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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 1.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24-1.06 - Committees of the Board

Current through June, 2024
(a) Standing
			 committees shall be established by the board to address critical issues in the
			 major functional areas of the Fund:
(1) The
			 Administrative Committee will have combined administrative and finance
			 committee functions;
(2) The
			 Benefits Committee will have benefits, communication, and appeals committee
			 functions.
(3) The Investment
			 Committee will review the reports of the Investment Consultant and report to
			 the Board of Trustees on the Fund's investments.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 1.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24-1.07 - Meetings of the Board

Current through June, 2024
(a) To the extent
			 permitted by applicable federal or state law, the meetings of the board shall
			 be open to the public. Without limiting the foregoing, board meetings shall
			 comply with Part I of Chapter
			 92 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes,
			 including the provisions therein requiring:
(1) written and electronic notice of board
			 meetings at least six days prior to each meeting; and
(2) written minutes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 1.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24-1.08 - Appearances Before the Board

Current through June, 2024
(a) All persons
			 shall comply with this rule when appearing before the board. Unless otherwise
			 required by applicable federal or state law, the board shall have the
			 discretion to prescribe additional standards and procedures for all appearances
			 and proceedings before the board. The board may waive or suspend the provisions
			 of this rule with respect to any particular appearance or proceeding before
			 it.
(b) Any person appearing before
			 the board may appear in person, by an officer, partner or regular employee of
			 the party, or be represented by an authorized representative. The board may at
			 any time require any person transacting business with the board in a
			 representative capacity to prove or authenticate the person's authority and
			 qualification to act in such capacity.
(c) The board shall afford all interested
			 persons an opportunity to present oral testimony or submit data, views, or
			 arguments, in writing, on any agenda item.
(1)
			 Persons providing written testimony shall provide thirty copies of their
			 testimony of which twenty (20) copies shall be made available to the public.
			 Twenty (20) copies of materials provided to the board for or during a meeting
			 that are determined to be disclosable shall be made available for distribution
			 to the public.
(2) The board shall
			 hear oral testimony on an agenda item after it has completed discussion of that
			 item. At that time, the presiding officer shall invite members of the public to
			 ask questions or provide comments on the agenda item prior to any action by the
			 board. After the public has had an opportunity to provide input on the agenda
			 item, the board may discuss the agenda item further and act on the item or move
			 on to the next agenda item.
(3) A
			 person may speak at a board meeting only when recognized to do so by the
			 presiding officer. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. Time
			 limitations may be adjusted at the discretion of the presiding officer or at
			 the request of any three trustees. A person may not speak a second time on the
			 same question unless authorized by the presiding officer to do so.
(4) The board may refuse to hear any
			 testimony that is irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious and may from
			 time to time impose additional conditions as are necessary or desirable for the
			 orderly, efficient, and convenient presentation of oral testimony to the board.
			 The board may request that the person providing oral testimony submit the
			 testimony in writing to the board.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 1.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24-1.09 - Delegation of Authority

Current through June, 2024
To the extent permitted by law, the board may delegate
				authority to act on its behalf in accordance with board policies and standards
				to a committee of the board, an administrator, a carrier, a third party
				administrator, or to such other persons and entities as it deems necessary or
				reasonable for the effective and efficient administration of the Fund and the
				provisions of Chapter
				87 A of the Hawaii Revised Statutes;
				provided, however, that nothing in this rule shall permit the board to delegate
				its power to adopt, amend or repeal any rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 1.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24-1.11 - Controlling Law

Current through June, 2024
To the extent that federal or state law governs any matter
				covered by these rules, the Fund and the board shall comply with and follow
				such federal or state law. To the extent that any matter is not completely
				governed by federal or state law, the Fund and the board shall apply these
				rules to the extent reasonable and practicable.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 1.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24-1.12 - Authority of the Board to Waive Rule Provisions

Current through June, 2024
Subject to statutory requirements and limitations, the Board
				may waive an employee-beneficiary's compliance with any provision of the Fund's
				rules when the Board determines that:
(a) good cause exists for such a waiver; and
(b) such waiver does not involve
			 any increase in the obligations or liabilities of the Fund beyond that which
			 would have been involved if the employee-beneficiary had fully complied with
			 the Fund's rules. Each waiver by the Board must be in writing and supported by
			 documentation of the pertinent facts and grounds.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 1.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24-1.13 - Responsibilities of Employee-Beneficiaries and Public Employers; Enforcement Actions of the Fund

