Sec. 1551.302. ALLOCATION OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) The board of trustees may equitably allocate to each health benefit plan the employer contributions that would be required to fund basic health coverage for participants in the plans to the extent funds are available.
(b) In allocating the employer contributions among plans, the board of trustees shall consider the relevant risk characteristics of each plan's enrollment, including:
(1) demographic variations in the use and cost of health care; and
(2) prevailing cost patterns in the area in which the plan operates.
(c) The allocation must be reasonable and set in a manner that ensures participants a fair choice among health benefit plans providing a basic plan.
(d) The contribution set for each participant must be within the total amount appropriated in the General Appropriations Act.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages
Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees
Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act
Subchapter G. Contributions and Costs
Section 1551.301. Funding of Basic Coverage
Section 1551.3015. Cost Assessment for Certain Participants
Section 1551.302. Allocation of Employer Contributions
Section 1551.303. Funding of Optional Coverages
Section 1551.304. Funding of Voluntary Coverages
Section 1551.305. Cost of Basic Coverage Exceeding Employer Contributions
Section 1551.306. Payment of Excess Cost Over Basic Coverage Contribution
Section 1551.307. Payment for Voluntary Coverages
Section 1551.3075. Tobacco User Premium Differential
Section 1551.3076. Employer Enrollment Fee
Section 1551.308. No Contribution on Refusal of Coverage
Section 1551.309. Employee Payments for Participation in Cafeteria Plan
Section 1551.310. State Contribution Required
Section 1551.311. Amount of State Contribution
Section 1551.3111. Amount of State Contribution for Certain Junior College Employees
Section 1551.313. Amount of State Contribution for Certain Surviving Dependents
Section 1551.314. Certain State Contributions Prohibited
Section 1551.315. Required Contributions by State Agencies
Section 1551.316. Allocation to Board of Trustees of Employer Contributions
Section 1551.317. Payment of Employer Contributions Allocated by the State
Section 1551.318. Payment of Employer Contributions Not Allocated by the State
Section 1551.319. Amount of Contribution for Full-Time and Part-Time Employees
Section 1551.3195. Amount of Contribution for Annuitants Who Were Part-Time Employees
Section 1551.3196. Amount of Contribution for Certain Annuitants
Section 1551.320. Certain Costs