[§87A-40]  Employee-beneficiarycontributions; health benefit plans.  (a)  Each employee-beneficiary shallmake a monthly contribution to the fund amounting to the difference between themonthly charge of the health benefits plan selected by the employee-beneficiaryand the contribution made by the State or county for the employee-beneficiaryto the fund.  Nothing in this section shall prohibit any employee-beneficiaryfrom participating in a cafeteria plan authorized under Title 26 United StatesCode section 125, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and part II ofchapter 78.

(b)  During the period the health benefits planselected by an employee-beneficiary is in effect, the employee-beneficiary, ifallowed by law, shall authorize the employee-beneficiary's contribution to bewithheld and transmitted to the fund monthly by the comptroller, employees'retirement system, or finance officer who disburses the employee-beneficiary'scompensation, pension, or retirement pay.  If an employee-beneficiary's contributionto the fund is not withheld and transmitted to the fund, theemployee-beneficiary shall pay the monthly contribution:

(1)  In the case of an employee-beneficiary whonormally receives the employee-beneficiary's compensation from the comptrolleror employees' retirement system, directly to the fund by the first day of eachmonth; or

(2)  In the case of all other employee-beneficiaries,to the respective finance officer from whom the employee-beneficiary normallyreceives compensation for transmittal to the fund by the first day of eachmonth.

(c)  Notwithstanding subsection (a), anemployee-beneficiary's monthly contribution to the fund shall include theamount that would have been the employee-beneficiary's contribution if theemployee-beneficiary had not elected to participate in the cafeteria plan. [L2001, c 88, pt of §1]

 

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  Part II of chapter 78 referred to in text is repealed.