NRS 287.044
Payment of premiums or contributions to Program

  • coverage of dependents
  • allocation of money paid to Program
  • establishment of Active Employee Group Insurance Subsidy Account.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each participating state agency shall pay to the Program an amount specified by law for every state officer or employee who is employed by a participating public agency on a permanent and full-time basis and elects to participate in the Program.

2.

A member of the Senate or Assembly who elects to participate in the Program shall pay the entire premium or contribution for the member’s insurance.

3.

State officers and employees who elect to participate in the Program must authorize deductions from their compensation for the payment of premiums or contributions for the Program. Any deduction from the compensation of a state officer or employee for the payment of such a premium or contribution must be based on the actual amount of the premium or contribution after deducting any amount allocated by the Board pursuant to subsection 6.

4.

If a state officer or employee chooses to cover any dependents, whenever this option is made available by the Board, except as otherwise provided in NRS 287.021 and 287.0477, the state officer or employee must pay the difference between the amount of the premium or contribution for the coverage for the state officer or employee and such dependents and any amount allocated by the Board pursuant to subsection 6.

5.

A participating state agency shall not pay any part of those premiums or contributions if the group life insurance or group accident or health insurance is not approved by the Board.

6.

The Board may allocate the money paid to the Program pursuant to subsection 1 between the cost of premiums and contributions for group insurance for each state officer or employee, except a member of the Senate or Assembly, and the dependents of each state officer or employee.

7.

Any amounts paid to the Program pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited in the Active Employee Group Insurance Subsidy Account, which is hereby established within the Agency Fund for the Payroll of the State created by NRS 227.130. Money in the Account must be used solely for the purposes of subsections 1 and 6. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.

Source: Section 287.044 — Payment of premiums or contributions to Program; coverage of dependents; allocation of money paid to Program; establishment of Active Employee Group Insurance Subsidy Account., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-287.­html#NRS287Sec044.

287.044
Payment of premiums or contributions to Program 287.045
Persons eligible to participate in Program 287.046
Office of Finance to establish assessment to pay portion of premiums or contributions for participating retirees with state service 287.047
Retention by certain retired state officers and employees of membership in and dependents’ coverage under Program. 287.048
Membership in or assignment of wages or salary in payment of premiums or contributions for Program not compulsory. 287.049
Costs of premiums or contributions to be budgeted. 287.0438
Records of Program deemed public records 287.0439
Participating public agency required to furnish certain notice and information to Board and make records available for inspection 287.0445
Payment of premiums or contributions for state officer or employee injured in course of employment while member of Program. 287.0465
Board subrogated to rights of member 287.0467
Retention by certain short-term state employees of membership in and dependents’ coverage under Program. 287.0475
Reinstatement of insurance by retired public officer or employee or surviving spouse. 287.0477
Option of surviving spouse or child of police officer, firefighter or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty to join or continue coverage under Public Employees’ Benefits Program 287.0479
Option of large group of state officers and employees to leave Program and obtain group insurance from insurer or employee benefit plan 287.0485
No inherent right to certain benefits. 287.0487
Participant in Program may seek assistance from Office for Consumer Health Assistance regarding coverage. 287.04385
Action by Program to recover delinquent payments, penalties or late fees
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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