Sec. 1551.3075. TOBACCO USER PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL. (a) The board of trustees shall assess each participant in a health benefit plan provided under the group benefits program who uses one or more tobacco products a tobacco user premium differential, to be paid in monthly installments. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board of trustees shall determine the amount of the monthly installments of the premium differential.
(b) If the General Appropriations Act for a state fiscal biennium sets the amount of the monthly installments of the tobacco user premium differential for that biennium, the board of trustees shall assess the premium differential during that biennium in the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011.
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