Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Public Safety
Title R698 - Administration
Rule R698-8 - Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund
Section R698-8-5 - Reimbursement of Health Coverage Costs

(1) In the event of a line-of-duty death of a member, a participating agency may receive reimbursement for payment of health coverage premiums and contributions made to a health savings account as described in Section 53-17-201.

(2) To receive reimbursement for payments described in Subsection (1), the participating agency shall submit to the department:

(3) The request for reimbursement form shall include:

(4) If the member did not have a living spouse at the time of death, the request for reimbursement form shall include the name and date of birth for each child under the age of 26 for whom coverage is provided.

(5) An employer is only eligible for reimbursement of health care coverage costs from the trust fund for a line of duty death that occurred between July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2018 if the employer participated in the trust fund in compliance with Section R698-8-4 prior to July 1, 2018 and is current with premium payments.

(6) An employer is not eligible for reimbursement of health care coverage costs from the trust fund for a line of duty death if at the time the line of duty death occurs, the employer is not a participating agency in compliance with this rule.