Section 42:857 - Authorization for surchargeA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the Office of Group Benefits may impose a surcharge, payable by the participant employer or an enrollee, regardless of the source of funding, upon any class of employees or retirees.B.(1) In the event the participant employer does not pay the surcharge by the date it is due, the office shall remove that participant employer and all of its employees and retirees from participation in the Office of Group Benefits programs, effective on the last day of the month in which the surcharge was due.(2) This Subsection shall apply to local school boards only in the event that funds are appropriated by the legislature for the payment of the surcharge applicable to the local school boards.C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule or regulation to the contrary, in the event an enrollee does not pay an enrollee surcharge or portion of surcharge by the date it is due, the office shall remove that enrollee and his dependents from participation in the program for which the surcharge was applicable, effective on the last day of the month in which the surcharge was due.La. Public Officers and Employees § 42:857
Acts 2001, No. 1178, §5, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 676, §1.Amended by Acts 2018, No. 676,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2018.Acts 2001, No. 1178, §5, eff. 6/29/2001.