Current through June, 2024
(a) Employee-beneficiaries are responsible
			 for:
(1) Providing current and accurate
			 personal information as per Rules 4.06 and 4.07;
(2) Paying the employee's premium
			 contributions in the amount or amounts provided by statute, an applicable
			 bargaining unit agreement, or by the applicable Fund benefit plan;
(3) Paying the employee's premium
			 contributions at the times and in the manner designated by the board;
			 and
(4) Complying with the Fund's
			 rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 2.00 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 24-2.01 - Adoption, Amendment or Repeal of Rules

Current through June, 2024
(a) The board may
			 adopt, amend or repeal any rule of the Fund upon a motion of any trustee or
			 upon the petition of an interested person or organization.
(b) In the case of an interested person or
			 organization, the petition shall be in writing and shall be submitted in
			 duplicate to the board. The petition need not be in any particular form but
			 shall contain:
(1) The petitioner's name,
			 address, and telephone number;
(2)
			 A statement of the nature of the petitioner's interest;
(3) A statement of the reasons for the
			 proposed rule, amendment or repeal;
(4) A draft of the proposed rule, amendment
			 or repeal; and
(5) The signature of
			 the petitioner.
The board may reject any petition that does not contain the
				foregoing information.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 2.00 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 24-2.02 - Policies, Standards, and Procedures

Current through June, 2024
Policies, standards and procedures to be adopted amended or
				repealed may, at the discretion of the board, be transmitted to public
				employers and affected employee organizations for consultation purposes.
				Nothing herein shall require the board to consult with public employers or
				affected employee organizations concerning the board's adoption, amendment or
				repeal of policies, standards and procedures or to transmit any such policies,
				standards or procedures to public employers or affected employee organizations
				for consultation purposes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 2.00 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 24-2.03 - Declaratory Rulings

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any interested
			 person may petition the board for a declaratory ruling as to the applicability
			 of any statutory provision administered by the board or of any rule or order of
			 the Fund.
(b) Every petition shall
			 be in writing and shall be submitted in duplicate to the board. The petition
			 need not be in any particular form but shall contain the following:
(1) The petitioner's name, address, and
			 telephone number;
(2) A designation
			 of the specific statute, rule or order in question;
(3) A statement of the nature of the
			 petitioner's interest, including the reasons for the submittal of the
			 petition;
(4) A complete statement
			 of the relevant and material facts;
(5) A statement of the position or
			 contentions of the petitioner; and
(6) A full discussion of the reasons,
			 including any legal authorities, in support of the petitioner's position or
			 contention.
The board may reject any petition that does not contain the
				foregoing information.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 2.00 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 24-2.04 - Administrative Appeals (not related to Claim Filing and Appeals Information for Self-Insurance Plan Administered Benefits, which are discussed in Rule 2.06)

Current through June, 2024
(a) A person aggrieved by one of the
			 following eligibility decisions by the Fund may appeal to the board for relief
			 from that decision:
(1) A determination that
			 the person is not an employee-beneficiary, dependent-beneficiary or
			 qualified-beneficiary, or that the person is not eligible to enroll in or be
			 covered by a benefit plan offered or sponsored by the Fund;
(2) A determination that the person cannot
			 make a change in enrollment, a change in coverage, or a change in
			 plans;
(3) A cancellation or
			 termination of the person's enrollment in or coverage by a benefit plan,
			 including long term care, offered or sponsored by the Fund; or
(4) A refusal to reinstate the person's
			 enrollment in or coverage by a benefit plan, including long term care, offered
			 or sponsored by the Fund.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 2.00 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 24-2.05 - Emergency Appeals of Eligibility

Current through June, 2024
(a) The Board may
			 appoint a sub-committee made up of two trustees, one from the employer group
			 and one from the employee group, to hear and make final decisions on emergency
			 appeals. The Board Chair shall appoint the sub-committee chair, which shall
			 rotate between employer trustee and employee trustee every six
			 months.
(b) An employee-beneficiary
			 ("appellant") who is aggrieved by a plan administrator's decision denying or
			 limiting eligibility for benefits provided under a plan offered by the Fund to
			 the employee-beneficiary or a dependent-beneficiary enrolled by the employee
			 beneficiary may make an emergency appeal directly to the Board where a delay in
			 following the Fund's normal appeal process could in the opinion of a physician
			 with knowledge of the medical condition of the employee-beneficiary or
			 dependent-beneficiary:
(1) Seriously
			 jeopardize the life or health of the employee-beneficiary or
			 dependent-beneficiary;
(2)
			 Seriously jeopardize the employee-beneficiary's or dependent-beneficiary's
			 ability to regain maximum functioning; or
(3) Subject the employee-beneficiary or
			 dependent-beneficiary to severe pain that cannot be adequately managed without
			 the care or treatment that is the subject of the appeal.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 2.00 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 24-2.06 - Claim Filing and Appeals Information for Self-Insured Plan Administered Benefits

