Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act

49-20-421. Prescription discount program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Discount program" means the prescription discount program created by this section. (b) "Epinephrine auto-injector" means a portable, disposable drug delivery device that contains a measured, single dose o…

49-20-422. Coverage of pregnancy and childbirth services, including doula, direct- entry midwife, and birthing center services. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Doula" means an individual who: (i) provides information and physical and emotional support: (A) to a pregnant or post…

49-20-501. Title. This part is known as the "Pharmacy Benefits Manager Act."

49-20-502. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Health benefit plan" means: (a) a health benefit plan as defined in Section 31A-1-301; or (b) a health, dental, medical, Medicare supplement, or conversion program offered under Title 49, Chapter 20, Public Employees' Benefit and…

49-20-503. Request for proposals for pharmacy benefits manager for Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program. (1) When the board issues a request for proposals for a pharmacy benefits manager to provide pharmacy benefits management services for the program, the request for …

49-21-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Public Employees' Long-Term Disability Act."

49-21-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Date of disability" means the date on which a period of total disability begins, and may not begin on or before the last day of performing full-duty work in the eligible employee's regular occupation. (2)(a) "Eligible employee…

49-21-103. Creation of program. There is created for eligible employees the "Public Employees' Long-Term Disability Program."

49-21-104. Creation of trust fund. (1) There is created the "Public Employees' Long-Term Disability Trust Fund" for the purpose of paying the benefits and costs of administering this program. (2) The fund shall consist of all money and interest paid into it in accordance with thi…

49-21-105. Purpose -- Flexibility -- Administration. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to provide long-term disability benefits for an eligible employee. (2) Subject to the provisions of Section 49-21-201, the program may include one or more long-term disability benefit plans th…

49-21-201. Program membership -- Eligibility. (1) The state shall cover all of its eligible employees under this chapter. (2) Public safety service employees, as defined in Sections 49-14-102, 49-15-102, and 49-23-102 shall be covered under this chapter or a substantially similar…

49-21-301. Contributions to fund program -- Adjustment of premium rate. (1) During each legislative session, the board shall certify to the Legislature the employer paid premium rate expressed as a percentage of salary which is required to fund the Public Employees' Long-Term Dis…

49-21-401. Disability benefits -- Application -- Eligibility. (1) An eligible employee shall apply for long-term disability benefits under this chapter by: (a) completing an application form prepared by the office; (b) signing a consent form allowing the office access to the elig…

49-21-402. Reduction or reimbursement of benefit -- Circumstances -- Application for other benefits required. (1) A monthly disability benefit may be reduced, suspended, or terminated unless: (a) the eligible employee participates in ongoing care and treatment in accordance with …

49-21-403. Termination of disability benefits -- Calculation of retirement benefit. (1) An eligible employee covered by this chapter and eligible for service credit under a system or plan, including an eligible employee who relinquishes rights to retirement benefits under Section…

49-21-404. Annual adjustment to disability benefit. (1)(a) An eligible employee receiving a monthly disability benefit shall receive an annual adjustment on the date following the end of the elimination period to reflect annual changes in the United States Bureau of Labor Statist…

49-21-405. Disability benefit -- Exclusions. A monthly disability benefit is not payable for a total disability proximately caused by: (1) self-inflicted injury; (2) abuse or misuse of any substance, including alcohol; (3) illicit drug use; (4) an act of aggression committed by t…

49-21-406. Rehabilitative employment -- Interview by disability specialist -- Maintaining eligibility -- Additional treatment and care. (1)(a) If an eligible employee, during a period of total disability for which the monthly disability benefit is payable, engages in approved reh…

49-21-408. Limitation of service credit accrual -- Disability benefits from a long-term disability program other than under this chapter. Beginning on July 1, 2014, an eligible employee who receives a monthly disability benefit from a long-term disability program other than under…

49-21-409. Violations -- Penalties. In addition to other remedies provided in this title, if an eligible employee knowingly makes a material misrepresentation to the program or knowingly fails to disclose the award or receipt of amounts to the program as required under Section 49…

49-21-410. Basic long-term disability benefit for volunteer emergency medical service personnel. The program shall administer a basic long-term disability benefit, as defined in Section 53-2d-703, for volunteer emergency medical service personnel as provided in Section 53-2d-703.…

49-22-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "New Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement Act."

