Title 36

(a) There is hereby provided from the funds of the State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan $1,592,605.00 (estimated) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1985. The State Employees’ Insurance Board is hereby authorized to expend $22.35 per month per eligible retired employee to…

(a) Any agency of the state, or any governmental entity, body, or subdivision thereto, any county, any municipality, any municipal foundation, any fire or water district, authority, or cooperative, any regional planning and development commission established pursuant to Sections …

(a) The governing body of any county soil and water conservation district may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to rules prescribed by the State Employees’ Insurance Board, elect to have its officers and employees who are full-time employees working at least a 40-hour wor…

(a) Any member of the Legislature and the Lieutenant Governor, during their term of office, and their dependents, shall be eligible for coverage under the State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan and upon expiration of their term of office may continue such coverage for a maximum o…

Any judge of probate who qualifies to retire from active service with a benefit from the Judicial Retirement Fund or any legislator shall be entitled to participate in the State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan. The entire cost for the group health insurance during retirement for…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 36-29-1, an employee or executive officer of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Board and his or her dependents shall be eligible for coverage under the State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan and upon the expiration of the employment may…

As a condition of participation in an insurance policy of the State Employees Insurance Board (SEIB) a pharmacist shall dispense a generic equivalent medication to fill a prescription for a patient covered by SEIB when one is available unless the physician indicates in longhand w…

The board shall maintain records in sufficient detail to accurately determine the total health insurance costs and the contributions toward health insurance premiums by employees and retirees separately, and in composite form. Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal y…

The board may no later than January 1, 2006, offer employees a supplemental coverage to other employer group health insurance coverage. (1) For employees who have spouses with other employer group health insurance coverage available to them through their employer, or previous emp…

A surcharge on smokers and users of tobacco products shall be added to the employee and retiree contribution by the board to be effective October 1, 2005. (Act 2004-647, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 17, §2.)

The board shall provide assistance to low income employees and retirees who meet the federal poverty levels defined in this section, effective October 1, 2005, and for each fiscal year thereafter. (1) For employees and retirees who contribute to the cost of their health insurance…

Employee’s contribution to the health insurance premium shall be deducted from payroll on a pretax basis as permitted under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. The board is authorized to transfer the necessary funds from the State Employees’ Insurance Fund to the fund estab…

(a) The board shall constitute a body corporate for the purposes of management of the plan. The board shall have all powers and privileges of a corporation and may enforce all existing rights and claims, and hold its cash and securities and other property in trust for the purpose…

(a) The board shall set forth the employer contribution to the health insurance premium for each retiree class. (b) For employees who retire other than for disability after September 30, 2005, but before January 1, 2012, the employer contribution to the health insurance premium s…

The board may offer a retiree a supplemental coverage to other employer group health insurance coverage and certain requirements shall be maintained regarding retiree health coverage and cost sharing. (1) For employees who retire after September 30, 2005, and who become employed …

(a) Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, a spouse and dependents of a person covered under the State Employees’ Insurance Board (SEIB) health insurance plan who is killed in the line of duty or who dies as a result of an injury received in the line of duty shall contin…

The State Employees’ Insurance Board shall consist of the members of the State Personnel Board, together with the Director of Finance, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, two members who are regular employees of the state and two retirees cover…

The health insurance plan provided for in this chapter shall be designed by the State Employees’ Insurance Board to provide a reasonable relationship between the hospital, surgical, and medical benefits to be included and the expected hospital, surgical, and medical expenses to b…

The board is hereby empowered and authorized to establish a fully insured or self-insured health insurance plan for employees and retirees of the State of Alabama and to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of such plan, subject to such limitations as…

(a) Such health insurance shall not include any of the following: (1) Expenses incurred by or on account of an individual prior to the effective date of the plan. (2) Cosmetic surgery or treatment, except to the extent necessary for correction of damages caused by accidental inju…

(a) The board is hereby authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide the plan determined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such contract or contracts may be executed with one or more agencies or corporations licensed to transact or administer group he…

(a) The board is hereby authorized to provide under the provisions of this chapter that the employer’s contribution to the cost of such plan for coverage of the employee and retiree shall be paid by the employer. (b) Each employee and retiree shall be entitled to have his or her …

(a) All persons in the employment of the State of Alabama who are eligible for coverage under the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board adopted pursuant thereto shall have the option to be included in such coverage and shall have an option as to wh…

The contract or contracts shall provide for health insurance for retiring state employees and their spouses and dependents as defined by rules and regulations of the board on such terms as the board may deem appropriate. The board shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the…

The Legislature finds that private employers have provided their employees with flexible employee benefit plans which provide a savings both to the employer and the employee, and that the State of Alabama, its departments and agencies, may provide the same tax-effective benefits …

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The Flexible Employees Benefits Board. (2) EMPLOYEE. A person who is employed by the State of Alabama, its agencies, departments, or for a …

There is hereby created the Flexible Employees Benefit Board, which shall consist of a state employee appointed by the Executive Director of the Alabama State Employees Association, the members of the State Personnel Board, and the Director of Finance. The individuals presently h…

The board, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to establish a flexible employee benefit plan for state employees in compliance with Section 125 and any other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The flexible employee benefit plan may provide for payments…

In order to carry out the provisions of the flexible employee benefit plan or any long-term care plan, or both, the board or the head of each department, agency, or county health department is authorized on behalf of the state to deduct or reduce from salary or wages amounts volu…

The board may promulgate rules and regulations concerning the selection of benefits offered and such other rules and regulations as may be required for the effective administration of this article. (Acts 1989, No. 89-644, p. 1272, §6.)

In the event the board adopts and implements a flexible employee benefit plan which includes the offering of benefits in addition to health insurance premiums, the board is authorized to pay administrative expenses related to the plan, said funds being derived from general approp…

The board is authorized to establish such funds in the State Treasury as are necessary to administer said plan and may deposit as necessary in such fund or funds employee payments, amounts deducted pursuant to salary reduction agreements, and administrative fees and appropriation…

The amount by which a state employee’s salary or wage is reduced pursuant to a salary reduction agreement authorized by this article shall continue to be included as earnable compensation for the purpose of computing benefits under the state Employees’ Retirement System and/or th…

The board and the head of each department, agency, or county health department, and their employees shall not incur any liability to any employee for errors or omissions in the performance of any agreement authorized by this article. (Acts 1989, No. 89-644, p. 1272, §10; Act 98-6…

Counties, municipal corporations, county school boards and other political subdivisions in this state shall continue to have the authority to adopt flexible benefit plans for their employees, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, upon the adoption of any necessary local e…

(a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT or HSA. A savings or other account meeting the requirements for favorable tax treatment under 26 U.S.C. §223, as amended. (2) HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN or HDHP. That t…

(a) As used in this section, the term health reimbursement arrangement or HRA means a plan qualifying as a health reimbursement arrangement as that term is defined under IRS Notice 2002-45 and a medical reimbursement plan under Sections 105 and 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of…

In the case of any state law authorizing the assignment of benefits or a lien against benefits under a health insurance policy, the health benefits covered under any policy or plan of health insurance may not be assigned by the insured or attached by lien if the policy provides c…