Current through June, 2024
(a) This section
			 describes the self-insured plans appeals timing and processes if an
			 employee-beneficiary or dependent-beneficiary receives an adverse benefit
			 determination. The process will be in conformance with 29 CFR 2560.503 and
			 amendments thereto. The processes are comprised of the following:
(1) Internal standard appeal;
(2) External Appeal using the Independent
			 Review Organization (IRO);
(3)
			 Internal expedited appeal for urgent care;
(4) External appeal using an IRO for urgent
			 care.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 3.00 - ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT › Section 24-3.02 - Long-Term Care

Current through June, 2024
The following persons shall be eligible for any long-term care
				benefits plan offered or sponsored by the Fund, provided that they comply with
				the age, enrollment, medical underwriting and contribution requirements of such
				plans:
(1) Employee-beneficiaries and
			 their spouses, parents, and grandparents;
(2) Employee-beneficiaries' in-law parents
			 and grandparents; and
(3)
			 Qualified-beneficiaries who enroll between the ages of twenty and
			 eighty-five.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.01 - Application for Enrollment

Current through June, 2024
(a) An
			 employee-beneficiary shall file an enrollment application, in the form
			 prescribed by the board or by the board's policy, to enroll, change or cancel
			 an enrollment in any benefit plan, including long term care, offered or
			 sponsored by the Fund. Unless otherwise provided by the board or by the board's
			 policy, all enrollment applications shall be filed by the employee-beneficiary
			 with:
(1) in the case of an employee, the
			 employee's employer; and
(2) in all
			 other cases, the Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon retirement and
			 thereafter, an employee-beneficiary shall file an enrollment application to
			 enroll or change enrollment in the benefit plans offered or sponsored by the
			 Fund with the Fund.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.02 - Rejection of an Enrollment Application

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any enrollment
			 application may be rejected if it is incomplete or does not contain all
			 information required to be provided by the employee-beneficiary.
(b) An enrollment application shall be
			 rejected if:
(1) The application seeks to
			 enroll a person who is not eligible to enroll in the benefit plan for which
			 enrollment is requested;
(2) The
			 application is not filed within the time limitations prescribed by these
			 rules;
(3) The application contains
			 an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of a material fact or contains
			 other information of a fraudulent nature;
(4) The employee-beneficiary is ineligible
			 due to outstanding past due contributions or other amounts to the Fund, or is
			 ineligible due to Cancellation Non-Payment Status; or
(5) Acceptance of the application would
			 violate applicable federal or state law or any other provision of these
			 rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.03 - Dual or Multiple Enrollment

Current through June, 2024
(a) No person may
			 be enrolled simultaneously in any benefit plan offered or sponsored by the Fund
			 as both an employee-beneficiary and a dependent-beneficiary, nor may children
			 be enrolled by more than one employee-beneficiary. The Fund shall cancel such
			 dual coverage enrollments. .
(b)
			 Where an employee-beneficiary files more than one enrollment application, the
			 enrollment application bearing the latest filing date shall be the one used by
			 the Fund to process the employee-beneficiary's enrollment, provided the
			 employee-beneficiary is eligible for such enrollment.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.04 - Date of Filing

Current through June, 2024
An employee-beneficiary's enrollment application, beneficiary
				designation, or any other form required to be filed with the Fund shall be
				deemed to have been filed with the Fund on the date that the following
				entities, as applicable, actually receive such forms:
(1) the employee's employer;
(2) in the case of a retired employee,
			 surviving spouse or partner under Rule 3.01, and unmarried child under Rule
			 3.01, the Fund;
(3) or others, as
			 specified by the Fund. However, if filed before the time or times prescribed in
			 these rules, an enrollment application, or other form shall be deemed to have
			 been filed on the date that the person would have been first eligible to file
			 that document.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.05 - Failure to File Properly Completed Enrollment Application Within the Prescribed Time; Effect on Coverage Dates

