[§393-17]  Exemption of certain
employees.  (a)  In addition to the exemption specified in section 393-16,
an employer shall be relieved of the employer's duty under section 393-11 with
respect to any employee who has notified the employer, in the form specified by
the director, that the employee is:



(1)  Protected by health insurance or any prepaid
health care plan established under any law of the United States;



(2)  Covered as a dependent under a prepaid health
care plan, entitling the employee to the health benefits required by this
chapter;



(3)  A recipient of public assistance or covered by a
prepaid health care plan established under the laws of the State governing
medical assistance.



(b)  Employers receiving notice of a claim of
exemption under this section shall notify the director of such claim in the
form prescribed by the director. [L 1974, c 210, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]