La. Admin. Code tit. 32 § I-323

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section I-323 - Employer Responsibility

A. It is the responsibility of the participating employer to submit timely enrollment and coverage changes using OGBs electronic enrollment system or other approved submission method, and to review and certify all necessary documentation to OGB on behalf of its employees. Employees of a participating employer will not, by virtue of furnishing any documentation to OGB be considered agents of OGB, and no representation made by any participating employer at any time will change the provisions of an OGB plan of benefits.

B. A participating employer shall immediately inform OGB when a retiree with OGB coverage returns to benefit-eligible employment. The enrollee shall be placed in the re-employed retiree category for premium calculation. The re-employed retiree premium classification applies to retirees with and without Medicare. The premium rates applicable to the re-employed retiree premium classification shall be identical to the premium rates applicable to the classification for retirees without Medicare. If the re-employed retiree suspends retirement benefits and returns to benefit-eligible employment with the agency from which the re-employed retiree originally retired, the employee portion of the premium shall be withheld by payroll deduction and the employing agency shall remain responsible for the employer portion of the premium. If the re-employed retiree suspends retirement benefits and returns to benefit-eligible employment with an OGB participating agency other than the agency from which the re-employed retiree originally retired, the employee portion of the premium shall be withheld by payroll deduction, and the employing agency shall be responsible for the employer portion of the premium throughout the duration of employment. If the re-employed retiree returns to benefit-eligible employment, yet does not suspend retirement benefits as allowed by law, the employee portion of the premium shall be withheld by payroll deduction, and the employing OGB participating agency shall be responsible for the employer portion of the premium throughout the duration of employment. When the re-employed retiree separates from employment with the OGB participating employer, the employer shall notify OGB of such separation within 30 days. After the re-employed retiree again separates from employment with an OGB participating employer, the agency from which the re-employed retiree originally retired shall again be responsible for the employer portion of the premium.

C. A participating employer that receives a Medicare secondary payer (MSP) collection notice or demand letter shall deliver the MSP notice to OGB within 15 days of receipt. If timely forwarded, OGB will assume responsibility for medical benefits, interest, fines and penalties due to Medicare for a plan participant. If not timely forwarded, OGB will assume responsibility only for covered plan benefits due to Medicare for a plan participant. The participating employer will be responsible for interest, fines, and penalties due.

La. Admin. Code tit. 32, § I-323

Promulgated by Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Group Benefits, LR 41:345 (February 2015), effective March 1, 2015, Amended LR 412351 (11/1/2015), effective 1/1/2016, Amended LR 43:2152 (11/1/2017), (effective 1/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 42:801(C) and 802(B)(1).