Current through June, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in these rules or by applicable
				federal or state law, the following shall apply to all applications to enroll
				in the benefit plans offered or sponsored by the Fund, to add or delete
				dependent-beneficiaries, or to change enrollments or coverages:
(a) No enrollment of an employee-beneficiary,
			 addition or deletion of a dependent-beneficiary, or change in an enrollment or
			 coverage shall be effective without the filing of a properly completed
			 enrollment application and any required proof documents. Failure to provide the
			 required proof documents within sixty (60) days of the event shall result in
			 the reversal of the requested enrollment changes retroactive to the effective
			 date.
(b) A properly completed
			 enrollment application must be filed within thirty (30) days of the specified
			 event that allows the filing of the application except in the case of newborns
			 for which the enrollment application must be filed within one hundred eighty
			 (180) days of the birthdate, and except for periods of open enrollment (see
			 Rule 4.08).
(c) An
			 employee-beneficiary who fails to file an enrollment application within the
			 time prescribed by subsection (b) above or any otherwise applicable rule shall
			 not be permitted to file that application until the next regular open or
			 additional limited enrollment period.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.06 - Notification of Changes in Personal Information

Current through June, 2024
Each employee-beneficiary shall immediately notify the Fund in
				writing of any changes in the employee-beneficiary's name or address or marital
				or partnership status, of the birth or adoption of a child or any other changes
				in the family status of the employee-beneficiary, and any other material
				changes in the information previously filed by the employee-beneficiary as part
				of an enrollment application. Each notice to the Fund shall be submitted
				through the employee-beneficiary's employer or, if none, shall be submitted
				directly to the Fund.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.07 - Verification of Eligibility

Current through June, 2024
The board may require periodic verification of eligibility for
				employee-beneficiaries and dependent-beneficiaries enrolled by an
				employee-beneficiary in Fund benefit plans. The board may set standards and
				procedures for the required verification. If verification is not provided in
				accordance with the standards and procedures established by the board, the
				employee-beneficiary or dependent-beneficiary's enrollment shall be cancelled
				as set forth in Rule 4.11(c).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.08 - Regular Open and Additional Limited Enrollment Periods

Current through June, 2024
Except as otherwise provided by these rules, an
				employee-beneficiary may file an enrollment application during a regular open
				or additional limited enrollment period to make any one or a combination of
				enrollment changes that have been approved by the board for that regular open
				or additional limited enrollment period. The changes that the board may approve
				include, but are not limited to, changes from non-enrolled to enrolled status,
				changes between plans, changes in levels of coverage, and cancellations. All
				changes made shall become effective on the date approved by the board for the
				regular open or additional limited enrollment period.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.09 - Continuation of Coverage

Current through June, 2024
Subject to applicable federal and state law, coverage under the
				benefit plans offered or sponsored by the Fund shall continue:
(a) Provided the employee-beneficiary meets
			 the eligibility provisions of Rule 3.01 and pays the employee-beneficiary's
			 premium contribution as provided by statute, the employer's administrative
			 rules, or an applicable bargaining unit agreement;
(b) While the employee-beneficiary
			 participates in an employee strike authorized by chapter
			 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, provided
			 that nothing in this rule shall limit the right or ability of the Fund to
			 collect premium contributions from any public employer or
			 employee-beneficiaries or the remedies available to the Fund to collect such
			 premium contributions.
(c) When an
			 employee terminates employment and is rehired by the same public employer
			 within the same pay period or the next consecutive pay period, the employee
			 shall be considered as having transferred employment, such as when the employee
			 terminates employment with the state and is rehired with the state, or when the
			 employee terminates employment with a county and is rehired by the same county.
			 The employee shall be treated as if continuously enrolled in the Fund benefit
			 plans in which the employee was enrolled at the time of termination and shall
			 be required to pay the full cost of coverage to the extent that such is not
			 paid by the employee's public employer. When an employee terminates employment
			 and is rehired by a different public employer within the same pay period or the
			 next consecutive pay period, such as when the employee terminates employment
			 with the state and is hired by a county or terminates one county and is rehired
			 by a different county, the employee shall be allowed to change between plans,
			 including adding or dropping dependents and changing tiers. Notwithstanding the
			 definitions of "employer" and "public employer" set forth and used in these
			 Administrative Rules, for purposes of this section only, the different public
			 employers are:
1) State, including executive,
			 legislative, and judicial branches, Department of Education, University of
			 Hawaii, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and all
			 Charter Schools;
2) City and County
			 of Honolulu;
3) County of Hawaii;
4) County of Maui, and
5) County of Kauai. Changes shall become
			 effective at the beginning of the next pay period in which the termination of
			 employment occurred, without a break in coverage.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.10 - Contribution Shortage

Current through June, 2024
A notice of contribution shortage shall be sent to an
				employee-beneficiary at his or her last known address if any portion of the
				employee-beneficiary's required semi-monthly or monthly contributions is not
				paid or is not withheld from the employee-beneficiary's earnings and
				transmitted to the Fund. The notice shall be sent within thirty days of the
				date on which the required semi-monthly or monthly contribution payment was
				due. Cancellation of the employee-beneficiary's enrollment due to any
				contribution shortage shall be as per Rule 4.11(b), and reinstatement of the
				employee-beneficiary's enrollment after any such cancellation shall be as per
				Rule 4.13(b).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.10.5 - Contribution Refund

