Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES BENEFITS BOARD (PEBB) PROGRAM
Chapter 182-08 - Procedures
Section 182-08-237 - May a local government entity or tribal government entity applying for participation in public employees benefits board (PEBB) insurance coverage include their retirees?
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
A local government or tribal government that applies for participation in public employees benefits board (PEBB) insurance coverage under WAC 182-08-235 will have a one-time opportunity to request inclusion of retired employees who are covered under its retiree health plan at the time of application.
(1) The authority will use the following criteria to approve or deny a request to include retirees:
(2) If the local government's or tribal government's application is for a subset of their employees (e.g., bargaining unit) only retirees previously within the bargaining unit may be included in the transfer.
(3) Retirees and dependents included in the transfer unit are subject to the enrollment and eligibility rules outlined in chapters 182-08, 182-12 and 182-16 WAC.
(4) Employees eligible for retirement subsequent to the local government or tribal government transferring to PEBB health plan coverage must meet retiree eligibility as outlined in chapter 182-12 WAC.
(5) To protect the integrity of the risk pool, if total local government or tribal government retiree enrollment exceeds ten percent of the total PEBB retiree population, the PEBB program may:
Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. 12-20-022 (Order 2012-01), §182-08-237, filed 9/25/12, effective 11/1/12.
