PART 13.5. HEALTH CARE BENEFITS PROGRAM

Part 13.5 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 740, Sec. 3.

§§ 25900–25955 · 16 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions § 25900 · 1 section

   • § 25900 (a) All costs incurred by the system to develop health care benefit programs pursuant to this part shall be paid by allocations from the Teachers’ Retirement…
2. CHAPTER 2. Definitions §§ 25901–25926 · 8 sections

   • § 25901 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
   • § 25910 “Beneficiary” or “beneficiaries” means any person or entity receiving or entitled to receive an allowance and payment pursuant to Part 13 (commencing with…
   • § 25915 (a) “Dependent child” or “dependent children” means a member’s unmarried offspring or stepchild who is not older than 22 years of age and who is financially…
   • § 25920 “Dependent parent” or “dependent parents” means a natural parent or parents of a member, or a parent or parents who adopted the member prior to the earlier of…
   • § 25921 “Employer” means the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof for which creditable service subject to coverage by the plan, as defined in Section…
   • § 25923 “Fund” means the Teachers’ Health Benefits Fund.
   • § 25925 “Member” means a current or retired employee of an employer, as defined in Section 25921.
   • § 25926 “School year” means the period of time beginning on July 1 of one calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year.
3. CHAPTER 3. Establishment and Control of Fund §§ 25930–25933 · 4 sections

   • § 25930 There is in the State Treasury a special trust fund to be known as the Teachers’ Health Benefits Fund. There shall be deposited in the fund the employer…
   • § 25931 The board shall have exclusive control of the administration of the fund. No transfers or disbursements of any amount from the fund shall be made except upon…
   • § 25932 Return on investments shall be collected by the State Treasurer and, together with any other moneys received for the fund, shall be immediately deposited to…
   • § 25933 (a) For purposes of this section, “plan” means any health benefits program that is financed from the proceeds of the fund. (b) The board shall maintain all…
4. CHAPTER 4. Medicare Premium Payment Program §§ 25940–25955 · 3 sections

   • § 25940 (a) Effective July 1, 2001, the system shall pay to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or a successor agency the premiums associated with…
   • § 25950 On or before April 1, 2001, the board shall report to the Legislature on a prescription drug program and a program to provide health benefits to retired…
   • § 25955 To recover an amount overpaid under this part, the monthly allowance payable under the Defined Benefit Program may be reduced by the amount of the overpayment.…