Current through June, 2024
The Fund may refund employee-beneficiaries or
				dependent-beneficiaries any amounts deemed owing, provided that at the time of
				the disbursement of such refunds, no refund need be made where the amount
				thereof is less than one dollar.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.10.7 - Overdraft or Non-Sufficient Funds Fees

Current through June, 2024
Employee-Beneficiaries may be required to reimburse the Fund
				for any amounts relating to overdraft or non-sufficient funds
				fees.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.11 - Cancellation of Enrollment; Effective Dates of Cancellation

Current through June, 2024
(a)
Cancellation Due to Ineligibility.
The enrollment of
			 any ineligible person who was enrolled in error or is ineligible to enroll in
			 or be covered in a benefit plan offered or sponsored by the Fund shall be
			 canceled:
(1) When the person is notified of
			 the error or ineligibility prior to the effective date of the enrollment, the
			 person shall be treated as if the enrollment application was not
			 submitted.
(2) When the person is
			 notified after the effective date of the enrollment, the enrollment may be
			 canceled retroactively to the effective date.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 4.00 - ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES › Section 24-4.13 - Reinstatement of Enrollment

Current through June, 2024
(a)
General Rule.
Unless another rule of the Fund
			 expressly applies, an employee-beneficiary whose enrollment in any of the
			 Fund's benefit plans has been cancelled or terminated may not apply for
			 reinstatement in those benefit plans. The employee-beneficiary may only apply
			 for a new enrollment during the Fund's open enrollment period or upon
			 experiencing a mid-year qualifying event in any plan year following the
			 cancellation. Any such new enrollment may be conditioned upon the
			 employee-beneficiary meeting all the Fund's rules for eligibility and
			 enrollment, curing any past deficiencies or failures that led to the
			 employee-beneficiary's cancellation or termination, and providing adequate
			 assurance that the employee-beneficiary will not further engage in the conduct
			 that previously led to the employee-beneficiary's cancellation or termination.
			 Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to require the Fund to re-enroll any
			 employee-beneficiary whose enrollment has been previously cancelled or
			 terminated.
(b)
Contribution Shortage Cancellation.
If an
			 employee-beneficiary's enrollment in the Fund's benefit plan or plans has been
			 cancelled under Rule 4.11(b), the employee-beneficiary's enrollment in such
			 benefit plan or plans may be reinstated if the employee-beneficiary makes full
			 payment of all contributions due from the employee-beneficiary within thirty
			 (30) days from the date of the notice of cancellation in accordance with
			 cancellation of enrollment under Rule 4.11(b) and whose enrollment has not been
			 cancelled under Rule 4.11(b) within twelve (12) months of the date of the
			 notice of cancellation. The reinstatement shall be made so that the
			 employee-beneficiary and his or her. dependent-beneficiaries shall suffer no
			 break in coverage.
(c)
Reinstatement Upon Return From Lawful Strike.
If an
			 employee-beneficiary's enrollment is cancelled for non-payment during a lawful
			 strike, the employee-beneficiary may re-enroll upon return from the lawful
			 strike without the requirement to pay back premiums and without coverage during
			 the non-payment period under the following conditions:
(1) The employee-beneficiary files an
			 enrollment application within thirty (30) days of returning from the lawful
			 strike, and
(2) The
			 employee-beneficiary and any covered dependent-beneficiaries had no covered
			 services during the non-payment period.
(3) The employee-beneficiary enrolls in the
			 same plans and at the same tier the employee-beneficiary was enrolled in prior
			 to the lawful strike.
The effective date of coverage shall be the date the
				employee-beneficiary returns from the lawful strike.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 5.00 - HEALTH AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS › Section 24-5.01 - Enrollment; Effective Dates of Coverage

