of this chapter shall comply with the standards set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3750) of Part 1 of Division 9 of the Family Code and Section 14124.94 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 9 - Maintenance of Funds › Section 22911.

22911. (a) There shall be maintained in the State Treasury the Public Employees’ Health Care Fund to fund the health benefit plans administered or approved by the board. The board may invest funds in the Public Employees’ Health Care Fund in accordance with the provisions of law governing its investment of the retirement fund.
(b) The Public Employees’ Health Care Fund shall consist of the following:
(1) Any self-funded, partially self-funded, or minimum premium plan premiums paid by contracting agencies, the state and enrolled employees, annuitants, and family members, including premiums paid directly for continuation coverage authorized under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, and as authorized by this part.
(2) Any reserve moneys from terminated health benefit plans designated by the board.
(3) Any moneys from a health benefit plan for risk adjustment pursuant to Section 22864.
(c) Income earned on the Public Employees’ Health Care Fund shall be credited to the fund.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 13340, the Public Employees’ Health Care Fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to pay benefits and claims costs for self-funded, partially self-funded, or minimum premium health benefit plans, and refunds to those who made direct premium payments.
(e) The moneys deposited in the Public Employees’ Health Care Fund may be expended by the board for administrative purposes provided that the expenditure is approved in the annual Budget Act.
(f) The Legislature finds and declares that the Public Employees’ Health Care Fund is a trust fund held for the exclusive benefit of enrolled employees, annuitants, and family members.
(g) Notwithstanding subdivisions (d) and (f), the board may use reserves generated by one or more self-funded health benefit plans for risk adjustment programs and procedures pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 22850 and paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 22864.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 330, Sec. 22. (SB 782) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 9 - Maintenance of Funds › Section 22913.

22913. (a) The Controller shall suitably identify and remit the state’s monthly contribution, as required by Section 22870, and the monthly amounts authorized to be deducted from the salaries or retirement allowances of state employees and annuitants for payment of their contributions, as required by Section 22870, to the Public Employees’ Contingency Reserve Fund.
(b) The Controller shall suitably identify and remit the monthly contracting agency employer, employee, and annuitant contributions, as required by Section 22890, to the Public Employees’ Contingency Reserve Fund by warrant of the Controller upon claims filed by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 330, Sec. 23. (SB 782) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 9 - Maintenance of Funds › Section 22915.

22915. There is in the State Treasury the State Annuitants’ Vision Care Benefits Fund that is, upon appropriation by the Legislature, available to the board for expenditure solely for the provision of vision care benefits to state annuitants pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 10 - Contracting with Public Agencies › Section 22920.

22920. The following entities are eligible to obtain a health benefit plan, as defined in Section 22777, subject to board approval:
(a) A contracting agency, as defined in Section 20022, a county or special district subject to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3), and a school employer.
(b) A public body or agency of or within the state that is not subject to Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of the Government Code or the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3), and that provides a retirement system for its employees funded wholly or in part by public funds.
(c) The protection and advocacy agency described in subdivision (h) of Section 4900 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, if the agency obtains a written advisory opinion from the United States Department of Labor stating that the organization is an agency or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision thereof within the meaning of Chapter 18 (commencing with Section 1001) of Title 29 of the United States Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 778, Sec. 9. (SB 215) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 10 - Contracting with Public Agencies › Section 22922.

22922. (a) A contracting agency and its employees and annuitants may obtain a health benefit plan, as defined in Section 22777, subject to board approval of a resolution submitted by the governing body electing to be so subject. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority vote and shall be effective at the time provided in board regulations.
(b) In addition to, or in lieu of, submitting a resolution as prescribed in subdivision (a), the board may require the contracting agency to enter into a contract with the board to obtain a health benefit plan, as defined in Section 22777, for all or part of its employees, pursuant to rules and regulations developed by the board for this purpose.
(c) The board may refuse to contract with, or to agree to an amendment proposed by, a contracting agency for any benefit provisions that are not specifically authorized by this part and that the board determines would adversely affect the administration of this system.
(d) A contracting agency may become subject to this part with respect to a recognized employee organization with which it has reached mutual agreement. The resolution and any contracts, or the resolution and contract required by subdivisions (a) and (b), shall specify the recognized employee organizations participating in this system.
(e) Pursuant to Section 22796 and subdivision (g) of Section 22934, the board may by regulation require any contracting agency that becomes subject to this part to meet certain board-determined criteria, including, but not limited to, additional requirements for any contracting agency that elects to become subject to this part that previously terminated coverage pursuant to Section 22938.
(f) Approval of the contract to obtain a health benefit plan pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the governing body of the contracting agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 778, Sec. 10. (SB 215) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 10 - Contracting with Public Agencies › Section 22927.

22927. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a contracting agency that is a city and county shall be subject to this part only with respect to employees who upon entering city and county employment from state employment had an option under state statutes to continue enrollment under this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 10 - Contracting with Public Agencies › Section 22928.

22928. When a hospital becomes a contracting agency pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 20057, its employees shall be deemed city employees for purposes of this part until the hospital enacts its own resolution or acts officially to terminate its participation under this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 10 - Contracting with Public Agencies › Section 22930.

22930. If the board administers a specialized health benefit plan, it may offer coverage in the specialized health benefit plan to a contracting agency that also provides coverage for its employees in a health benefit plan under this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 10 - Contracting with Public Agencies › Section 22931.

