Section 599.504 - Continuation of EnrollmentSubject to the right of an employee or annuitant to cancel his or her enrollment at any time, the enrollment of an employee or annuitant continues without change when he or she:
(a) returns to covered employment without a break in service of one or more full monthly pay periods.(b) is granted a leave of absence without pay under the State Civil Service Act and the rules of the Department of Personnel Administration for a period of one or more full monthly pay periods including leaves of absence for military duty, or other comparable leave, or begins an absence for which he or she has applied for temporary disability compensation, provided he or she files with the Board application for continuation of enrollment prior to the commencement of the leave, or no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the last payroll deduction was taken.(c) institutes legal proceedings in appealing dismissal from service for cause, provided he or she files with the Board application for continuation of enrollment no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the last payroll deduction was taken.(d) is suspended from service for one or more full monthly pay periods without pay, provided he or she files with the Board application for continuation of enrollment no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the last payroll deduction was taken.(e) receives in any monthly pay period insufficient compensation, after all other mandatory deductions, to permit deduction of his or her full contribution providing proper application for continuation of enrollment is filed no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the last payroll deduction was taken.(f) applies for disability retirement and files an application for continuation of enrollment no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the last payroll deduction was taken. Upon receipt of premiums from the retirement system, the carrier shall refund overpayments to the annuitant.(g) first attains the status of "annuitant." The Retirement System shall continue the enrollment unchanged and the annuitant contributions required under the plan shall be deducted from the annuitant's retirement allowance.(h) enters nonpay status as a permanent employee of a State college employed on a less-than-twelve-month basis, provided he or she files application for continuation of enrollment with the Board no later than the last day of the month following the month in which the last payroll deduction was taken. If an enrolled employee or annuitant is not competent to act, the guardian, conservator, or person having special power of attorney of such enrolled employee or annuitant may act on his or her behalf to accomplish continuation of any enrollment permitted by this section.
Failure to file an application for continuation or failure to pay premiums after filing an application will result in loss of coverage for any period for which premiums were not paid.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 599.504
1. Amendment of subsection (f) filed 8-5-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 32). For prior history, see Register 71, No. 3.
2. Amendment filed 6-15-79; designated effective 8-1-79 (Register 79, No. 24).
3. Amendment filed 6-27-80; designated effective 8-1-80 (Register 80, No. 26).
4. Amendment filed 6-9-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 24).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-31-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 44). Note: Authority cited: Sections 22794, 22796 and 22846(a), Government Code. Reference: Section 22846(a), Government Code.
1. Amendment of subsection (f) filed 8-5-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 32). For prior history, see Register 71, No. 3.
2. Amendment filed 6-15-79; designated effective 8-1-79 (Register 79, No. 24).
3. Amendment filed 6-27-80; designated effective 8-1-80 (Register 80, No. 26).
4. Amendment filed 6-9-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 24).
5. Change without regulatory effect amendingNote filed 10-31-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 44).