Current through June, 2024
(a)
New
			 Employee.
An employee-beneficiary may enroll in the health benefit
			 plans offered or sponsored by the Fund and obtain coverage for eligible
			 dependent-beneficiaries when the employee-beneficiary is first eligible as an
			 employee as defined in
			 87A-1, Hawaii Revised
			 Statutes. At the option of the employee-beneficiary, the effective date of
			 coverage shall be one of the following dates:
(1) the date the employee beneficiary is
			 first eligible;
(2) the first day
			 of the first pay period following the date the employee-beneficiary is first
			 eligible; or
(3) the first day of
			 the second pay period following the date the employee-beneficiary is first
			 eligible. The employee-beneficiary shall select the effective date of coverage
			 in an enrollment application that must be filed within thirty (30) days of the
			 date that the employee-beneficiary is first eligible. If the
			 employee-beneficiary fails to make an effective date of coverage selection, the
			 effective date of coverage shall be the date the employee-beneficiary is first
			 eligible.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 5.00 - HEALTH AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS › Section 24-5.04 - Cancellation Due to Failure to Enroll or Failure to Maintain Enrollment in Medicare; Effective Date of Cancellation

Current through June, 2024
(a) If a retired
			 employee-beneficiary is eligible to enroll and fails to enroll or ceases to be
			 enrolled in the federal Medicare Part B medical insurance plan, the retired
			 employee-beneficiary's enrollment in the medical and prescription drug plans
			 offered or sponsored by the Fund and the medical and prescription drug plan
			 coverages for dependent-beneficiaries under that enrollment shall be
			 cancelled.
(b) If a
			 dependent-beneficiary of a retired employee-beneficiary is eligible to enroll
			 and fails to enroll or ceases to be enrolled in the federal Medicare Part B
			 medical insurance plan, the dependent-beneficiary's enrollment in the medical
			 and prescription drug plans offered or sponsored by the Fund shall be
			 cancelled.
(c) If a retired
			 employee-beneficiary and/or dependent-beneficiary fails to enroll in the Fund's
			 Medicare prescription drug plan their enrollment in the prescription drug plans
			 offered or sponsored by the Fund shall be cancelled. Retired
			 employee-beneficiaries and/or their dependent-beneficiaries living outside of
			 the Fund's Medicare prescription drug plan's service area are exempt from this
			 Rule.
(d) The effective date of any
			 cancellation under this rule shall be the date upon which the retired
			 employee-beneficiary or their dependent-beneficiary, as applicable, first
			 became eligible to enroll or ceased to be enrolled in the federal Medicare Part
			 B medical insurance plan. The retired employee-beneficiary or their
			 dependent-beneficiary shall be responsible for paying all claims incurred from
			 the date the retired employee-beneficiary or their dependent-beneficiary became
			 eligible to enroll, but did not enroll.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 5.00 - HEALTH AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS › Section 24-5.06 - Reinstatement of Enrollment; Effective Dates of Reinstatement

Current through June, 2024
(a)
Reinstatement in
			 Employment.
If as a result of an order or award from a court,
			 arbitrator or other entity with proper jurisdiction over the matter, an
			 employee-beneficiary is found to have been wrongfully terminated or suspended
			 and is ordered to be reinstated in state or county employment, the
			 employee-beneficiary shall be reinstated in the same Fund benefit plans from
			 which the employee-beneficiary's coverage was terminated. The effective date of
			 the reinstatement shall be the date specified by the order or award. The
			 employee-beneficiary shall pay the full cost of such coverage less any
			 contribution paid by the employer on behalf of the employee-beneficiary as
			 provided by statute, the employer's administrative rules, or an applicable
			 bargaining unit agreement. If the full cost of such coverage is not paid, the
			 employee-beneficiary shall have the option of having the reinstatement
			 effective upon any of the following dates:
(i)
			 the employee-beneficiary's return to active duty,
(ii) the first day of the first pay period
			 following the employee-beneficiary's return to active duty, or
(iii) the first day of the second pay period
			 following the employee-beneficiary's return to active duty. The
			 employee-beneficiary shall select the effective date of coverage in an
			 enrollment application filed within thirty (30) days of the date that the
			 employee-beneficiary returns to active duty If the employee-beneficiary fails
			 to make a selection, the effective date of coverage shall be the date the
			 employee-beneficiary returns to active duty.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Sec2 5.00 - HEALTH AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS › Section 24-5.07 - Reimbursement of Retired Employee-Beneficiaries and Their Dependent-Beneficiaries Who Relocate Outside of the State of Hawaii

Current through June, 2024
(a)
			 Retired employee-beneficiaries and their dependent-beneficiaries of retirees
			 who relocate outside of the State of Hawaii shall be eligible for reimbursement
			 for premiums paid for personal medical and prescription drug plans issued by
			 companies outside of the State of Hawaii who have also contracted with the Fund
			 to provide medical and prescription drug plans that are only available to State
			 of Hawaii residents.
(b) The
			 reimbursement shall be the lesser of:
(1) The
			 actual cost of the personal medical and prescription drug plan; or
(2) The amount of the state or county
			 contribution for the most comparable medical and prescription drug plan offered
			 by the Fund.
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.03 - AIRBORNE CONTROL OF UNPROTECTED OR PREDATORY ANIMALS RULES › Section 02.01.03.000 - LEGAL AUTHORITY

