Occupational Disability Benefits

1 CMC § 8472 — under Northern Mariana Islands Public Employees’ Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

1 CMC § 8472

TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT

DIVISION 8: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

§ 8472. Occupational Disability Benefits. (a) The administrator shall determine, from time to time, the employer contribution rate necessary to fund occupational disability benefits for members, and the employers of any members shall pay this amount into a fund created for this purpose by the administrator. The administrator shall determine the appropriate scope of occupational disability benefits to be offered. (b) The administrator shall request proposals from duly licensed insurance companies to provide such coverage to members. If such coverage cannot be obtained in the private sector at a reasonable cost as determined by the administrator, the administrator may implement a self-insurance program. Source: PL 15-13, § 3 (8472).