49-22-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Benefits normally provided" means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-12-102. (2)(a) "Compensation" means the total amount of payments made by a participating employer to a member of this system for services rendere…

49-22-103. Creation of system. (1) There is created for members employed by a participating employer the "New Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement System." (2) The New Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement System includes: (a) the Tier II hybrid retiremen…

49-22-104. Creation of trust fund. (1) There is created the "New Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement Trust Fund" for the purpose of paying the benefits and costs of administering the defined benefit portion of this system. (2) The fund shall consist of all money pai…

49-22-201. System membership -- Eligibility. (1) Beginning July 1, 2011, a participating employer shall participate in this system. (2)(a) A person initially entering regular full-time employment with a participating employer on or after July 1, 2011, who does not have service cr…

49-22-202. Participation of employers -- Limitations -- Exclusions -- Admission requirements. (1) Unless excluded under Subsection (2), an employer is a participating employer and may not withdraw from participation in this system. (2) The following employers may be excluded from…

49-22-203. Exclusions from membership in system. (1) The following employees are not eligible for service credit in this system: (a) subject to the requirements of Subsection (2), an employee whose employment status is temporary in nature due to the nature or the type of work to …

49-22-204. Higher education employees' eligibility requirements -- Election between different retirement plans -- Classification requirements -- Transfer between systems. (1)(a) A regular full-time employee of an institution of higher education who is eligible to participate in e…

49-22-205. Exemptions from participation in system. (1) Upon filing a written request for exemption with the office, the following employees are exempt from participation in the system as provided in this section: (a) an executive department head of the state; (b) a member of the…

49-22-301. Contributions. (1) Participating employers and members shall pay the certified contribution rates to the office to maintain the defined benefit portion of this system on a financially and actuarially sound basis. (2)(a) A participating employer shall pay up to 10% of c…

49-22-302. Purchase of service credit. A member who works 20 or more hours per week for a participating employer participating in this system, but who does not meet other eligibility requirements for service credit, may purchase the service credit in accordance with Section 49-11…

49-22-303. Defined contribution benefit established -- Contribution by employer and employee -- Vesting of contributions -- Plans to be separate -- Tax-qualified status of plans. (1)(a) A participating employer shall make a nonelective contribution on behalf of each regular full-…

49-22-304. Defined benefit eligibility for an allowance -- Date of retirement -- Qualifications. (1) A member is qualified to receive an allowance from this system when: (a) except as provided under Subsection (3), the member has a bona fide termination of employment before the m…

49-22-305. Defined benefit service retirement plans -- Calculation of retirement allowance -- Social security limitations. (1)(a) Except as provided under Subsection (6), the retirees of this system may choose from the six retirement options described in this section. (b) Options…

49-22-306. Allowance payable by lump-sum payment. (1) If a retiree's allowance, as computed under this chapter, amounts to $25 or less, the allowance may be settled by the office by making a lump-sum payment of an amount actuarially equivalent to the allowance. (2) A payment made…

49-22-307. Lump-sum death benefit for retiree and spouse. (1)(a) Upon retirement, a retiree may elect to have the office deduct an actuarially determined amount from the retiree's allowance to provide a lump-sum benefit payable to a beneficiary upon the death of the retiree. (b) …

49-22-308. Defined benefit annual cost-of-living adjustment. (1) The office shall make an annual cost-of-living adjustment to: (a) an original allowance paid under Section 49-22-305, if the allowance has been paid for at least one year; and (b) an original payment made to an alte…

49-22-309. Purchase of service credit -- Conditions -- Cost -- Nondiscrimination policy. (1)(a) A member may purchase or a member and a participating employer may jointly purchase a maximum of five years of service credit which cannot otherwise be purchased under this title. (b) …

49-22-310. Defined benefit adjustments -- Conditions -- Process -- Future years accrual. (1) In accordance with this section and except as provided in Subsection 49-23-301(6)(b), the Legislature may make adjustments to the benefits provided for the defined benefit portion of the …

49-22-401. Contributions -- Rates. (1) Up to the amount allowed by federal law, the participating employer shall make a nonelective contribution of 10% of the participant's compensation to a defined contribution plan. (2)(a) The participating employer shall contribute the 10% non…

49-22-402. Defined contribution distributions for members with a disability. For a person with a disability who receives contributions under Subsection 49-11-404(4)(b), the member with a disability may begin receiving distributions from the defined contributions made by the parti…

49-22-403. Eligibility to receive a retirement allowance for a benefit tied to a retirement date for defined contribution members. (1) As used in this section, "eligible to receive a retirement allowance" means the date selected by the member who is a participant under this part …

49-22-501. Death benefit -- Eligibility for death benefit -- Benefit calculation -- Payment of claim. (1) The office shall provide a death benefit for members of this system. (2) The board shall make rules to administer the death benefit provided by this section and may, in accor…

49-22-502. Death of married members -- Service retirement benefits to surviving spouse. (1) As used in this section, "member's full allowance" means an Option Three allowance calculated under Section 49-22-305 without an actuarial reduction. (2) Upon the request of a deceased mem…

49-22-503. Death of members -- Exemption from vesting requirements for employer nonelective contributions to defined contribution plan. (1)(a) If an active member dies, employer nonelective contributions made on behalf of the employee to a defined contribution plan under Section …