Current through August 31, 2023
This chapter is adopted under the legal authority of Section
				22-102A and
				36-201, Idaho Code.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.03 - AIRBORNE CONTROL OF UNPROTECTED OR PREDATORY ANIMALS RULES › Section 02.01.03.001 - SCOPE

Current through August 31, 2023
These rules govern the issuance of permits for the airborne
				control of unprotected or predatory animals and establish the duties of
				permittees. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.03 - AIRBORNE CONTROL OF UNPROTECTED OR PREDATORY ANIMALS RULES › Section 02.01.03.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Airborne Control
. While
			 airborne in any aircraft, to shoot or attempt to shoot, drive off, or kill
			 unprotected or predatory animals. (3-31-22)
02.
Aircraft
. Any contrivance
			 used for flight in the air. (3-31-22)
03.
Predatory Animal
. For the
			 purpose of administering Section
			 22-102A, Idaho Code, predatory
			 animals include (1) coyotes; (2) wolves; and (3) red fox. Red fox may be
			 controlled in the areas where the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has
			 established a year-round hunting season for red fox, and, in consultation with
			 the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, in specific areas, outside the areas
			 where a year-round hunting season has been established, where red fox are
			 causing predation problems. (3-31-22)
04.
Unprotected Animal
. An
			 animal which is not designated as protected, threatened, or endangered under
			 federal or state law. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.03 - AIRBORNE CONTROL OF UNPROTECTED OR PREDATORY ANIMALS RULES › Section 02.01.03.100 - CONTROL PERMIT

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Airborne
			 Control Permit Required
. Any person who engages in the airborne control
			 of unprotected or predatory animals must obtain a permit from the Department.
			 Permit applications will be on a form provided by the Department.
			 (3-31-22)
02.
Incomplete
			 Application
. Failure to provide any of the required application
			 information is cause for denial of a permit. (3-31-22)
03.
Possession of Permits by
			 Permittee
. Permits must be in the possession of the permittee when
			 exercising any privileges thereunder. (3-31-22)
04.
Expiration of Permits
.
			 Permits are valid from the date of issuance and expire on June 30 of each year.
			 (3-31-22)
05.
Written Consent
			 from Private Landowner Required
. The applicant must submit written
			 permission from each owner of private land on whose property the applicant
			 plans to conduct airborne control operations. The applicant must also provide
			 the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the property from whom
			 such permission was obtained. (3-31-22)
06.
Changes in Information
.
			 Permit holders shall immediately notify the Department of changes in the
			 information supplied in the application or any changes in the conditions under
			 which the permit was issued. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.03 - AIRBORNE CONTROL OF UNPROTECTED OR PREDATORY ANIMALS RULES › Section 02.01.03.101 - ISSUANCE OF AIRBORNE CONTROL PERMITS

Current through August 31, 2023
In determining whether the permit application should be granted
				or denied, the Director may give reasonable consideration to the following
				factors: (3-31-22)
01.
Threat to
			 Resource
. The threat, danger, or menace to the resource requiring
			 protection. (3-31-22)
02.
Type of Control
. Whether the animals are to be driven off or
			 killed. (3-31-22)
03.
Number
			 Issued
. The number of permits issued for the same type of animal in the
			 same area. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.03 - AIRBORNE CONTROL OF UNPROTECTED OR PREDATORY ANIMALS RULES › Section 02.01.03.102 - NOTIFICATION TO FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES

Current through August 31, 2023
Information concerning authorized airborne control activities
				will be provided to those federal land management agencies on whose land the
				activities are to be conducted. This provision will not be interpreted to
				require a permit applicant to obtain permission from the federal land
				management agency to conduct airborne control activities as a condition of
				receiving the permit from the Department. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.03 - AIRBORNE CONTROL OF UNPROTECTED OR PREDATORY ANIMALS RULES › Section 02.01.03.200 - RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Recordkeeping by Permittee
. Control permit holders shall maintain
			 records of airborne control activities including: (3-31-22)
a. The resource protected;
			 (3-31-22)
b. The common name of
			 animal and number of animals controlled; (3-31-22)
c. The geographic location of the property
			 where airborne control was conducted; and (3-31-22)
d. The specific dates on which the person was
			 engaged in airborne control activity. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.03 - AIRBORNE CONTROL OF UNPROTECTED OR PREDATORY ANIMALS RULES › Section 02.01.03.300 - PROHIBITED ACTS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Prohibited Acts Defined
. No person may: (3-31-22)
a. Use an airborne control permit to hunt for
			 sport. (3-31-22)
b. Kill any type
			 of animal different from the type of animal specified on the permit.
			 (3-31-22)
c. Transfer an airborne
			 control permit to another person. (3-31-22)
d. Engage in airborne control activities in a
			 geographic area different from the area specified on the permit.
			 (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.04 - RULES GOVERNING THE VOLUNTARY IDAHO PREFERRED®PROMOTION PROGRAM › Section 02.01.04.100 - APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Application Requirement
. Applications will be made on a form
			 prescribed by the Department, must be complete and may be submitted any time of
			 the year. (3-23-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.04 - RULES GOVERNING THE VOLUNTARY IDAHO PREFERRED®PROMOTION PROGRAM › Section 02.01.04.101 - PARTICIPATION DURATION AND RENEWAL

