PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§87A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
"Board" means the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund described in section 87A-5.
"Carrier" means a voluntary association, corporation, partnership, or organization engaged in providing, paying for, arranging for, or reimbursing the cost of, health benefits or long-term care benefits under group insurance contracts.
"Contribution" means money payments made to the fund by the State, the counties, an employee-beneficiary, or a qualified-beneficiary.
"County" means the counties of Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui, including their respective boards of water supply and other quasi-independent boards, commissions, and agencies.
"Credited service" means service as an officer or employee paid by the State or county, service during the period of leave of absence or exchange if the individual is paid by the State or county during the leave of absence or exchange, and service during the period of unpaid leave of absence or exchange if the individual is engaged in the performance of a governmental function or if the unpaid leave of absence is an approved leave of absence for professional improvement.
"Dependent-beneficiary" means an employee-beneficiary's:
"Employee" means an employee or officer of the State, county, or legislature,
"Employee-beneficiary" means:
provided that the employee, the employee's beneficiary, or the beneficiary of the deceased retired employee is deemed eligible by the board to participate in a health benefits plan or long-term care benefits plan under this chapter.
"Fund" means the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund established in section 87A-30.
"Health benefits plan" means:
"Long-term care benefits plan" means:
"Part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employee" means a person employed for fewer than three months or whose employment is less than one-half of a full-time equivalent position.
"Periodic charge" means the periodic payment by the board to a carrier for any health benefits plan or long-term care benefits plan.
"Qualified-beneficiary" means, for purposes of the long-term care benefits plan, a former employee or an employee who is not eligible for benefits due to a reduction in work hours, including the spouse, divorced spouse, parents, grandparents, in-law parents, and in-law grandparents of an employee or retiree; provided that the beneficiary was enrolled in the plan before the employee or former employee became ineligible for benefits.
"State agency" includes the office of Hawaiian affairs.
"Trustee" means a trustee of the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund, as described in section 87A-5. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1; am L 2003, c 152, §1; am L 2012, c 36, §1; am L 2019, c 51, §2]