Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 3 - TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS › Chapter 41 - HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES GROUP HEALTH (TRS-ACTIVECARE) › Section 41.30 - Participation in the Health Benefits Program under the Texas School Employees Uniform Group Health Coverage Act by School Districts, Other Educational Districts, Charter Schools, and Regional Education Service Centers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability. This section is applicable
				  to the election to participate in TRS-ActiveCare by eligible entities such as
				  school districts, other educational districts, charter schools, and regional
				  education service centers, as these terms are defined in Chapter 1579,
				  Insurance Code.
(b) Manner, form
				  and effect of election.
(1) Form of the
				  notice of election. All elections to participate or discontinue participation
				  in the health benefits program, referred to as "TRS-ActiveCare," under the
				  Texas School Employees Uniform Group Health Coverage Act (the "Act"), Chapter
				  1579, Insurance Code, shall be in writing, in a form prescribed by the Teacher
				  Retirement System of Texas (TRS), as trustee of TRS-ActiveCare.
(2) Incomplete notice of election. An
				  incomplete or unsigned notice of election will not be deemed received by TRS
				  for purposes of determining whether a valid election has been exercised.
				  Written notice of election to participate in TRS-ActiveCare under this section
				  submitted without the information required under §
											41.45
				  of this title (relating to Required Information from School Districts, Other
				  Educational Districts, Charter Schools, and Regional Education Service Centers
				  Electing to Participate in TRS-ActiveCare) will be considered incomplete and
				  will be denied by TRS. In order to reduce the possibility of submitting an
				  incomplete form, entities should reach out to TRS before the election deadline
				  referenced in this section to ask questions and address issues.
(3) Timing of the receipt of the notice of
				  election. A notice of election to participate or discontinue participation that
				  is otherwise valid must be received by TRS no later than December 31 of the
				  year preceding the first day of the plan year in which the election will be
				  effective.
(4) Mandatory
				  Participation and Exclusion Timeframes. Each time an entity submits a notice of
				  election to participate in TRS-ActiveCare in accordance with subsection (b)(1)
				  - (3) of this section, the entity is committing to participate for a minimum of
				  five plan years, after which the entity may choose to submit a notice to
				  discontinue participation. In the same manner, each time an entity submits a
				  notice to discontinue participation in TRS-ActiveCare in accordance with
				  subsection (b)(1) - (3) of this section, the entity is committing to leave the
				  program for a minimum of five plan years, after which the entity may choose to
				  submit a notice of election to participate. Mandatory participation and
				  mandatory exclusion periods will be strictly enforced.