§ 36-12-2. Hospital care and surgical-medical service benefits.
(a) Employees of the state of Rhode Island shall receive, in addition to wages, salaries, and any other remuneration or benefits, hospital care and surgical-medical services, rights, and benefits purchased by the director of administration pursuant to § 36-12-6, with the specific condition that the benefits and services provided by the carrier(s) will be substantially equivalent to those set forth in any collective bargaining agreement(s) executed between the state of Rhode Island and authorized representatives of the unions representing state employees or the health care coverage presently being provided.
(b) The state will work diligently with leadership of organized labor in order to ensure competitive, cost effective health care services for all employees of the state who may be eligible for those benefits.
(c) Any new plan must accept pre-existing conditions for those individuals who will be covered by the new policy.
(d) Part-time employees whose work week is less than twenty (20) hours a week may purchase the benefits set forth above. The employees shall pay the same rate for the benefits as the group rate paid by the state for the benefits. Payments for the benefits may be deducted in accordance with the provisions of § 36-12-3.
History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 136, § 2; P.L. 1966, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 105, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 310, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 326, § 6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 36-12 - Insurance Benefits
Section 36-12-1. - Definitions.
Section 36-12-2. - Hospital care and surgical-medical service benefits.
Section 36-12-2.1. - Health insurance benefits — Coverage for abortions excluded.
Section 36-12-2.4. - Health insurance benefits — COBRA.
Section 36-12-2.5. - Health insurance benefits — Coverage of former spouse.
Section 36-12-3. - Deductions from pay.
Section 36-12-4. - Coverage of Non-Medicare-eligible retired employees.
Section 36-12-4.1. - Coverage of Medicare-eligible retired employees.
Section 36-12-5. - Annual appropriations.
Section 36-12-7. - Eligibility for benefits.
Section 36-12-8. - Provisions of insurance contract.
Section 36-12-9. - Beneficiaries — Payment of benefits.
Section 36-12-10. - Participation by employees.
Section 36-12-11. - Deductions from salary — Payments by employers.
Section 36-12-12. - Termination of insurance.
Section 36-12-13. - Regulations and effective date of insurance.