North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3B - State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.
§ 135-48.23 - Executive Administrator.

135-48.23. Executive Administrator.
(a) The Plan shall have an Executive Administrator. The Executive Administrator position is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes as provided in G.S. 126-5(c1).
(b) The Executive Administrator shall be appointed by the State Treasurer. The term of employment and salary of the Executive Administrator shall be set by the State Treasurer.
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2018-84, s. 8(a), effective June 25, 2018.
(c1) The State Treasurer may employ such clerical and professional staff, and such other assistance as may be necessary to assist the Executive Administrator, the Board of Trustees, and the State Treasurer in carrying out their duties and responsibilities under this Article. The State Treasurer may designate any managerial, professional, or policy-making positions as exempt from the North Carolina Human Resources Act. All exempt employees shall serve at the pleasure of the State Treasurer, and any vacancies in these positions may be filled by the State Treasurer. Salaries of exempt employees shall be set by the State Treasurer.
(c2) The Executive Administrator may also negotiate, renegotiate and execute contracts with third parties in the performance of the Executive Administrator's duties and responsibilities under this Article; provided any contract negotiations, renegotiations and execution with a Claims Processor, with an optional alternative comprehensive health benefit plan, or program thereunder, authorized under G.S. 135-48.2, with a preferred provider of institutional or professional hospital and medical care, or with a pharmacy benefit manager shall be done only with the consent of the State Treasurer.
(d) Repealed by Session Laws 2018-85, s. 6, effective June 25, 2018. (1985, c. 732, s. 10; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1020, s. 20; 1987, c. 857, s. 5; 1991, c. 427, s. 2; 2000-141, s. 2; 2001-446, s. 6; 2004-124, s. 31.27(a); 2005-276, ss. 29.33(c), 29.34(a); 2007-323, s. 28.22A(l); 2008-168, ss. 1(a), 2(a), (h), 2.2; 2011-85, ss. 2.1(a), 2.5(c), 2.10; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2017-57, s. 35.22; 2018-84, s. 8(a); 2018-85, s. 6.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 135 - Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees

Article 3B - State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.

§ 135-48.1 - General definitions.

§ 135-48.2 - Undertaking.

§ 135-48.3 - Right to amend.

§ 135-48.4 - Conflict with federal law.

§ 135-48.5 - Health benefit trust funds created.

§ 135-48.8 - Statements of public interest.

§ 135-48.10 - Confidentiality of information and medical records; provider contracts.

§ 135-48.12 - Committee on Actuarial Valuation of Retired Employees' Health Benefits.

§ 135-48.15 - Whistle-blower protections related to the State Health Plan.

§ 135-48.16 - Fraud detection and audit programs.

§ 135-48.20 - Board of Trustees established.

§ 135-48.21 - Board officers, quorum, meetings.

§ 135-48.22 - Board powers and duties.

§ 135-48.23 - Executive Administrator.

§ 135-48.24 - Administrative review.

§ 135-48.25 - Rules.

§ 135-48.27 - Reports to the General Assembly; General Assembly access to information.

§ 135-48.28 - Auditing of the Plan.

§ 135-48.30 - Powers and duties of the State Treasurer.

§ 135-48.32 - Contracts to provide benefits.

§ 135-48.33 - Contracting provisions; large contract review by Board of Trustees and Attorney General, auditing, no cost plus contracts.

§ 135-48.34 - Contracts not subject to Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.

§ 135-48.35 - Contract disputes not contested case under the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

§ 135-48.37 - Liability of third person; right of subrogation; right of first recovery.

§ 135-48.37A - Employing unit cooperation in collection of amounts owed to Plan.

§ 135-48.38 - Persons eligible for Medicare; optional participation in other Medicare products.

§ 135-48.39 - Operations during state of disaster or emergency.

§ 135-48.40 - Categories of eligibility.

§ 135-48.41 - Additional eligibility provisions.

§ 135-48.42 - Enrollment.

§ 135-48.43 - Effective dates of coverage.

§ 135-48.44 - Cessation of coverage.

§ 135-48.45 - Conversion.

§ 135-48.46 - Settlement agreements by employing units.

§ 135-48.47 - Participation in State Health Plan by local government employees and dependents.

§ 135-48.49 - IRC Sections 6055 and 6056 regulatory reporting.

§ 135-48.50 - Coverage mandates.

§ 135-48.51 - Coverage and operational mandates related to Chapter 58 of the General Statutes.

§ 135-48.52 - General limitations and exclusions.

§ 135-48.54 - Optional participation for charter schools operated by private nonprofit corporations or municipalities.

§ 135-48.56 - Education of covered active and retired employees.

§ 135-48.57 - Payments for county or city ambulance service.

§ 135-48.58 - Premiums for firefighters, rescue squad workers, and members of National Guard.