California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 1 - Administrative Personnel › Chapter 3 - Department of Human Resources › Subchapter 1 - General Civil Service Rules › Article 28.5 - Consolidated Benefits Program › Section 599.958 - Benefit Options and Restrictions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A CoBen allowance will be paid each month
					 to an excluded employee in lieu of separate contributions for health, dental
					 and vision benefits. The Department, each year prior to the open enrollment
					 period, will determine the allowance amounts.
(b) If the employee is enrolled in both a
					 health benefit and a dental plan, the health benefit enrollment party code will
					 determine the amount of the contribution.
(c) If the employee elects not to enroll in
					 both a health plan and a dental plan, the employee will receive an amount not
					 to exceed $155 each month in taxable cash for calendar year 1999. In subsequent
					 years, the Department, prior to the annual open enrollment period, will fix the
					 amount. Under CoBen, an employee will not be charged a monthly administrative
					 fee for the cash option.
(d) If the
					 employee declines a health benefit plan, the employees' dental benefit
					 enrollment party code will determine the amount of the contribution. An
					 employee must provide proof of coverage of other health insurance through
					 his/her spouse or other present or former employer if health coverage is
					 waived. If the employee elects not to enroll in a health plan but enrolls in a
					 dental plan, the employee will receive the difference between the applicable
					 CoBen allowance and the cost of the dental plan selected and vision benefits,
					 not to exceed $130 per month in taxable cash. Under CoBen, an employee will not
					 be charged a monthly administrative fee for the cash option.
(e) Cash payments resulting from medical and
					 dental benefit elections will be paid to the employee in his/her monthly pay
					 check in the form of additional cash compensation. FlexElect participants
					 electing a Health Care Reimbursement or Dependent Care Reimbursement account
					 will automatically have the cash payment applied to these accounts. If excess
					 dollars remain or the employee does not sign up for a Health Care or Dependent
					 Care Account, the cash payment will automatically be paid as cash. This
					 additional cash compensation is subject to all applicable state and federal
					 taxes.
(f) An employee who elects
					 dental coverage must maintain state-sponsored dental coverage for three years
					 unless he/she experiences a valid change in status event. Employees who waive
					 dental coverage cannot enroll in a state-sponsored dental plan for a period of
					 three years. Employees must provide proof of other group dental insurance
					 through his/her spouse or other present or former employer if dental coverage
					 is waived. The employee will not receive a monthly cash payment if he/she
					 waives dental coverage only.
1. New
						section filed 12-7-98; operative 1-1-99. Submitted to OAL for printing only
						pursuant to Government Code section
						35395
						(Register 98, No. 50).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
						section and adding NOTE filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  18502 and
						  19815.4(d),
						  Government Code. Reference: Section
						  3539.5,
						  Government Code.