Washington Administrative Code › Title 182 - Health Care Authority › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES BENEFITS BOARD (PEBB) PROGRAM › Chapter 182-08 - Procedures › Section 182-08-190 - The employer contribution is set by the health care authority (HCA) and paid to the HCA for all eligible employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
State agencies and employer groups that participate in the
				  public employees benefits board (PEBB) program under contract with the health
				  care authority (HCA) must pay the employer contributions to the HCA for PEBB
				  for all eligible employees and their enrolled dependents.
(1) Employer contributions for state agencies
				are set by the HCA, and are subject to the approval of the governor for
				availability of funds as specifically appropriated by the legislature for that
				purpose. Insurance and health care contributions for ferry employees shall be
				governed by
				RCW
				47.64.270.
(2) Employer contributions must include an
				amount determined by the HCA to pay administrative costs to administer PEBB
				benefits for employees of these groups.
(3) Each employee of a state agency eligible
				under WAC
				182-12-131
				or each eligible employee of a state agency on leave under the federal Family
				and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or the paid family and medical leave program is
				eligible for the employer contribution as described in WAC
				182-12-138.
(4) Employees of employer groups eligible
				under criteria stipulated under contract with the HCA are eligible for the
				employer contribution.
(5) The
				entire employer contribution is due and payable to the HCA even if enrollment
				is waived as described in WAC
				182-12-128.
(6) Washington state patrol officers disabled
				while performing their duties as determined by the chief of the Washington
				state patrol are eligible for the employer contribution for PEBB medical as
				authorized in
				RCW
				43.43.040. No other retiree or disabled
				employee is eligible for the employer contribution for PEBB benefits unless
				they are an eligible employee as described in WAC
				182-12-114
				or
				182-12-131.
(7) The terms of payment to HCA for employer
				groups shall be stipulated under contract with the HCA.
Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  41.05.160 and
				  2012 2nd sp.s. c
				  3 . WSR 13-22-019 (Admin. 2013-01), §
										182-08-190, filed 10/28/13,
				  effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  41.05.160. WSR 09-23-102 (Order 09-02),
				  §
										182-08-190, filed 11/17/09,
				  effective 1/1/10; WSR 08-20-128 (Order 08-03), §
										182-08-190, filed 10/1/08,
				  effective 1/1/09; WSR 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), §
										182-08-190, filed 10/3/07,
				  effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  41.05.160 and
				  41.05.165. WSR 04-18-039, §
										182-08-190, filed 8/26/04,
				  effective 1/1/05; WSR 03-17-031 (Order 02-07), §
										182-08-190, filed 8/14/03,
				  effective 9/14/03. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  41.05.160. WSR 02-18-088 (Order 02-03),
				  §
										182-08-190, filed 9/3/02,
				  effective 10/4/02. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.05 RCW. WSR 96-08-042,
				  §
										182-08-190, filed 3/29/96,
				  effective 4/29/96; WSR 93-23-065, §
										182-08-190, filed 11/16/93,
				  effective 12/17/93; WSR 78-02-015 (Order 2-78), §
										182-08-190, filed 1/10/78; Order
				  3-77, §
										182-08-190, filed 11/17/77. WSR
				  13-21-033, §
										182-08-190, filed 10/9/2013,
				  effective 11/9/2013