Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees

20-358. Health care benefit coverage of district court officers and employees. With regard to district court officers and employees whose total salary is payable by a county, such county shall either provide for insurance coverage for hospitalization, medical services, surgical services and other health services at least equal to insurance coverage provided to other state officers and employees under the state health care benefits program or, if such district court officers and employees are designated by the Kansas state employees health care commission under subsection (c) of K.S.A. 75-6501 as qualified to participate in the state health care benefits program, shall pay the employer's costs for enrolling such employees under the state health care benefits program. In the event a county elects the latter type of coverage, counties shall remit the employer and employee premiums to the Kansas state employees health care commission in accordance with the directions of the commission, and counties may adopt the same type payroll deduction plan for employee premiums as provided in K.S.A. 75-6506. The provisions of K.S.A. 75-6501 to 75-6511, inclusive, shall be applicable to such employees in the same manner as other persons eligible to participate in the state health care benefits program. History: L. 1977, ch. 110, § 10; L. 1984, ch. 329, § 12; August 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Employment status of district court trustee and employees of trustee's office. 2000-37. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026