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Duration
. Participation is on an annual basis, coinciding with the
			 calender year beginning January 1 and ending December 31. (3-23-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.04 - RULES GOVERNING THE VOLUNTARY IDAHO PREFERRED®PROMOTION PROGRAM › Section 02.01.04.110 - PARTICIPATION FEES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Fee
. Participation is offered on a one-year basis. Fees will be
			 listed in the participation application and will not exceed one thousand
			 dollars ($1,000) per year. (3-23-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.04 - RULES GOVERNING THE VOLUNTARY IDAHO PREFERRED®PROMOTION PROGRAM › Section 02.01.04.200 - PRODUCT QUALIFICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Authority
			 of Determination
. The Director has sole authority in determining the
			 eligibility of a product for participation in the program. (3-23-23)
02.
Fresh Produce and
			 Commodities
. Fresh produce and commodities are one hundred percent
			 (100%) Idaho grown or raised. (3-23-23)
03.
Processed Foods and
			 Beverages
. Processed foods and beverages: (3-23-23)
a. Contain a minimum of twenty percent (20%)
			 agricultural content by weight that has been grown or raised in Idaho; and
			 (3-23-23)
b. Be processed in the
			 state of Idaho. (3-23-23)
c. If a
			 company registered in Idaho uses a co-packing facility and an acceptable
			 co-packing facility is not available in Idaho, the company may request an
			 exception from the Director under section
			 200.15
			 (3-23-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.04 - RULES GOVERNING THE VOLUNTARY IDAHO PREFERRED®PROMOTION PROGRAM › Section 02.01.04.300 - LOGO

Current through August 31, 2023
The Idaho Preferred® logo has
				been registered by the Department with the United States Library of Congress
				(Copyright registration), the United States Patent and Trademark Office
				(Certification Mark registration), the Idaho Secretary of State (Certificate of
				Trademark) and is afforded all protections provided for by law. The logo shall
				be used only by those participants in compliance with this chapter. The
				Department will provide a logo style manual specifying approved colors,
				treatments, and fonts for the Idaho Preferred® logo. (3-23-23)
01.
Approval for Use of Logo
.
			 Participants who wish to use the Idaho Preferred® logo on packaging,
			 labels, flyers, promotional materials, or any other materials that will be
			 viewed by the public must submit a proof of text and design to the Department
			 for approval. Requests for approval must be submitted to the Idaho State
			 Department of Agriculture, Marketing Division not less than five (5) working
			 days prior to the proposed date of use. Written approval from the Department
			 for logo use must be issued prior to use of the logo. (3-23-23)
02.
Repeal of Approval of Use of
			 Logo
. The Department reserves the right to repeal the approval of the
			 use of the logo. The Department will provide notice in writing and the
			 participant must cease use immediately. (3-23-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.01.04 - RULES GOVERNING THE VOLUNTARY IDAHO PREFERRED®PROMOTION PROGRAM › Section 02.01.04.301 - OTHER IDAHO PROMOTION PROGRAMS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Commodity-Specific Promotion Programs
. Commissions, boards,
			 associations, or other organizations authorized by statute to promote or
			 regulate agricultural products grown, packed, or processed in the state of
			 Idaho shall be the primary and principal promotion and certification mark and
			 trademark organizations for the particular commodity they are authorized to
			 promote or regulate. (3-23-23)
02.
Ownership of Marks
. Any trademarks, certification marks, brands,
			 seals, logos or other identification marks, that are established, owned or used
			 by such commissions, boards, associations or organizations shall remain their
			 sole property. Any use or infringement of their ownership right is prohibited
			 unless written permission is obtained from an authorized representative of the
			 commission, board, association or organization. (3-23-23)