22931. Annuitants that receive benefits under this part and are former certificated employees that retired from a school employer, including the spouses and surviving spouses, are not subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 1 of the Education Code. The school employer is also not subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 1 of the Education Code with respect to those annuitants.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 5 - THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Public Employees Health Benefits › ARTICLE 10 - Contracting with Public Agencies › Section 22932.

22932. A contracting agency shall perform the functions necessary to enroll its employees and submit reports as may be required by the board. A county superintendent of schools shall have the responsibility of providing all information concerning the school districts within his or her jurisdiction to the board.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
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22937. A contracting agency may elect, by amending its contract with the board, to participate in a Medicare reimbursement program for its employees, annuitants, or family members who are enrolled in a Medicare health benefit plan under this part, as prescribed by board regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
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22938. A contracting agency that has elected to be subject to this part may elect to cease to be so subject by resolution adopted by a majority vote of its governing body and filed with the board on or before the deadline provided in board regulations, to be effective at the end of the current contract year. Coverage of employees and annuitants of the contracting agency shall also terminate at the end of the current contract year.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
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22939. The board may terminate the participation of a contracting agency if it fails for three months after a demand to perform any act required by this part or by board rules or regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
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22940. (a) There is in the State Treasury the Annuitants’ Health Care Coverage Fund that is a trust fund and a retirement fund, within the meaning of Section 17 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. Subject to the limitation provided in subdivision (b), notwithstanding Section 13340, all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years to the board for expenditure for the prefunding of health care coverage for annuitants pursuant to this part, including administrative costs. The board has sole and exclusive control and power over the administration and investment of the Annuitants’ Health Care Coverage Fund and shall make investments pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000).
(b) (1) Moneys accumulated in the designated state subaccounts of the fund, or a successor fund, that are derived from investment income shall not be used to pay benefits for state annuitants and dependents until the earlier of:
(A) With regard to a particular designated state subaccount, the date the funded ratio of the designated state subaccount reaches at least 100 percent as determined in that employer’s postemployment benefits actuarial valuation and then only for the purpose of paying benefits for state annuitants and dependents associated with that subaccount.
(B) July 1, 2046.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “designated state subaccount” means a separate account maintained within the fund to identify prefunding contributions and assets attributable to a specified state collective bargaining unit or other state entity for the purpose of providing benefits to state annuitants and dependents associated with a specified collective bargaining unit or other state entity.
(3) This subdivision shall not be construed as prohibiting an alternative funding strategy agreed to in a written memorandum of understanding.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 28, Sec. 8. (SB 98) Effective June 24, 2015.)
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22942. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Annuitant” means any of the following:
(1) An annuitant described in Section 22760.
(2) A person who retires from employment with an employer described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) and who receives postemployment health care benefits or other postemployment benefits from the prefunding plan provided by that employer.
(3) A surviving family member who receives postemployment health care benefits or other postemployment benefits as a beneficiary of a deceased person described in paragraph (2).
(b) “Employee” means an employee described in Section 22772. “Employee” also means an officer or employee of an employer described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).
(c) “Employer” means either of the following:
(1) An employer described in Section 22773.
(2) An entity described in Section 22920 that has one or more employees and that entity provides postemployment health care benefits or other postemployment benefits to annuitants.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 318, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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22943. An employer authorized by the board may elect to participate in the prefunding plan established by this article.
(Added by renumbering Section 22942 by Stats. 2007, Ch. 318, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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22944. The board may, in its discretion and upon terms and conditions set by the board, authorize an employer to participate in the prefunding plan established by this article. The governing body of a participating employer shall enter into a contract with the board, setting forth the terms and conditions of that employer’s participation in the prefunding plan, including, but not limited to, funding, expenditures, and actuarial, accounting, reporting, and investment considerations.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 318, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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22944.2. (a) A contract entered into between an employer and the board pursuant to Section 22944 shall not create, change, or vest the obligations of an employer or the board that were created under any other contract, law, ordinance, regulation, or similar actions to provide benefits for employees or annuitants of a participating employer.
(b) A contract between an employer and the board entered into pursuant to Section 22944, in and of itself, shall not create, change, or vest an obligation for either party to the contract to provide a specific level of postemployment health care benefits or other postemployment benefits to employees or annuitants of a participating employer.
(c) A contract between an employer and the board entered into pursuant to Section 22944, in and of itself, shall not preclude or in any way affect the authority of the employer to create, change, or vest the specific postemployment health care benefits or other postemployment benefits that the employer may choose to provide to its employees or annuitants.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 318, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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22945. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish the rights of the California Association of Highway Patrolmen Health Benefits Trust, the Peace Officers Research Association of California Health Benefits Trust, and the California Correctional Peace Officer Association Health Benefits Trust to recover medical costs paid to a participant for injuries, including injuries that result in death, caused by or allegedly caused by a third party.
(b) This chapter does not apply if the participant is injured in the course and scope of his or her employment. In those cases, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3850) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code governs.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 69, Sec. 22. Effective June 24, 2004.)
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22946. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Health benefits trust” means the California Association of Highway Patrolmen Health Benefits Trust, the Peace Officers Research Association of California Health Benefits Trust, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association Health Benefits Trust, or a self-funded, partially self-funded, or minimum premium plan administered by the board under this part.
(b) “Participant” means an employee, annuitant, or family member who is a member of a health benefits trust and who is injured by, or due to the actions or inactions of, a third person, and includes any other person to whom a claim accrues by reason of the injury or death of the employee, annuitant, or family member.
(c) “Third party” means any tortfeasor or alleged tortfeasor against whom the participant asserts a claim for injury or death.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 330, Sec. 24. (SB 782) Effective January 1, 2020.)