[§87A-19]  Plans for part-time, temporary,and seasonal or casual employees.  (a)  The board may offer medical,hospital, or surgical benefits plans to part-time, temporary, and seasonal orcasual employees at no cost to the employers.  The board may determineeligibility for part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employees by rulesexempt from chapter 91 as provided in section 87A-26.

(b)  The board shall establish the medical,hospital, or surgical benefits plan or plans, which shall be exempt from theminimum group requirements of article 10A of chapter 431.  The medical,hospital, or surgical benefits plan or plans shall provide, pay for, arrangefor, or reimburse the cost of medical, hospital, or surgical services, and mayinclude prescribed hospital in-patient and out-patient service and medicalbenefits.

(c)  The board may contract for the medical,hospital, or surgical benefits plan or plans.  Each part-time, temporary, andseasonal or casual employee enrolled for medical, hospital, or surgicalbenefits shall pay monthly contributions directly to the board's designatedcarriers.  The monthly contributions may include the carrier's administrativecosts. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]