Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/26/2017

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3 MINNESOTA STATUTES 2016 471.61 (d) Coverage for a former employee and dependents may not discriminate on the basis of evidence of insurability or preexisting conditions unless identical conditions are imposed on active employees in the group that the employee left. (e) The former employee must pay the entire premium for continuation coverage, except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement or personnel policy. A unit of local govemment may discontinue coverage if a former employee fails to pay the premium within the deadline provided for payment of premiums under federal law governing insurance continuation. (f) An employer must notify an employee before termination of employment of the options available under this subdivision, and of the deadline for electing to continue to participate. (g) A former employee must notify the employer of intent to participate within the deadline provided for notice of insurance continuation under federal law. A former employee who does not elect to continue participation does not have a right to reenter the employer's group insurance program. (h) A former employee who initially selects dependent coverage may later drop dependent coverage while retaining individual coverage. A former employee may not drop individual coverage and retain dependent coverage. (i) This subdivision does not limit rights granted to former employees under other state or federal law, or under collective bargaining agreements or personnel plans. (j) Unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement, if retired employees were not permitted to remain in the active employee group prior to August 1, 1992, a public employer may assess active employees through payroll deduction for all or part of the additional premium costs from the inclusion of retired employees in the active employee group. This paragraph does not apply to employees covered by section 179A.03, subdivision 7. (k) Notwithstanding section 179A.20, subdivision 2a, insurance continuation under this subdivision may be provided for in a collective bargaining agreement or personnel policy. Subd. 3. Payroll deductions. A like payroll deduction and remittance shall be made upon the written order of any such officer or employee who are, or become, subscribers under a contract with a nonprofit hospital service plan corporation as defined by law. Subd. 4. Repealed, 1965 c 780 s 9] Subd. 5. Provision of long-term care insurance. Any political subdivision, or any two or more political subdivisions acting jointly, may contract with an insurance company licensed to do business in this state for the voluntary purchase of long-term care insurance by the employees and their dependents of the political subdivision or subdivisions. The coverage may be through a group policy or through individual coverage. History: 1943 c 615 s 1-4; 1955 c 193 s 1,2; 1957 c 321 s 1; 1959 c 611 s 1; Ex1959 c 76 s 1; 1965 c 296 s 1,2; 1971 c 451 s 1; Ex1971 c 31 art 20 s 13,14; Ex1971 c 48 s 16; 1973 c 385 s 1; 1973 c 725 s 68-70; 1978 c 764 s 127; 1979 c 334 art 6 s 26; 1982 c 602 s 1; 1984 c 463 art 7 s 22,23; 1986 c 321 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 709 art 2 s 2; 1992 c 488 s 3; 1994 c 505 art 3 s 15,16; 2000 c 273 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 5 s 16; 2007 c 6 s 3; 2009 c 169 art 12 s 7; 2009 c 174 art 2 s 11; 2010 c 384 s 97; 2013 c 84 art 1 s 93 Copyright CO 2016 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.