§393-21  Individual waivers; additional
withholding for dependents.  (a)  An employee may waive individually all of
the required health care benefits pursuant to this chapter by:



(1)  Requesting the waiver by a writing submitted to
the employer; and



(2)  Receiving approval of the waiver from the
director upon the director determining that the employee has other coverage
under a prepaid health care plan which provides benefits that meet the
standards prescribed in section 393-7.



(b)  The employer who receives from an employee
a written request for a waiver under this section shall transmit to the
director a copy of the waiver, on a form prescribed by the director, and a copy
of the prepaid health care plan on the basis of which the waiver is requested.



(c)  A waiver under this section is binding for
one year and is renewable for subsequent one-year periods.



(d)  An employer who, directly or indirectly,
coerces or attempts to coerce an employee in making a waiver under this section
shall be subject to the penalty provided under section 393-33(b).



(e)  An employee may not agree to pay a greater
share of the premium for such benefits than is required by this chapter.



(f)  Subject to section 393-7(b), an employee
may consent to pay a greater share of the employee's wages and to a withholding
of such share by the employer for the purpose of providing prepaid health care
benefits of the employee's dependents under the plan providing such benefits
for the employee's self. [L 1974, c 210, pt of §1; am L 1976, c 81, §1; gen ch
1985]